1963-10-19: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic, League Division 1

Match Pictures | Matches: 19631964 | Pictures: 1963-64 Pictures

Trivia

  • On the Moday following the Aberdeen game John Divers was on the treatment table with a foot injury sustained during that game. Frank Brogan was again fit and by the end of the week so to was Divers. Two back but another went out when Duncan MacKay went down with 'flu – John Clark came in for him. Billy McNeill was back from international duty – he had been travelling substitute in the Scotland – Ireland game in Belfast.
  • The A Reserves played Dundee Utd A Reserves at Celtic Park. The team was Fallon; Allan Lawson, O'Neill; Henderson, McCarron, J Brogan; F Brogan, Lennox, Young, Gallacher, David Brady.

Outside of football Harold MacMillan resigned as Prime Minister and Sir Alec Douglad Home was appointed in his place.

Review

Celtic put a lot of pressure on the Arabs goal right from kick off with Hughes barrelling through. On 37 minutes they won a corner taken by Young with a fine ball into the penalty area. Fraser trying to head out only managed to flick it past his goalkeeper. McNeill and Gemmell controlled the Dundee Utd attacks and celtic whilst having the greater percentage of play lacked finesse in front of goal. However Hughes got another goal on 57 minutes from a Divers pass. On 73 minutes Hughes scored direct from a cornerr (the report gives Chalmers as getting the last touch but this was changed after the game finished).

Teams

Dundee Utd:
Davie; Smith, Briggs; Neilson, Moore, Fraser; Simpson, Millar, Gillespie, Irvine, Mitchell.
Scorers:

Celtic:

Haffey; Young, Gemmell; Clark, McNeill, Kennedy; Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, Divers, Hughes.
Scorers: Fraser og (37), Hughes (57), Murdoch (73)

Referee: R H Davidson (Airdrie)
Attendance: 16,000

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Dundee Utd v Celtic, League, 19/10/63