3rd Oct 1942 Partick Thistle 2 Celtic 3 (Southern League - game 8)

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Match Information

61y, 8m, 2d			Donald Turner		Jimmy McStay
Newman; John Hammill; Willie Sharp
Peter Curran; George Sutherland; Alex Gourlay
Willie Newall (1-0, 1 min); Maurice Candlin (2-0, 29 mins)					Pat McAuley (2-1, 39 mins); Jimmy Delaney (2-2, 64 mins); Jimmy Delaney (2-3, 88 mins)
24y, 11m, 29d			Bobby Henderson		Willie Miller
26y, 3m, 23d			Jimmy McGowan		Bobby Hogg
			Newman		Henry Dornan
18y, 8m, 25d			John Hammill		Malky MacDonald
24y, 4m, 5d			Jackie Husband		Willie Corbett
20y, 10m, 22d			Maurice Candlin		John McPhail
27y, 9m, 14d			Alex McSpadyen		Jimmy Delaney
22y, 4m, 20d			Sammy Picken		Pat McAuley
21y, 11m, 8d			Willie Newall		Joe Rae
20y, 4m, 8d			Willie Sharp		James McGowan
21y, 11m, 28d			Angus Stead		Joe McLaughlin
22y, 11m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

90 minutes of non-stop action as Thistle took a 2-goal lead through Newall (1) and Candlin's “thunderbolt” (SP) (29). Celtic reduced the lead (39) and Henderson kept them at bay until the equaliser (64) then a 2nd goal (88) dumped Thistle. Celtic moved up to 11th, 1 point/1 place behind Thistle.

Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Angus Stead plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 10 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Newall, 8th Aug 1942 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy McGowan - 20 games, 14th Feb 1942 to 5th Sep 1942. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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