1953-03-18: Celtic 0-1 Airdrieonians, League Division A

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Trivia

  • An unchanged team. Airdrie on the other hand, were facing relegation and showed 5 changes including Bert Storrier, the new man in the Airdrie team. Four days before he had been playing for juveniles Carluke Rovers.

Review

The win for Airdrie gave them their first 2 points in the League since early December. McCulloch scored with a powerful low skimming shot that went past two Celtic defenders and past an unsighted Hunter.

Teams

Celtic:
Hunter; Haughney, Meechan; Evans, Stein, McPhail; Collins, Fernie, McGrory, Walsh, Tully.
Scorers:

Airdrie:
Fraser; Pryde, T Brown,; Cairns, Rodger, Shankland; Storrier, McMillan, Lennox, Doherty, McCulloch.
Scorers: McCulloch (22)

Referee: R J Smith (Cambuslang)
Attendance: n.a.

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

Articles

Celtic v Airdrie, March 1953, Herald