1958-05-15: Northern Ireland Select 1-1 Celtic, Testimonial (Guest)

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Trivia

  • Celtic were also reported in the newspapers of the time as playing Fulham in Belfast on 15/5/58
  • With the injury to Dick Beattie, Frak Haffey took over in goal; Eric Smith replaced Duncan MacKay at right half; John Colrain replaced Mike Jackson and John Divers came in for Jim Conway.
  • I am grateful to the Celtic Graves Society for information on the match.

Review

Teams

Northern Ireland Select:
Rea; Lucas, Graham; Corr, Lowry, Forde; Humphries, Dickson, Crossan, McCrae, McLaughlin.
Scorers: Crossan ()

Celtic:
Haffey; Meechan, Mochan; Smith, McNeill, Peacock; McVittie, Colrain, Wilson, Divers, Auld.
Scorers: Wilson()

Referee:
Attendance: 10,000

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  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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