1976-05-01: Ayr United 3-5 Celtic, Premier Division

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Trivia

  • Rangers beat Hearts 3-1 in the 1976 SCF at Hampden.
  • This was the first game all season that Johannes Edvaldsson had missed, this his first season at the club.
  • Harry Hood was given a free transfer on the Thursday before the game.
  • Debut for Bobby Hannah
  • On the Thursday before this game Celtic defeated St Johnstone 4-3 in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Connaghan, Baillie, Callaghan, McNamara, McGrane, Innes, Ritchie, Glavin, G. McCluskey, Hannah, Wilson. Subs Little and Junior. The Celtic scorers were Ritchie 3 and Glavin.

Review

Fallon fielded one of the youngest Celtic sides ever with Aitken, MacDonald, Ritchie, Burns and Hannah all under 20.

The Celts were 3-1 down in the second half but made a great come back inspired by new signing Johnny Doyle.

Teams

Ayr Utd:
Sproat, Fillipi, Fleming, Tait, Murphy, Graham, McSherry, McCulloch, Robertson, Phillips, Cramond (Ingram) Sub: Hyslop
Scorers: Graham (16), McCulloch (17), Phillips (55)
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, P McCluskey, Aitken, MacDonald, Lynch, Dalglish, Burns (Hannah), Doyle, Ritchie, Lennox. Subs:Edvaldsson
Scorers: Ritchie (35), McCluskey (62 pen), Lennox (63), Dalglish 2 (67 85)

Referee: W Mullen (Dalkeith)
Attendance: 6,800

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

Articles

1976 Ayr 3-5 Celtic report