1974-11-16: Celtic 6-0 Airdrieonians, League Division 1

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Celtic were alleged to be watching Tommy Craig, ex-Aberdeen and now with Sheffield Wednesday and Sean Fallon had been sent south to watch him.
Ronnie Glavin signed 24 hours previously for an £80,000 club record fee from Partick Thistle and scores on his debut.Glavin had been looked at this season and a previous bid had been made. He was captian of the Jags at 22 and a Scotland U-23 international.
Both Danny McGrain and Jimmy Johnstone were back fit and in the squad for the game.
Billy McNeill scores what is to be his final goal in Celtic's colours.
Celtic play in change strip of green shirts, white shorts and green socks.
Celtic ball boys carry the recently won league cup and the Scottish cup and Drybrough cup round the track at half time.
In the Reserve League on the Thursday prior to this game Celtic defeated Airdrie 4-2. The Celtic team was Connaghan, McGrain, Quinn, McNamara, Welsh, Callaghan, Johnstone, Davidson, Bone, Lynch, Murphy Subs McLaughlin and Burns. The Celtic scorers were Bone 2, Lynch and Quinn.
On the Wednesday prior to this game a Celtic XI defeated Queen of the South 3-2 in a Challenge Match at Palmerston Park. The Celtic team was Connaghan, Gourlay, McAleer, Ritchie, Welsh, Little, McLaughlin, G. McCluskey, Leonard, Hannah, Burns Subs Mulholland, Murphy, Hughes, Junior and Newman. The Celtic scorers Mulholland, Hannah and Newman.

Celtic turned on an exhibition in the second half and seem to have found their goal touch.

Ronnie Glavin impresses on his debut with his powerful shooting and scored a fine goal and was unlucky on another occasion.

McGrain, Dalglish and Johnstone all showed top form on the day.

Celtic:
Hunter, McGrain, Brogan, Murray, McNeill (MacDonald 45), McCluskey, Dalglish (Johnstone 65), Glavin, Deans, Lennox, Wilson.

Goals: Murray 2 (21,72), McNeill (35), Glavin (63), Lennox (pen 79), Wilson (80).

Airdrie:
McWilliams, Jonquin, Lapsley, McKinlay, Black, Whiteford, Jones (Wilson), Reynolds, Franchetti, McCulloch, McCann. Subs: March
Goals:

Referee: R D Henderson (Dundee)
Attendance: 26,000.