28th Nov 1928 Partick Thistle 3 Celtic 1 (Glasgow Dental Cup Semi Final)

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Match Information

53y			George Easton		Willie Maley
no changes
no changes
Davie Ness (1-0, 57 mins); William Fraser (2-1, ET 1st half); Harry Gibson (3-1, ET)					Owen McNally (1-1, 2nd half)
22y, 11m, 30d			Johnny Jackson		John Thomson
28y, 10m, 7d			Denis O'Hare		Willie McStay
22y, 11m, 25d			Stewart Calderwood		Peter McGonagle
24y, 11m, 16d			Jimmy Richmond		Chic Geatons
31y, 7m, 13d			Alex Lambie		John Donoghue
21y, 4m, 0d			Eddie McLeod		John McFarlane
26y, 3m, 13d			Davie Ness		Paddy Connolly
23y, 0m, 2d			James McLeod		William Gray
21y, 10m, 17d			Harry Gibson		Owen McNally
			William Fraser		Alec Thomson
25y, 2m, 3d			John Torbet		Bob McWilliam
24y, 10m, 27d

notes

Only 21 minutes of extra time were played as it was getting too dark - but the result was allowed to stand!

Match Report

TTA report

AET. A slightly better tie than the previous round but still low key. Ness gave Thistle the lead (57) but Celtic scored from a clearly off-side position. In extra time, Gibson and Fraser got the goals to take Thistle to the final. As darkness fell the game was stopped (111) but the result stood.

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Glasgow Herald, 29th November, 1928

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● 108 consecutive competitive appearances for Johnny Jackson, 28th Aug 1926 to date, a new personal best. (An extension of the club-record.)

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