2nd Dec 1961 Celtic 5 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 14)

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Match Information

			Jimmy McGrory		Willie Thornton			41y, 8m, 29d
					Joe Hogan
					Dougie Wright
John Hughes (0-1, 11 mins); Mike Jackson (0-2, 21 mins); Stevie Chalmers (0-3, 51 mins); John Divers (1-4, 76 mins); Stevie Chalmers (1-5, 86 mins)					Davie McParland (1-3, 64 mins)
			Frank Haffey		Jim Gray
			Duncan MacKay		Joe Hogan			23y, 9m, 8d
			Jim Kennedy		Sandy Brown			22y, 8m, 8d
			Pat Crerand		John Harvey			28y, 10m, 11d
			Billy McNeill		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 3m, 12d
			Billy Price		Billy Cunningham			20y, 4m, 17d
			future Jag Stevie Chalmers		Dickie Williamson			19y, 10m, 19d
			future Jag Mike Jackson		Joe McBride			23y, 5m, 22d
			John Hughes		Davie McParland			26y, 6m, 27d
			future Jag John Divers		Neil Duffy			24y, 8m, 25d
			Bobby Carroll		Tommy Ewing			24y, 7m, 0d
								23y, 7m, 16d

Match Report

TTA report

Celtic (sitting 1 point above Thistle) scored (11) then, as Williamson was being carried off, a 2nd made it an uphill struggle. He came back on after 15 mins. McBride hit the bar then Ewing did likewise with the rebound. Celtic extended the lead (51) then McParland headed in a Ewing cross (64) but Celtic scored two more in the last 14 mins.

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Evening Times, 2nd/4th December, 1961

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 19 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 26th Nov 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 26 games; 24th Jan 1959 to 17th Sep 1960. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 24 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.)

● 46 consecutive competitive appearances for Joe McBride, 26th Nov 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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