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Trivia
- This was a Wednesday evening game with a 7:30pm kick off.
- John Divers was out with 'flu. Charlie Gallacher came in for him.
- This was a repeat of the previous season's final which Third Lanark had won 2-1.
- Ex-Celtic favourite Charlie Tully was appointed manager of Northern Ireland team Bangor.
- Charlie Cullen who played for the Combined Reserves at inside right was suspended by the SFA Referees Committee for 7 days after being sent off in a game.
Review
Murdoch scored with a penalty after Chalmers was brought down in the area. Buckley scored with a left foot shot. Celtic had plenty of chances to score in the first half hour but failed to take them. Thirds got little success against the Celtic defense. McGillivray was stretchered off the field on 69 minutes and went to hospital with a head injury. Thirds played the final part of the game with 10 men.
Teams
Celtic:
Fallon; Young, Gemmell; Clark, McNeill, Kennedy; Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, Gallacher, Hughes.
Scorers: Murdoch (pen 29)
Third Lanark:
Paul; McGillivray, Davis; Brownlie, McCormick, Geddes; Graham, Bryce, Murray, McMorran, Buckley.
Scorers: Buckley (75)
Referee: D Weir (Glasgow)
Attendance: 18,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
