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Trivia
- Roddy MacDonald who had been taken off injutred at half time against Clydebank in the last gamer was thankfully fit and started. Doubts still existed about Lynch's fitness and he was on the bench. Tommy Burns moved back to left back woth Johnny Doyle starting.
- Celtic and Hibs are locked on points in the fight for fourth place and a UEFA cup spot.
- Game was originally postponed 0n 3 December 1977
- On the same week as this game Celtic Reserves played 3 league fixtures.
- On Monday the 10th they played Clydebank at Kilbowie and lost 2-1. The Celtic team was Baines, Mackie, Kay, Coyne, McWilliams, Stanton, Godzik, Ward, Temperley, Conroy, J. McCluskey Subs Casey and Clifford. The Celtic scorer was Godzik.
- On Tuesday the 11th they played Hibs at Celtic Park and won 4-0. The Celtic team was Baines, Mackie, Kay, Conroy, McWilliams, Munro, Godzik, Ward, Craig, Conn, Wilson. Subs Stanton and Newman. The Celtic scorers were Craig, McWilliams, Wilson and Conroy.
- On Thursday the 13th they played Partick Thistle at Celtic Park and lost 2-1. The Celtic team was Baines, Fillipi, Newman, Coyne, McWilliams, Stanton, Mackie, Munro, Godzik, Temperley, Conn. Subs Ward and Clifford. The Celtic scorer was Coyne.
Review![[Untitled]](https://wikifoundryimages.s3.amazonaws.com/FvYxcaCVYZQppemDH7vtyQ45539 "[Untitled]")
McCluskey score another fine goal and the supporters are encouraged by his potential. Celtic could have edged it near the end but missed chances are costing them dearly.
Hibs had the bulk of the play at the start and they went ahead when the Celtic defense failed to wake up to the threats and Higginsd lobbed the ball over Latchford's head. That at least woke Celtic up and Glavin made an opening for George McCluskey to score. With it even at half time it might have been thought there might have been a contest but what played out was turgid.
Celtic were poor and lacking any cohesion and Hibs just as bad. On this performance neither deserved to be in next season's UEFA Cup.
Teams
Hibs:
McDonald, Brownlie, Smith, McNamara, Stewart, Bremner, Murray, MacLeod, Hutchinson, Duncan, Higgins . Subs: McGhee, Carroll
Scorer: Higgins (19)
Celtic:
Latchford, Sneddon, Burns, Aitken, MacDonald, Dowie, Glavin, Edvaldsson, G McCluskey, McAdam, Doyle (Wilson). Sub: Lynch
Scorer: McCluskey (31)
Referee: T Kellock (East Kilbride)
Attendance: 10,902
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