17th Nov 1973 Celtic 7 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 12)

matches:1973-74: ← 21game 2223 →

Match Information

			Jock Stein		Davie McParland			38y, 6m, 12d
					Colin Smith
					Frank Coulston
Dixie Deans (0-1, 8 mins); Dixie Deans (0-2, 16 mins); Dixie Deans (0-3, 24 mins); Dixie Deans (0-4, 57 mins); Bobby Lennox (0-5, 64 mins); Dixie Deans (0-6, 74 mins); Dixie Deans (0-7, 89 mins)
Kenny Dalglish (Paul Wilson, HT); Bobby Lennox (Jackie McNamara, 65 mins)					Bobby Houston (Brian Ralston, 68 mins)
			Ally Hunter		Alan Rough			21y, 11m, 23d
			Danny McGrain		John Hansen			23y, 9m, 14d
			Jimmy Quinn		Danny Kellachan			20y, 9m, 24d
			Pat McCluskey		Ronnie Glavin			22y, 7m, 21d
			Billy McNeill		Jackie Campbell			27y, 8m, 21d
			Steve Murray		Nobby Clark			23y, 7m, 5d
			Bobby Lennox		Johnny Gibson			22y, 10m, 25d
			Harry Hood		Colin Smith			22y, 10m, 8d
			future Jag Dixie Deans		Tommy Rae			27y, 9m, 0d
			Tommy Callaghan		Joe Craig			19y, 6m, 3d
			Kenny Dalglish		Bobby Houston			21y, 9m, 27d
								23y, 2m, 20d
			future Jag Paul Wilson		Brian Ralston			20y, 6m, 21d
			Jackie McNamara		Bobby Lawrie			26y, 0m, 3d

Match Report

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Future-JAG Deans scored 6 goals (4 headers and 2 shots) in this all-too-frequent rout against table-topping Celtic (looking good for their 9th consecutive title). All that can be said about Thistle is that they took defeat gracefully and applauded Deans off the field. The goals came on 8, 16, 24, 57, 64, 74 and 89.

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Daily Record, 19th November, 1973

Glasgow Herald, 19th November, 1973

Celtic FC website, 17th November, 2021

Stats Watch

● 20-year-old Brian Ralston plays his last game for Thistle.

● 22-year-old Colin Smith plays his last game for Thistle.

● Future-Jag Dixie Deans matches the all-time record of 6 goals against Thistle in a single game. He follows on from John Kirkham (Accrington, 1889), Laurie McBain (Queen's Park, 1927) and Harry Melrose (Dunfermline Athletic, 1959).

ongoing sequences:

● 111 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 4th Sep 1971 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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