1987-08-15: Celtic 4-1 Motherwell, Premier Division

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Trivia

  • Aberdeen beat Rangers 2-0 at Pittodrie.
  • Celtic offer Chelsea £200,000 for Kevin McAllister.
  • Peter Grant misses out with a knee ligament strain, Roy Aitken moves into midfield
  • Future Celtic treble-winning captain Tom Boyd lines up in midfield for Motherwell
  • Former Celtic defender Tom McAdam plays at centre back for Motherwell
  • Danny McGrain signs for Hamilton Academical in a player-coach role

Review

The Celtic 'veterans' Burns, Aitken, Stark and McGhee were the top men on the day.

New boss McNeill has the team playing like clockwork and energetic full backs Morris and Rogan draw comparisons with McGrain and Gemmell.

Andy Walker's early season form is exceptional. Celts are now five points in front of Rangers.

Teams

Celtic:
Bonner, Morris, Rogan, Aitken, Whyte, McGugan, Stark, McStay, McGhee, Walker, Burns
Subs: Shepherd, McGuire
Scorers: McGhee, Walker (2), Stark

Motherwell:
Duncan, Wishart, Murray, Paterson, McAdam, Boyd, Fairlie, Kirk, Smith, Russell, Mair
Subs: Farningham, Wright
Scorer: Kirk

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

Articles

1987 Celtic 4-1 Motherwell report

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