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Trivia
- Back in came the four rested midweek so Murdoch, McNeill, Johnstone and Jim Brogan dropped back to left back.
- Steve Chalmers left Celtic and joined Morton. He was immediately named in their pool for their weekend game against Falkirk.
- Celtic's third win at Ibrox within a 28 day period.
- Celtic fans sing 'They'll be jumpin' oot their windaes when we win !' A recent reference to a press story where a Rangers supporter could take no more defeats from Celtic.
- Alfie Conn sent off in 70 minutes although TV highlights do not show this.
- In the Reserve game, Celtic fielded Marshall, Craig, McGrain, McCluskey, J Davidson, Cattanach, Hancock, Hood, Franchetti, Wallace, Hughes with O'Hara as sub. They won 4-1.
- On the Sunday following the game Jock Stein left for Denmark to see their European opponents 1903 Copenhagen play Kooge in a 2-0 win for the Danish champions.
- Ex-Celt Tommy Docherty is named Scotland caretaker manager following Willie Cunningham's refusal to take on the job.
Review
Celtic made a great start when Macari scored from a fine header after a perfect Murdoch free kick.
After this Celtic looked dangerous but Rangers equalised when they were awarded a penalty when Brogan handled in the box and Willie Johnston scored from the spot. Rangers took the lead after a bad blunder by Evan Williams when he dropped a Johnston shot at the feet of Stein who gleefully scored.
Callaghan was having a fine game and Dalglish equalised from his corner after McNeill had cleverly dummied the cross ball.
Conn was sent off for a second booking after fouling Callaghan and Stein had a goal disallowed for a high challenge on keeper Williams.
Celtic pressed for a winner and scored a dramatic last minute winner. Macari and Dalglish combined and Dalglish lobbed a high ball across goal where Johnstone managed to leap high above taller Rangers defenders and score with a looping header.
The Celtic fans celebrated noisily and their team had now beaten Rangers three times at Ibrox within a remarkable four week period.
Teams
Rangers:
McCloy, Jardine, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, MacDonald, McLean (Henderson 60), Penman, Stein, Conn, Johnston.
Goals: Johnston (pen 31), Stein ( 45)
Celtic:
Williams, Hay, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Lennox, Dalglish, Callaghan, Macari . Substitute: Gemmell
Goals: Macari (8), Dalglish (55), Johnstone (90)
Referee: J W Paterson (Bothwell)
Attendance: 67,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Evening Times 13th September 1971
Glasgow Herald 13th September 1971
