Opponents: v FC Tirol Innsbruck
Competition: UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying round, 2nd leg
Date: 26/08/1997
Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow
Score: 6-3
Scorers: Donnelly
(2), Burley (2), Wieghorst, Thom
Referee: Mr K.E. FISKER (DENMARK)
Attendance: 47,017
Comments: With a 7-5 aggregate score from the two
matches, this was the first time Celtic had ever defeated an Austrian
team in Europe - if you don't count the cheats of Rapid Vienna. FC Tirol Innsbruck went bankrupt in 2002
and no longer exist.
The programme cover was designed by Glasgow design company Pointsize as part of an initiative by Glasgow Development Agency
Match report in Celtic View Issue No 1397 - 06/08/97
Manager: Wim Jansen
Scorers: Donnelly (2), Burley (2), Wieghorst, Thom
Team: Gould, Boyd, Mahe, MacKay, Hannah , Donnelly, Burley, Wieghorst, O'Donnell (McNamara), Larsson, Thom (Stubbs).
Subs not used: Annoni, Gray, McKinlay, McLaughlin.
Manager: Heinz PEISHCHI
Scorers: Mayrleb 38, Larsson 45 o.g, Krinner 81
Team: Tchertchessov (Weber 18), Knavs (Jochum 77), Tangen, Prudlo, Marasek , Baur (Krinner 80), Brzeczek , Abou-El-Dahab, Kirchler, Severeyns, Mayrleb.
Subs not used: Yilmaz, Aichner, Wazinger, Barasic.