4th Apr 1962 Partick Thistle 1 Celtic 2 (SFL First Division - game 31)

matches:1961-62: ← 42game 4344 →

Match Information

42y, 1m, 1d			Willie Thornton		Jimmy McGrory
no changes
no changes
Billy Hainey (1-1, 55 mins)					Frank Brogan (0-1, 31 mins); John Hughes (1-2, 86 mins)
32y, 9m, 24d			George Niven		Frank Haffey
22y, 2m, 14d			George Muir		John Donnelly
23y, 0m, 11d			Sandy Brown		Jim Kennedy
29y, 2m, 14d			John Harvey		Pat Crerand
21y, 7m, 15d			Donnie McKinnon		Billy McNeill
20y, 8m, 20d			Billy Cunningham		John Clark
26y, 10m, 3d			George Smith		Frank Brogan
23y, 9m, 25d			Joe McBride		Stevie Chalmers future Jag
22y, 9m, 19d			Billy Hainey		John Hughes
25y, 0m, 28d			Neil Duffy		John Divers future Jag
26y, 10m, 30d			Davie McParland		Alec Byrne
24y, 11m, 31d

notes

The Chairman donated the ball to Celtic after the game as it marked their 5,000th league goal.

Match Report

TTA report

A rare example of an exciting, fast, end of season game. Celtic scored their 5,000th league goal (31) with a shot off the bar but Hainey got Thistle's 3,478th (55) after good work by Harvey and Duffy. Celtic went ahead (86) then Hainey “scored” with a header (90) but only the referee spotted an infringement.

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Glasgow Herald, 5th April, 1962

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 38 consecutive competitive appearances for Billy Cunningham, 23rd Aug 1961 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Joe McBride - 64 games, 26th Nov 1960 to 17th Mar 1962. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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