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Trivia
- This game had been postponed by a week. Due to have been played on the 3rd, the game was snowed off that night. With four games left to play the pressure was on between Celtic and Rangers. Rangers led by 1 point, both teams having played the same number of games.
- The team was not named till just before kick off with a 14 man squad travelling including Fallon, Cattanach and John Clark. In the end the Bhoys went with an unchanged side that had done so well of late.
- Celtic now create a Scottish League record by winning their 15th away game of the season.
- On the previous night Rangers were knocked out of the Fairs Cup quarter finals by Leeds Utd who won 2-0 at Elland Rd. after the 0-0 draw at Ibrox in the previous leg. The Rangers fans rioted through Leeds after the game.
- On same day Celtic Reserves were at home to Aberdeen Reserves and lost 4-1. The Celtic scorer was McKellar.
Review
This would be the toughest of the games in the run in to the title – a tense affair that was open right to the end. The team were unusually nervous and shot-shy. Aberdeen played a strong first half and were more direct. They had chances to go ahead but failed to take them.
After the interval Aberdeen again showed a good deal of sparkle in attack and resilience in defense. The goal game from a misplaced clearance kick which eventually came to Lennox to score. With the goal Celtic visually relaxed and were unlucky not to add to the single goal. But it was enough to go ahead of Rangers by the one point putting the pressure back on them.
McMillan and Smith were booked for Aberdeen.
Teams
Aberdeen
Clark, Whyte, Shewan, Petersen, McMillan, Buchan, Little, Smith, Johnstone, Robb, Watson Sub: Cumming
Scorers:
Celtic
Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Brogan, Johnstone, Lennox, Wallace, Gallacher , Hughes Substitute: Cattanach
Scorer Lennox (60)
Referee: E Thomson (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 25,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
