1981-11-28: Partick Thistle 0-2 Celtic, League

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Trivia

  • Celtic won the Daily Express 5 a side tornament at Wembley in midweek.
  • They beat Watford 3-0, Ipswich 3-1, Man Utd 2-0 and Southampton 1-0 in the final.
  • Celtic squad was Latchford, Garner, W McStay, Crainie, Nicholas and Weir.

Review

1981 5 a side tickey Wembley

On a bitterly cold winter's day George McCluskey scored one of the goals of his career.

He dummied Whittaker, strolled forward and hammered a magnificent 30 yard shot past Alan Rough.

Teams

Partick Thistle –
Rough, Murray, Whittaker, Anderson, Dunlop, Watson, Park, McDonald, Johnston, Doyle, Clark
Subs – Lapsley, McDowell

Celtic
Bonner, Moyes, Reid, Aitken, McAdam, MacLeod, Provan, Sullivan, McGarvey, Conroy, McCluskey
Subs – Nicholas (Sullivan), Weir
Goalscorers – McCluskey 24 Provan 59

Referee:
Attendance: 12,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

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1981 Partick Thistle 0-2 Celtic report

1981 Partick 0-2 Celtic report