Sean Fallon recalls the game

Celtic 1957 Matches: League Cup

"I remember that game as if it was yesterday.

"It was the best performance in my time as a Celtic player. Maybe it was because a lot of us were getting old and we realised we didn't have very long to make a real impact.

"We never expected to win by such a margin but as the game progressed the confidence grew sky-high.


"Everything clicked and it seemed we couldn't do anything wrong. It was unbelievable.

"We were in the doldrums, yet we never went into an Old Firm game believing we were second-best.

"Charlie [Tully] used to get a hard time from Rangers skipper Bobby Shearer. When it was over Bobby said to me 'you moved him because he was afraid of me' but I said we moved him because we wanted to win the game. It was a winning switch because Bobby used to give Charlie little room to operate in.

"Bobby was a good defender and a hard man, and so was I, but I don't suppose we would get away with our tackles nowadays although we both played within the laws of the game!"

On John Valentine, "It destroyed him but I thought it was a shame he took all the blame."

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