26th Apr 1980 Celtic 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 33)

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Match Information

			Billy McNeill		Bertie Auld			42y, 1m, 3d
					John Lapsley; Ian McDonald; Ian Gibson
					Dave MacKinnon; Andy Anderson; Donald Park
George McCluskey (0-1, 46 mins); Tom McAdam (0-2, 56 mins)					Jim Melrose (1-2, 88 mins)
					Ian Gibson (Donald Park, 53 mins); Alex O'Hara (Dave MacKinnon, 62 mins)
			Peter Latchford		Alan Rough			28y, 5m, 1d
			Danny McGrain		Jamie Doyle			18y, 6m, 25d
			Tom McAdam		John Lapsley			28y, 5m, 2d
			Roy Aitken		Jackie Campbell			34y, 1m, 30d
			future Jag Murdo MacLeod		Colin McAdam			28y, 7m, 29d
			Dom Sullivan		Brian Whittaker			23y, 7m, 3d
			Mike Conroy		Ian McDonald			21y, 4m, 0d
			Tommy Burns		Jim Melrose			21y, 6m, 19d
			Davie Provan		Alex O'Hara			23y, 6m, 5d
			George McCluskey		Ian Gibson			23y, 9m, 2d
			Frank McGarvey		Tony Higgins			25y, 10m, 23d
								25y, 3m, 4d
			Charlie Nicholas		Dave MacKinnon			23y, 11m, 3d
			Roddie MacDonald		Donald Park			26y, 9m, 7d

Match Report

TTA report

It wasn't a good performance by Celtic (with hopes of the championship) but it was enough. Burns was different class and set up the opener with Rough at fault (46). The 2nd goal (56) killed the game as a contest. As Celtic relaxed Thistle had a brief flurry. Higgins went close before Melrose shot home (88).

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Glasgow Herald, 28th April, 1980

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 48 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 19th Jul 1979 to date. (Longest run since: Dave MacKinnon - 65 games, 9th Sep 1978 to 27th Oct 1979. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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