| Match Pictures | Matches: 1977 – 1978 | 1977-1978 Pictures |
Trivia
- The injury crisis continued with Johnny Doyle now added to the list of casualties – oiut with a knee knock sustained in the League Cup tie against Stirling Albion. This made it McGrain, Stanton, Conn and Doyle all out. Wilson was rushed back after also picking up 'flu and missing the last game.
- This game was played with an unusual black and white panelled world cup style ball which was unusual for the time.
- SSW Innsbruck manager Georg Kessler spies on Celtic at this game.
Review
The huge Celtic support inside Firhill look on in dismay as Celtic go down tamely with Thistle deserved winners. The absence of McGrain, Stanton and Conn cannot be underestimated.
The midfield of McLaughlin, Glavin and Burns had a mare of a game and were second to every ball and Celtic never got to grips with the game.
Celtic had a decent claim for a penalty when Rough brought McAdam down in the area. Other than that there was no inspiration in the team.
Teams
Partick Thistle:
Rough, Mackie, Whittaker, Marr (Love), Anderson, Campbell, Houston, Somner, Melrose (McQuade), Gibson, Craig
Scorer: Somner (61)
Celtic:
Latchford, Kay, Lynch, Glavin, MacDonald, Aitken, McLaughlin, McAdam, Craig (Edvaldsson), Burns, Wilson. Sub Lennox
Goals:
Referee: A G McFaull (Glasgow)
Attendance: 26,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
