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Trivia
- Tommy Burns was out injured again. He had just come back from a leg injury and picked up another knock in his comeback game in the Friendly against Morton on the Tuesday. Danny McGrain returned from Manchester where he had been undergoing treatment for his injured heel and ankle.
- Thistle's Scotland 'keeper Alan Rough was carried of injured and was given an 'unprecedented ovation' on his way off.
- Brian Whittaker went in goals for Thistle.
- In the Reserve League on the same day Celtic drew 1-1 with Partick Thistle at Firhill. The Celtic team was Baines, Kay, Dowie, Ward, McWilliams, Casey, Temperley, Mackie, Godzik, Lennox, G. McCluskey Subs J. McCluskey and Clifford. The Celtic scorer was George McCluskey.
- A minutes silence was held for Celtic player Brian McGrane whose funeral Mass had been held at St Joseph's in Faifley on the Wednesday prior to this game.
- McGrain had appeared for the Reserves in their last match against Clydebank before this game.
Review
Celtic dispatch high flying Thistle with ease. Thistle had been top of the league for a period in November.
Tom McAdam scores again and is now finding his feet as a Celtic player. He has his best game since joining the club and created the second goal
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, Filippi, Lynch, Aitken, MacDonald, Munro, Doyle, Edvaldsson, Craig, McAdam, Conn Sub Glavin, Wilson
Scorers: McAdam (10), MacDonald (41), Lynch (pen 52)
Partick:
Rough Mackie Whittaker Marr Anderson (Campbell) Craig (Houston) Melrose Somner O'Hara Gibson Love
Referee: T R Kyle (Glasgow)
Attendance: 27,000
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- Match Report (see end of page below)
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