| Match Pictures | Matches:1961 – 1962 | 1961-1962 Pictures |
Trivia
- Duncan MacKay was fit again and resumed at right back with Donnelly dropping back to the Reserves.
- Frank Haffey was back fit and in training again.
- A day of showers.
Review
Both teams started reasonably well with Thistle if anything quicker out of the blocks. Connor was the more active goalkeeper but Hughes was gradually pressing into the game. Mcbride and Smith were combining well for Thistle and some last minute tackles were required. Hughes opened the scoring from a long pass from Jackson before beating his man and the goalkeeper to shoot into an empty net. Thistle counter-attacked without success and it stood 1-0 at the interval.
The second half saw McBride equalise, only for Hughes to score an opportunists centre forward goal, followed by a third from Carroll. Four minutes from time Smith was pulled down by John Clark and the penalty was converted.
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
| Hibernian | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| Celtic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| St Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Partick Thistle | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Hibernian 4-1 St Johnstone
Teams
Celtic:
Connor; MacKay, Kennedy; Jackson, McNeill, Clark; Carroll, Fernie, Hughes, Divers, Chalmers.
Scorers: Hughes 2 (34, 69), Carroll (76)
Partick Thistle:
Freebairn; Muir, Brown; Cunningham, McKinnon, Donlevy; Smith, McBride, Hainey, Duffy, McParland.
Scorers: McBride (65), Smith pen (86)
Referee: G Mitchell (Falkirk)
Attendance: 27,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
