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Trivia
- Murdoch returns to the first team for the first time since February.
- Aberdeen continue with a one point lead but Celts have a game in hand.
- On the same day Celtic defeated Falkirk 3-0 in a Reserve League match at Brockville. The Celtic team was Lally, Craig, McGrain, Clark, Connelly, Cattanach, Chalmers, Dalglish, Lennox, Macari,Wilson Sub White. The Celtic scorers were Dalglish 2 and Chalmers.
Review
Celtic recovered from their Ajax hangover to decisively beat Falkirk.
Brogan and Callaghan take the plaudits on the day for fine performances and young Vic Davidson has another fine match.
At the end of the month it was still nip-and-tuck at the top of Division 1 with Aberdeen 1 point in front but Celtic with a game in hand
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Aberdeen | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 14 | 48 |
| Celtic | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 18 | 47 |
| St Johnstone | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 38 |
| Rangers | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 36 |
| Dundee | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 33 |
| Hearts | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 31 |
| Falkirk | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 29 |
Teams
Celtic:
Williams, Hay, Gemmell, Callaghan, McNeill, Brogan (Murdoch), Johnstone, Hood, Wallace, Davidson, Hughes.
Scorers: Wallace (36), Hughes (40), Hood 2 (50, 51)
Falkirk:
Devlin Abel McLaughlin Markie Miller Gibson Hoggan Ford Young Ferguson (Setterington) Shirra
Scorers:
Referee: I K Bain (Bankhead)
Attendance: 22,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
