18th Mar 1944 Partick Thistle 0 Celtic 1 (Southern League Cup Section B - game 3)

matches:1943-44: ← 33game 3435 →

Match Information

63y, 1m, 16d			Donald Turner		Jimmy McStay
Alex McSpadyen; Peter McKennan
Alex Gourlay; Billy Millar
					Gerry McAloon (0-1, 34 mins)
26y, 5m, 14d			Bobby Henderson		Willie Miller
25y, 9m, 19d			Jackie Husband		Bobby Hogg
			Peter Curran		Pat McDonald
30y, 6m, 16d			Bill Shankly		Malky MacDonald
20y, 1m, 2d			Bobby Parker		Joe McLaughlin
22y, 4m, 7d			Maurice Candlin		John Divers
29y, 2m, 28d			Alex McSpadyen		Jimmy Delaney
25y, 8m, 2d			Peter McKennan		John McPhail
23y, 4m, 22d			Willie Newall		Jackie Gallacher
21y, 9m, 22d			Willie Sharp		Gerry McAloon
22y, 0m, 19d			Alex Glover		Pat McAuley
24y, 8m, 26d

Match Report

TTA report

A wartime record crowd for Firhill of 38,000 saw a goal (34) separate the teams in a match that “seethed with exciting incidents till the last moment but rarely produced sustained, combined forward movement” (GH). Curran and Shankly were outstanding. Sharp's header was cleared off the line (85).

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Evening Times, 18th March, 1944

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● 73 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 22nd Aug 1942 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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