26th Aug 1961 Celtic 3 Partick Thistle 2 (League Cup Section 1 - game 4)

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Match Information

			Jimmy McGrory		Willie Thornton			41y, 5m, 23d
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John Hughes (0-1, 35 mins); John Hughes (1-2, 68 mins); Bobby Carrol (1-3, 76 mins)					Joe McBride (1-1, 65 mins); George Smith (2-3, pen 86 mins)
			Frank Connor		John Freebairn			23y, 7m, 25d
			Duncan MacKay		George Muir			21y, 7m, 5d
			Jim Kennedy		Sandy Brown			22y, 5m, 2d
			future Jag Mike Jackson		Billy Cunningham			20y, 1m, 11d
			Billy McNeill		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 0m, 6d
			John Clark		Frank Donlevy			28y, 8m, 10d
			Bobby Carroll		George Smith			26y, 2m, 25d
			Willie Fernie		Joe McBride			23y, 2m, 16d
			John Hughes		Billy Hainey			22y, 2m, 10d
			future Jag John Divers		Neil Duffy			24y, 5m, 19d
			future Jag Stevie Chalmers		Davie McParland			26y, 3m, 21d
								23y, 7m, 17d

Match Report

TTA report

Both teams had close things and, if anything, Thistle had more of the early play but just as they looked like gaining the upper hand, Celtic scored (35). McBride equalised (65) but Celtic scored soon after. It was 3-1 on 76 minutes before Smith scored with a pen after he had been fouled in the box (86).

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Evening Times, 26th August, 1961

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ongoing sequences:

● 16 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 26th Nov 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 24th Jan 1959 to 16th Jan 1960. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 44 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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