12th Apr 1960 Celtic 2 Partick Thistle 4 (SFL First Division - game 31)

matches:1959-60: ← 45game 4647 →

Match Information

			Jimmy McGrory		Willie Thornton			40y, 1m, 9d
					Alex Hastings
					Alex Wright
Stevie Chalmers (4-1, 70 mins); Stevie Chalmers (4-2, 85 mins)					Davie McParland (1-0, 20 mins); George Smith (2-0, 40 mins); George Smith (3-0, 53 mins); George Smith (4-0, 64 mins)
			John Fallon		John Freebairn			22y, 3m, 11d
			Duncan MacKay		Joe Hogan			22y, 1m, 19d
			Jim Kennedy		Dougie Baird			24y, 4m, 17d
			Billy McNeill		Sandy Brown			21y, 0m, 19d
			Bobby Evans		John Harvey			27y, 2m, 22d
			Bertie Peacock		Frank Donlevy			27y, 3m, 27d
			future Jag Stevie Chalmers		Johnny MacKenzie			34y, 7m, 8d
			John Colrain		Davie McParland			24y, 11m, 7d
			Neil Mochan		George Smith			24y, 10m, 11d
			future Jag John Divers		Alex Hastings			21y, 7m, 10d
			Charlie Gallagher		Jim Fleming			18y, 3m, 5d
								24y, 5m, 2d

Match Report

TTA report

After some dreadful performances, a surprise! Apart from a brief spell when Freebairn kept the score sheet blank, Celtic were outplayed by Thistle who led 4-0 before conceding 2 late goals. A powerful 25-yard shot by McParland (20) then a hat-trick by Smith (pounced on a short pass-back, 40, then 53 and 64) did the damage.

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Evening Times, 13th April, 1960

Glasgow Herald, 13th April, 1960

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 22 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 24th Jan 1959 to date. (Longest run since: 25 games; 23rd Oct 1937 to 2nd Jan 1939. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 72 consecutive competitive appearances for Dougie Baird, 15th Nov 1958 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Henderson - 107 games, 22nd Aug 1942 to 13th Jan 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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