3rd Dec 1962 Partick Thistle 1 Celtic 3 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)

matches:1962-63: ← 22game 2324 →

Match Information

42y, 9m, 0d			Willie Thornton		Jimmy McGrory
no changes
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Neil Duffy (1-2, 76 mins)					John Hughes (0-1, 21 mins); John Harvey (0-2, og 65 mins); Frank Brogan (1-3, 78 mins)
33y, 5m, 22d			George Niven		Frank Haffey
24y, 9m, 9d			Joe Hogan		Duncan MacKay
23y, 8m, 9d			Sandy Brown		Jim Kennedy
27y, 6m, 28d			Davie McParland		Pat Crerand
29y, 10m, 12d			John Harvey		John McNamee
21y, 4m, 18d			Billy Cunningham		Billy Price
18y, 0m, 6d			Ian Cowan		Stevie Chalmers future Jag
24y, 1m, 20d			Gordon Whitelaw		Bobby Craig
23y, 5m, 17d			Billy Hainey		John Hughes
25y, 8m, 26d			Neil Duffy		Bobby Murdoch
27y, 6m, 2d			George Smith		Frank Brogan
25y, 5m, 2d

notes

Thistle had received a Quarter Final (1st Round) bye. The scheduled 7.30pm kick off was delayed by 10 mins to allow the crowd in.

Match Report

TTA report

Celtic opened the scoring in an exciting tie when Niven was rounded (21). But for some fine saves, it could have been worse. When Niven inadvertently punched the ball off Harvey for an OG (65) it was an uphill struggle. Superb saves denied Duffy twice in 2 minutes but he scored (76) before Celtic scored (78).

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Glasgow Herald, 4th December, 1962

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 14 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 4th Apr 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 30th Aug 1961 to 10th Mar 1962. Joint club-record: 25 games; 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929 & 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938.)

● 23 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Aug 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 28 games; 4th Dec 1937 to 20th Aug 1938. Club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 60 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Brown, 9th Sep 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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