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Trivia

• Celtic play for the first time in change strip of green and black vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks.
• Fans said not to be impressed with new colours although reports say it makes the players look taller.
• Johnstone returns after a long spell out and sports a crew cut hairstyle.

Review

Jimmy Johnstone made a stunning return to Celtic's first team.

He showed all his mercurial talents and in one run he beat three Ayr players to the joy of the crowd. His long passing was a new feature and was excellent.

Deans' first goal was a beauty when he beat two defenders and scored with a shot on the run.

Teams

Celtic: Connaghan Hay Brogan Murray McNeill Connelly Johnstone Bone (Wilson) Deans Callaghan Dalglish (Hood)

Scorers: Deans 17, 75 Johnstone 56 pen, 71 pen

Ayr: McLean Filippi (Tait) Murphy McAnespie Fleming Mitchell Doyle Graham Ingram R ferguson (A Ferguson) McCulloch

Referee:

Attendance: 26,000

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