1974-04-30: Celtic 1-1 Morton, League Division 1

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Trivia

  • Brian McLaughlin makes a welcome comeback after his serious leg injury in September 1973.
  • Celtic's second game in 24 hours.
  • Harry Hood plays in the number 4 shorts
  • Celtic play in green and black change strip.
  • McGrain, Connelly, Hay, Johnstone, Lennox and Dalglish are all named in Scotland's 40 man provisional World Cup squad.
  • On the following night Celtic defeated Dumbarton 3-1 in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Williams, Quinn, McAleer, McCool, J. Davidson, Little, Wilson, Ritchie, V. Davidson, McNamara, O'Hara. Subs Mulholland and Murphy. The Celtic scorers were V. Davidson, O'Hara and Mulholland.
  • On the Thursday following this game Celtic lost 6-2 to Motherwell in a Reserve League match at Celtic park. The Celtic team was Gryczka, McAleer, O'Hara, McCool, J. Davidson, Welsh, McLaughlin, Casey, Leonard, Ritchie and Murphy. The Celtic scorers were Ritchie and Leonard.
  • On the Friday following this game Celtic Reserves played their third game in three days and defeated East Fife Reserves 3-0 in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Williams, Quinn, O'Hara, McCool, J. Davidson, Little, Mclaughlin, Ritchie, V. Davidson, McNamara, Wilson. Subs Mulholland and Casey. Vic Davidson scored Celtic's three goals.

Review

Only 9000 turn out on a cold spring night with Celtic resting Connaghan, McGrain, Brogan, Murray, Hay and Dalglish.

Celtic have an eye on Saturday's SCF and McLaughlin scores a lovely goal when he ran through on goal and lobbed goalkeeper Baines. Dixie Deans should have scored earlier when he took the ball around future Celtic keeper Roy Baines and then missed the goal.

Teams

Celtic:
Hunter, McNamara, McCluskey, Hood, McNeill, Welsh, Johnstone, Wilson, Deans, Lennox, Lynch (McLaughlin). Sub Davidson.
Scorer: McLaughlin (67)

Morton:
Baines Hayes Ritchie Anderson Nelson Reid McGhee Townsend McIlmoyle Hegarty Lavelle Subs: McCallum O'Donnell
Scorer: McGhee 59

Referee: G R Smith (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 9,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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Celtic v Morton, League, 30/4/74