12th Aug 1961 Partick Thistle 2 Celtic 3 (League Cup Section 1 - game 1)

matches:1961-62: ← 48game 0102 →

Match Information

41y, 5m, 9d			Willie Thornton		Jimmy McGrory
George Muir; Billy Hainey; Alex Wright
Joe Hogan; Billy Cunningham; Tommy Ewing
Joe McBride (1-1, 50 mins); Joe McBride (2-2, 65 mins)					Mike Jackson (0-1, 2 mins); John Hughes (1-2, 52 mins); Mike Jackson (2-3, 80 mins)
			Jim Gray		Frank Connor
21y, 6m, 22d			George Muir		Duncan MacKay
22y, 4m, 19d			Sandy Brown		Jim Kennedy
22y, 1m, 27d			Billy Hainey		John Kurila
20y, 11m, 23d			Donnie McKinnon		Billy McNeill
28y, 7m, 27d			Frank Donlevy		John Clark
26y, 2m, 11d			George Smith		Bobby Carroll
30y, 8m, 1d			Alex Wright		Mike Jackson future Jag
23y, 2m, 2d			Joe McBride		John Hughes
24y, 5m, 5d			Neil Duffy		John Divers future Jag
26y, 3m, 7d			Davie McParland		Stevie Chalmers future Jag
24y, 7m, 23d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle fell behind when a Muir back-heel pass led to a goal (2). McBride scored (50) thanks to a goalkeeping error but it was soon 2-1. He scored again with a header (65) but the winner came 10 minutes from time. Thistle took too long to settle and waited for things to happen. The injured Ewing was missed.

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Evening Times, 12th August, 1961

Sunday Mail, 13th August, 1961

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 87th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 22-year-old Billy Hainey makes his Thistle debut.

● Thistle's sixteenth League Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive competitive defeats, 12th Apr 1961 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats, 30th Oct 1957 to 16th Nov 1957. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 7 competitive games without a win, 1st Apr 1961 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 17th Dec 1960 to 21st Jan 1961. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 40 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Brown, 3rd Sep 1960 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Freebairn - 46 games, 26th Mar 1960 to 18th Mar 1961. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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