1977-05-14: Clyde 2-4 Celtic, Glasgow Cup Semi Final

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Trivia

  • The 1976/77 final was never played.
  • Roy Aitken was away with Scotland U21s
  • The match had been originally scheduled to be played at Celtic Park but the pitch their was in the process of being ripped up and replaced.
  • Ex Celtic legend Billy McNeill is in the Clyde dug out after recently being appointed as manager.
  • Ex-Celt Harry Hood who had just been released by Motherwell, watched the game from the stand. His name was being linked to the managership of Dundee.
  • On 27 May Bobby Lennox played for an international select in Tommy Smith of Liverpool's testimonial at Anfield. Lennox scored a hat trick and the game finished 9-9 !

Review

Despite winning a semi final, the final was never played due to fixture congestion, a sign of it's waning importance.

Brian McLaughlin played as an attacking right half and marks his return with a goal. Dalglish at centre forward in what is his last competitive match as a Celt.

Teams:

Clyde:
Arrol, Anderson, Ferris, Ahern, Markie, Boyd, Harvey (Grant), Archibald, Hood, Hamilton, Marshall. Sub: Ward
Goals: Marshall (33), Ahern (56)

Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, Lynch (Edvaldsson), McLaughlin, MacDonald, Stanton, Doyle, Casey, Dalglish, Burns, Conn (Lennox)
Goals: Casey (2), Dalglish 2 (35,83), McLaughlin (89)

Referee: K J Hope (Glasgow)
Attendance:- 5,555

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

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Clyde 2-4 Celtic 1977 report

1977 Clyde 2-4 Celtic report