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Trivia
- This was a replay of the First Round tie played to a 1-1 result on 11th November. In that game Frank Haffey had torn ankle ligaments and had to go off with Tommy Gemmell going into goal for the second half. Also Jimmy Johnstone had been sent off in the game along with Thistle's Ian Cowan.
- For Celtic John Hughes was back fit and came in for Bobby Lennox. For Thistle, Gray came in as goalkeeper with Niven out injured and Ferguson came in for the injured Cunningham.
- The pitch at Celtic Park had been protected with a layer of straw from the very cold weather that was affecting Scotland. This had kept the frost at bay and the ground from freezing. The going was firm but not treacherous.
- The winners would go on to face Cup holders Third Lanark.
Review
The Thistle goal was under constant threat from Celtic throughout the game. However it was Thistle that went ahead whan Hainey scored against Fallon. Celtic piled on the pressure with corner after corner but could not break down the final Thistle defensive shield. It was not till twenty minutes from the end that John Clark took a free kick and initially it looked as though reserve keeoper Gray had it covered but he allowed the ball to slip through his fingers and into the net. Seven minutes from time Chalmers accepted a pass from Divers and took the ball forward and shot and Gray allowed the ball to slide underneath him.
Teams
Celtic:
Fallon; Young, Gemmell; Clark, McNeill, Kennedy; Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, Divers, Hughes.
Scorers: Clark (74), Chalmers (83)
Partick Thistle:
Gray; Hogan, Tinney; Ferguson, Harvey, Close; Cowan, Hainey, Yard, Duffy, McParland.
Scorers: Hainey (20)
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