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FAIR CITIES CUP
1st round 2nd leg
CELTIC
F.C. 2 VALENCIA C.F. 2
24 October 1962
Kick-off: 19:30
| Attendance: 45,000 | Referee: P. P. Roomer (HOLLAND)
CELTIC PARK, GLASGOW
This was Celtic's first ever home match in any European Competition. The cup (later became the UEFA Cup) had been in existence for 4 years, previous winners were Barcelona twice, Birmingham City and Valencia. Valencia were the holders of the trophy beating Barcelona 7-3 on aggregate in the 1961/62 Final. The club successfully defended the trophy in 62/63, defeating Jock Stein's Dunfermline and Hibernian on the way to Dynamo Zagrb in the final. Valencia managed to reach the third final in a row the following season but failed to complete the hat-trick of titles, losing 2-1 to Zaragoza. |
| A4 sized programme, 12 pages with a semi-gloss card cover. |
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THE TEAMS
| CELTIC F.C. |
| Coach: Jimmy McGrory. |
| Scorers: Verdu 48 o.g., Crerand 85. |
| Team: Haffey, McKay, O'Neill, Crerand, McNamee, Clark, Chalmers, Craig, Divers, Gallagher, Byrne. |
| VALENCIA C.F. (SPAIN) | ||||
| Coach: Alejandro SCOPELLI. | ||||
| Scorer: Guillot 63, Waldo 80. | ||||
| Team: Zamora, Verdu, Mestre, Chicao, Piquer, Recaman, Ribelles, Roberto, Waldo, Guillot, Ficha. | ||||
Other Celtic match for season 1962/63
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