2nd Jan 1943 Celtic 3 Partick Thistle 3 (Southern League - game 22)

matches:1942-43: ← 23game 2425 →

Match Information

			Jimmy McStay		Donald Turner			61y, 11m, 2d
					George Sutherland; Fred Allen; Maurice Candlin
					John Hammill; A. Gibson; Willie Sharp
Pat McAuley (0-1, 8 mins); Pat McAuley (3-2, 72 mins); David Duncan (3-3, 89 mins)					Fred Allen (1-1, 33 mins); Fred Allen (2-1, 44 mins); Alex Gourlay (3-1, 60 mins)
			Willie Miller		Bobby Henderson			25y, 2m, 29d
			Malky MacDonald		John Glen
			Henry Dornan		Jimmy McGowan			26y, 6m, 23d
			Henry McCluskey		Jackie Husband			24y, 7m, 5d
			Jim Mallan		George Sutherland			28y, 2m, 28d
			Joe McLaughlin		Austin Collier			28y, 5m, 9d
			Pat McDonald		Alex McSpadyen			28y, 0m, 14d
			Pat McAuley		Alex Gourlay			23y, 4m, 13d
			Jimmy Delaney		Fred Allen
			Seton Airlie		Maurice Candlin			21y, 1m, 22d
			David Duncan		Tom Mooney			32y, 2m, 2d
								26y, 5m, 3d

Match Report

TTA report

Celtic took the lead (8) but after that Thistle were the better team. They led 2-1 at half-time through 2 goals from “Newman” (Allan) on his debut. When Gourlay made it 3-1 on the hour a win looked possible but mid-table Celtic switched their team around, pulled one back (72) and earned a point (89).

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The Sporting Post, 2nd January, 1943

Stats Watch

● Fred Allen makes his Thistle debut, joining our scoring debutants club and netting a brace on the day.

ongoing sequences:

● 9 competitive away games without a win; 12th Sep 1942 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 6th Jan 1940 to 21st Dec 1940. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 22 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 22nd Aug 1942 to date. (Longest run since: Bobby Henderson - 26 games, 29th Nov 1941 to 8th Aug 1942. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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