| Match Pictures | Matches: 1964 – 1965 | 1964-65 Pictures |
Trivia
- Game played on a Friday evening.
- Celtic played the exact team which had won the Scottish Cup against Dunfermiline.
- Celtic announced that they would not play a team in the Combined Reserve League in the next season. They also released a raft of young players. Those released were Kenny Aird (OL, OR), Jim Baillie (LB), David Brown (GK), Frank Cassidy (LH), Alan Chappell, Owen Connelly (OR), Tommy Curley (OL, OR), Peter Duncan (IR), Gerrard Gillan (IR), Joe Hoey (CF, IL), Walter Lees, A. Martin, John McCallum (CF), Michael McCluskey (CH), D. McCue, Jim McDougall (LH), Pat McGovern (CF), Bertie Millar. Jim Orr (RH), Tommy Spencer (CF). Sean Fallon said that it had been decided that the best progression was through one-to-one coaching and this was impossible with 50 staff on the books.
Review
Rangers were unfortunate when they were reduced to 9 men through injury when Rodger Hynd (ankle) was taken off and immediately went to hospital, and George McLean (gashed shin) did not reappear for the second half. This was in the days before substitutes and they could not be replaced. Goalkeeper Martin was also injured (broken finger) saving a shot from John Hughes but played in the number 2 jersey with Davie Provan going in goals. Due to his injury Martin was played up front as an auxiliary striker.
Despite the set backs Rangers played well with winger Davie Wilson excelling at left back and McLean resuming after 63 minutes. Rangers in fact opened the scoring with a shot from Willie Henderson.
Auld scored for Celtic in 77 minutes when Provan let his shot slip past him before Chalmers scored the winner after Gemmell's shot had struck the post.
Teams
Celtic:
Fallon, Young, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Chalmers, Gallacher, Hughes, Lennox, Auld.
Scorers: Auld (77), Chalmers (81)
Rangers:
Martin; Provan, Caldow; Greig, McKinnon, Hynd; Henderson, Wood, McLean, Brand, Wilson.
Scorer: Henderson (67)
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: D Weir (Glasgow)
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Glasgow Herald 1st May 1965
Evening Times 1st May 1965
