1904-12-17: Celtic 2-2 Partick Thistle, League Division 1

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Trivia

  • Foul weather, but an entertaining game, although a bit rough sometimes.
  • Willie Black was carried off with what turned out to be a career-threatening injury, but Sunny Jim exacted his own private and illegal revenge when he was sent off for kicking Sommen near the end.
  • Sunny was 6 feet tall, Sommen only 5 feet and The Scottish Referee uses the word "cowardly"

Review

Foul weather, but an entertaining game, although a bit rough sometimes.
Willie Black was carried off with what turned out to be a career-threatening injury, but Sunny Jim exacted his own private and illegal revenge when he was sent off for kicking Sommen near the end. Sunny was 6 feet tall, Sommen only 5 feet and The Scottish Referee uses the word "cowardly"

Teams

Celtic:
Adams, McLeod and Hay; Young, Loney and Black; McLean, Somers, Bennett, Quinn and Hamilton
Scorers: Somers 30, Hay (pen) 65

Partick Thistle:
Howden, Harvey and Campbell; Gibson, Melville and Wilson; Sommen, Tennant, Kennedy, Wilkie and Gray
Scorers:Gray 44, Kennedy 47

Referee: Mr J Deans, Dakeith
Attendance: 8,000

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