23rd Apr 1956 Partick Thistle 2 Celtic 0 (SFL First Division - game 31)

matches:1955-56: ← 45game 4647 →

Match Information

55y, 4m, 11d			Davie Meiklejohn		Jimmy McGrory
no changes
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Willie Crawford (1-0, 12 mins); Mike Haughney (2-0, og 84 mins)
23y, 6m, 14d			Willie Smith		Dick Beattie
24y, 9m, 25d			Andy Kerr		Mike Haughney
34y, 2m, 18d			Bobby Gibb		Jim Kennedy
23y, 3m, 2d			John Harvey		Peter Goldie
30y, 5m, 15d			Jimmy Davidson		Bobby Evans
24y, 5m, 29d			Davie Mathers		Bertie Peacock
30y, 7m, 19d			Johnny MacKenzie		Billy Craig
25y, 4m, 12d			Alex Wright		Eric Smith
20y, 10m, 22d			George Smith		Neil Mochan
			Willie Crawford		Willie Fernie
18y, 11m, 21d			Tommy Ewing		Charlie Tully
25y, 7m, 29d

Match Report

TTA report

A fine cross by MacKenzie set up Crawford to open for Thistle (12). Defences were generally on top and both sets of forwards were wayward. It looked like it was heading for 1-0 until the Celtic No 2 lobbed his own keeper with a poor pass-back (84). With nothing at stake, a low-key game.

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Glasgow Herald, 24th April, 1956

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without defeat, 31st Mar 1956 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 2nd Jan 1954 to 13th Feb 1954. Joint club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932 & 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949.)

● 6 League games without defeat, 31st Mar 1956 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 1st Jan 1953 to 28th Feb 1953. Club-record: 13 games; 1st Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 10 home League games without defeat; 31st Dec 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 16th Dec 1950 to 8th Dec 1951. Club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 12 competitive home games without defeat; 31st Dec 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 13 games; 16th Dec 1950 to 18th Aug 1951. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 15 consecutive home League games in which Thistle have scored; 15th Oct 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 8th Dec 1951 to 13th Dec 1952. Club-record: 26 games; 11th Nov 1911 to 29th Mar 1913.)

● 20 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 20th Aug 1955 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 25 games; 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938 & 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929.)

● 30 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Kerr, 15th Oct 1955 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Gibb - 32 games, 13th Aug 1955 to 3rd Mar 1956. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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