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Trivia
- Celtic were intent on fielding a full strength side for this game despite the imminent European Cup tie against AC Milan.
- Steve Chalmers was rested this time and Bobby Lennox came back in (Bobby Lennox had been rested in the previous game against Arbroath).
- Ronnie Simpson was on the way back from his dislocated shoulder. He had seen a specialist and been told that he could step up his training.
- Joe Kennaway, a famous Celtic goalkeeper from the 30's, passed away.
Review
This was a tougher game than the score would suggest. There was no scoring in the first half and at the start of the second, Raith surprised the Celtic defense and went ahead. Although Celtic were well on top in terms of the play they found it hard to score and it took till 63 minutes for Willie Wallace to equalise. Bertie Auld then came on for Tommy Callaghan and proceeded to put the Bhoys in front with a scorching 20 yard shot. Just before the ends Willie Wallace added a third.
Two Raith players were booked.
Teams
Raith Rovers:
Reid McDonald Gray Miller Polland Bolton Cunningham Falconer Wallace Sneddon (Judge) Wilson
Scorer: Wallace (46)
Celtic:
Fallon, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Brogan, Johnstone, Lennox, Wallace, Callaghan (Auld), Hughes.
Scorers: Wallace 2 (63, 88), Auld (80)
Referee: J Kelly (Motherwell)
Attendance: 16,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
