23rd Dec 1963 Celtic 2 Partick Thistle 1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)

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Match Information

			Jimmy McGrory		Willie Thornton			43y, 9m, 20d
					Jim Gray; Martin Ferguson
					George Niven; Billy Cunningham
John Clark (1-1, 74 mins); Stevie Chalmers (1-2, 83 mins)					Ernie Yard (1-0, 20 mins)
			John Fallon		Jim Gray
			Ian Young		Joe Hogan			25y, 9m, 29d
			Tommy Gemmell		Hugh Tinney			19y, 7m, 9d
			John Clark		Martin Ferguson			21y, 0m, 2d
			Billy McNeill		John Harvey			30y, 11m, 2d
			Jim Kennedy		David Closs			22y, 6m, 22d
			Jimmy Johnstone		Ian Cowan			19y, 0m, 26d
			Bobby Murdoch		Billy Hainey			24y, 6m, 7d
			future Jag John Divers		Ernie Yard			22y, 7m, 20d
			future Jag Stevie Chalmers		Neil Duffy			26y, 9m, 16d
			John Hughes		Davie McParland			28y, 7m, 18d
								24y, 1m, 26d

notes

DR reported that Celtic's first goal was an indirect free-kick. Gray touched the ball on its way in but had he left it alone the goal would have been disallowed.

Match Report

TTA report

Celtic got nothing from 12 corners in the first half but Thistle had a Yard goal from 12 yards (20). Gray (who hadn't a shot to save in the first half) blundered when a free-kick slipped through his hands (74) and the winner slipped under his body (83). Celtic had never looked like scoring or winning but they got through.

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Ernie Yard plays his last game for Thistle and marks the occasion by scoring his final goal for the club.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 consecutive competitive away defeats; 26th Oct 1963 to date. (Longest run since: 7 defeats; 26th Nov 1955 to 3rd Mar 1956. Club-record: 11 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 9 competitive away games without a win; 21st Sep 1963 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 13th Jan 1962 to 28th Apr 1962. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 103 consecutive competitive appearances for Davie McParland, 25th Nov 1961 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Henderson - 107 games, 22nd Aug 1942 to 13th Jan 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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