31st Aug 1960 Celtic 1 Partick Thistle 2 (League Cup Section 2 - game 5)

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Match Information

			Jimmy McGrory		Willie Thornton			40y, 5m, 28d
					Alex Hastings; Willie Ferns
					Johnny MacKenzie; Ian Wilson
John Hughes (2-1, 73 mins)					George Smith (1-0, 10 mins); George Smith (2-0, 34 mins)
			John Fallon		John Freebairn			22y, 7m, 30d
			Duncan MacKay		Joe Hogan			22y, 6m, 7d
			Jim Kennedy		Dougie Baird			24y, 9m, 5d
			Pat Crerand		Alex Wright			29y, 8m, 20d
			John Kurila		John Harvey			27y, 7m, 10d
			Bertie Peacock		Frank Donlevy			27y, 8m, 15d
			Bobby Carroll		Jim Fleming			18y, 7m, 24d
			future Jag Stevie Chalmers		Davie McParland			25y, 3m, 26d
			John Hughes		George Smith			25y, 2m, 30d
			future Jag John Divers		Alex Hastings			21y, 11m, 29d
			Neil Mochan		Willie Ferns
								24y, 7m, 13d

Match Report

TTA report

Celtic should have built a solid lead early on but Smith scored when he ran some distance and his shot hit the bar and went in via the keeper's back (10). He lobbed the keeper from 18 yards for a 2-0 half-time lead (34). Celtic's fight-back saw some magnificent goalkeeping by Freebairn and he was beaten only once (73).

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Glasgow Herald, 1st September, 1960

Daily Record, 1st September, 1960

Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Dougie Baird plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 17 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 12th Mar 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 20th Jan 1959 to 2nd May 1959. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 42 consecutive competitive appearances for Jim Fleming, 10th Oct 1959 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Dougie Baird - 73 games, 15th Nov 1958 to 16th Apr 1960. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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