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Trivia
- A Tuesday night game at Celtic Park. This was the game in hand and a chance for Celtic to go top of the League.
- Johnstone was out having injured a leg in training and also waiting for a review of his sending off in the Cup game against Aberdeen. Murdoch was included in the squad for the game but dropped out with Dalglish coming in. Davie Hay took the number 4 shirt.
- The Dundee boss Davie White watched from the stands in preparation for their semi-final in the Scottish Cup.
- Match again played in monsoon conditions.
- John Muir sent off at the end of the first half for a swing at Deans.
- VAT charged at football matches for the first time in Scotland.
- One eleventh of gate receipts in new tax.
- Entry to ground now 33p and 16 1/2p for boys ! This caused a degree of panic with half of the turnstiles giving no change. This led to some queues to get into the ground.
Review
Celtic's two goals were superb. Firstly, Connelly lobbed a ball into the box which Dalglish brilliantly controlled and fired past McRae. The second goal was even better, Lennox slipping a ball to Dalglish to take on the run and he cut the ball back superbly from the bye line for Deans to shoot into the net.
It took until the second half to pick the lock of the Motherwell defense who played with 9 men behind the ball and on the breakaway, but when the goals came in the second half they were worth the wait. Bobby Lennox was immense but if anything Celtic missed Murdoch.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Celtic | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 49 |
| Rangers | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 49 |
| Hibernian | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 43 |
Teams
Celtic:-
Hunter, McGrain, Brogan, Hay, McNeill, Connelly, Hood, Dalglish, Deans, Lennox, Callaghan. Substitute: McCluskey
Goals: Dalglish (57), Deans (69).
Motherwell:-
MacRae, Whiteford, Wark, John Muir, McCallum, Goodwin, Martin, Watson, Goldthorpe, McInally, Millar. Substitute: McClymont
Goals:
Referee: R Valentine (Dundee)
Attendance: 22,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
