31st Aug 1968 Partick Thistle 1 Celtic 6 (League Cup Section 4 - game 6)

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Match Information

48y, 5m, 28d			Willie Thornton		Jock Stein
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George O'Neill (1-4, 75 mins)					Bobby Lennox (0-1, 15 secs); George Cumming (0-2, og 10 mins); Bobby Lennox (0-3, 46 mins); Bobby Lennox (0-4, 65 mins); Bobby Lennox (1-5, 80 mins); Bobby Lennox (1-6, 84 mins)
31y, 11m, 20d			Billy Ritchie		John Fallon
21y, 8m, 11d			George Cumming		Jim Craig
28y, 5m, 28d			Dan McLindon		Willie O'Neill
18y, 6m, 28d			John Hansen		Bobby Murdoch
28y, 0m, 11d			Donnie McKinnon		Billy McNeill
26y, 1m, 5d			George O'Neill		Jim Brogan
22y, 8m, 13d			Brian Gallagher		Jimmy Johnstone
33y, 3m, 26d			Davie McParland		Bobby Lennox
18y, 11m, 9d			Jimmy Bone		Willie Wallace
26y, 4m, 5d			John Flanagan		George Connelly
20y, 8m, 26d			Arthur Duncan		John Hughes
25y, 2m, 4d
19y, 11m, 27d			Bobby Gray [i]		Stevie Chalmers future Jag

Match Report

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This time it was Lennox with 5 goals as Celtic ripped Thistle apart. Their appeals for off-side were rejected as Celtic scored in 15 seconds. Cumming scored an OG trying to clear (10) then Lennox took over with goals 46, 65, 80 and 84. O'Neill's 25-yarder (75) was the only crumb of comfort.

Gallery

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• Firhill, 31 Aug 1968. (CW)

• Firhill, 31 Aug 1968. (CW)

• Firhill, 31 Aug 1968. (CW)

• Firhill, 31 Aug 1968. (CW)

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Brian Gallagher plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 74 consecutive competitive appearances for John Flanagan, 17th Dec 1966 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: George Muir - 145 games, 19th Dec 1964 to 6th Jan 1968. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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