On this day in 1993, one of the most shocking refereeing decisions in Scottish football history took place. Celtic hosted Rangers in a tense derby tussle, and after John Collins put the Hoops ahead, Andy Paton doubled the lead.
As more than half a dozen Celtic players went to celebrate Paton’s goal in front of the Jungle, the referee allowed Rangers to restart the match and the ‘Gers broke away from the kick off. It was 11 v 3 for a moment, but somehow the visitors squandered the opportunity.
Andy Payton “Yes I got the winner & yes this actually happened one of the most bizarre decisions I’ve ever seen on a football pitch, at least 6 players were celebrating in front of the jungle when the referee allowed Rangers to kick off, unbelievable!” pic.twitter.com/1riKtccq12
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) March 20, 2022
Fortunately, this shocking decision didn’t lead to anything and Celtic won the game 2-1.