1948-01-03: Hearts 1-0 Celtic, League Division A

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Trivia

  • This was James McMillan's debut for the first team. He came in for Tommy Bogan who was still injured from the preceding Rangers game.
  • A full crowd at Tynecastle witnessed a particularly brutal game. With Tommy Bogan still out, he was joined on rthe casualty list by Jimmy Mallan who was carried off with broken ribs, and moments later by Roy Milne. This was a game of no quarter!

Review

Teams

Hearts:
Brown; Mathieson, Mckenzie; Cox, Parker, Laing; McFarlane, Hamilton, Flavell, Dixon, Williams.
Scorer: Flavell (50)

Celtic:
Miller; Mallan, Milne; McMillan, Corbett, McAuley; Mitchell, Gallacher, Rae, Evans, Paton.
Scorers:

Referee:
Attendance: 37,000

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  • Match Report (see below)

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