6th Nov 1993 Celtic 3 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Premier Division - game 16)

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Match Information

			Lou Macari		John Lambie			52y, 8m, 4d
					George Shaw
					Alex Taylor
Pat McGinlay (0-1, 34 mins); Charlie Nicholas (0-2, 54 mins); Pat McGinlay (0-3, 72 mins)
Gerry Creaney (Brian McLaughlin); Charlie Nicholas (Rudi Vata)					Roddy Grant (Martin Clark, 78 mins); David Byrne (Tom Smith)
			Pat Bonner		Craig Nelson			22y, 5m, 9d
			Dariusz Wdowczyk		Kevin McKee			27y, 4m, 27d
			Tom Boyd		Callum Milne			28y, 2m, 10d
			Peter Grant		Gregg Watson			23y, 1m, 16d
			Tony Mowbray		Willie Jamieson			30y, 6m, 10d
			Pat McGinlay		David Byrne			32y, 8m, 1d
			Paul Byrne		George Shaw			24y, 8m, 27d
			Paul McStay		Albert Craig			31y, 10m, 3d
			Gerry Creaney		Roddy Grant			27y, 1m, 21d
			Charlie Nicholas		Gerry Britton			23y, 0m, 17d
			Brian O'Neil		Ian Cameron [i]			27y, 2m, 13d
								27y, 1m, 13d
			Stewart Kerr		Andy Murdoch			25y, 3m, 17d
			Brian McLaughlin		Martin Clark			25y, 0m, 24d
			Rudi Vata		Tom Smith			20y, 0m, 25d

Match Report

TTA report

A very disappointing performance because Celtic were no better than ordinary. The game was won as soon as Celtic took the lead and Thistle offered little resistance. Britton shot over with just the keeper to beat (27) then Celtic scored (poor defending, 34). Goals (header, 54 and 20-yarder, 72) made for an easy win.

Media report

08-Nov-1993, The Independent

JUST when Celtic’s beleaguered directors thought it was safe to raise their heads above the parapet, their ears were assaulted again by calls for their dismissal. It seems the appointment of Lou Macari as manager is not enough to appease those supporters who still believe the club is heading in the wrong direction. Many are anxious to see the demise of the current board, and the main car-park at the front of Celtic Park was yesterday used as a rallying point for the disgruntled, who began gathering more than an hour and a half before the start of the game against Partick Thistle. Their message was clear: we back the players but not the directors. The directors’ hold on the club will be tested severely at the end of the month when an influential group of shareholders, who have devised a scheme which would provide Celtic with pounds 18m, will attempt to win control. In the meantime, Macari and his players can do no more than play their part on and off the pitch. Already one player, Mike Galloway, who was holding out for an improved contract, has been satisfied, but the defender was unable to celebrate by playing against Thistle because of injury. Also missing were John Collins and Gary Gillespie. Naturally, Thistle arrived in Glasgow’s East End believing that they could derive some benefit from Celtic’s various problems.

Thistle carried some early menace, but were unable to breach Celtic’s defences. One of their strikers, Gerry Britton, a former Celtic player, was the main offender, missing three good opportunities, and Thistle were made to pay a heavy price. As soon as Celtic moved into forward gear it became clear that their opponents would suffer. Pat McGinlay scored either side of half-time, in the 35th and 72nd minutes, and the irrepressible Charlie Nicholas also found the net with a diving header in the 54th. In fact, if Celtic had taken a reasonable proportion of the chances they created, the afternoon would have been a humiliation for Thistle, who had managed to escape with a point on each of their previous three trips to Celtic Park. A goal down at the break, they were left behind in the second half, when they were reduced to chasing shadows as Celtic’s confidence and momentum increased. There were spells when Macari’s side cut through the opposition with an ease which can only have been encouraging for the new Celtic manager.

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Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 4th Sep 1993 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 28th Nov 1992 to 9th Mar 1993. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 8 away League games without a win; 7th Aug 1993 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 28th Nov 1992 to 9th Mar 1993. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Jamieson, 7th Aug 1993 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Davie Irons - 32 games, 19th Jul 1992 to 2nd Feb 1993. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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