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Trivia
- Jock Stein's last ever game at Parkhead as Celtic manager.
- Tommy Burns was out injured and Roy Aitken was suspended. In came Joe Craig and Johnny Doyle.
- Alan Rough, who had been dropped by Bertie Auld for Thistle's previous game when he was involved in transfer speculation, was recalled….as captain !
- John McCluskey, brother of George, is on the Celtic bench.
- Jock Stein describes Celtic's season as 'disappointing and undistinguished.'
Review
John Doyle was on fire and had his best game of the season by far. Celtic's attack was on form and Doyle, Glavin and Craig all scored fine goals.
Edvaldsson had the ball in the net after 2 minutes but was offside. But it didn't take long for the opener to come when McCluskey crossed, Craig flicked on and Glavin shot home. It turned to one way traffic soon after with Craig and Doyle scoring. Three goals in the second half kept the crowd interested before Doyle added the fifth.
With two games of the season to go Celtic look like they are out of contention for a UEFA Cup place.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Rangers | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 53 |
| Aberdeen | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 52 |
| Hibernian | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 42 | +12 | 36 |
| Dundee Utd | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 36 |
| Celtic | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 50 | +9 | 35 |
| Motherwell | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 33 |
| Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 59 | -4 | 31 |
| St Mirren | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 57 | -6 | 28 |
| Ayr Utd | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 65 | -32 | 22 |
| Clydebank | 33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 61 | -41 | 16 |
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, Sneddon, Lynch, Edvaldsson, MacDonald, Conroy, G McCluskey, Glavin, Craig, McAdam, Doyle. Sub: Dowie, J McCluskey
Scorers: Glavin (17), Craig 2 (20, 63), Doyle 2 (22, 70)
Partick:
Rough, Mackie, Whittaker, Anderson, Campbell, McAdam, Houston, O'Hara, Somner, Love, McQuade. Subs: Melrose, Craig
Scorers: Somner 2 (61, 65)
Referee:B R McGinlay (Glasgow)
Attendance: 16,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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