9th Mar 1977 Celtic 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 25)

matches:1976-77: ← 39game 4041 →

Match Information

			Jock Stein		Bertie Auld			38y, 11m, 14d
					Ally Love
					George Mackie
Alfie Conn (0-1, 41 mins); Johnny Doyle (0-2, 52 mins)					Dougie Somner (1-2, 89 mins)
					Bobby Houston (Jim Kelly, HT)
			Peter Latchford		Alan Rough			25y, 3m, 12d
			Danny McGrain		John Hansen			27y, 1m, 6d
			Tommy Burns		Brian Whittaker			20y, 5m, 14d
			Pat Stanton		Jackie Campbell			31y, 0m, 10d
			Johannes Edvaldsson		John Marr			20y, 9m, 6d
			Roy Aitken		Alan Hansen			21y, 8m, 24d
			Johnny Doyle		Bobby Houston			25y, 1m, 16d
			former Jag Ronnie Glavin		Ally Love			21y, 10m, 0d
			former Jag Joe Craig		Dougie Somner			25y, 8m, 5d
			Kenny Dalglish		John Craig			23y, 10m, 27d
			Alfie Conn		Denis McQuade			26y, 2m, 3d
								24y, 5m, 17d
			former Jag Johnny Gibson		Jim Kelly			20y, 10m, 21d
			future Jag Paul Wilson		George Mackie			22y, 9m, 19d

Match Report

TTA report

Despite the score it was a one-sided game as Celtic strolled towards the championship. Craig shot over twice as Thistle broke but Celtic took the lead (41). Somner missed a pen (49) and the game was over with a 2nd goal (52). It was damage limitation before Somner's scrambled consolation goal (89).

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Sunday Mail, 10th March, 1977

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 13 away League games without a win; 11th Sep 1976 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 27th Dec 1969 to 14th Nov 1970. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 17 competitive away games without a win; 25th Aug 1976 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 6th Jan 1940 to 21st Dec 1940. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 27th Mar 1976 to date. (Longest run since: John Hansen - 81 games, 6th Nov 1974 to 18th Aug 1976. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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