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Trivia
- Filippi recovered from a foot injury sustained against Hibs to play. Alfie Conn was fit but consigned to the Resrerves and Burns still recovering from an injury.
- Heavy snow flurries fall throughout the match.
- Highlights shown on Sportscene that night.
- The club announced that they would make a trophy commemorating Brian McGrane who had collapsed and died whilst playing for the Reserves the previous December. A trust fund had also been established to help provide for his dependents.
Review
Snow fell at Celtic Park as Tom McAdam's excellent goal saw off Thistle to give Celtic a much needed win. This was their first league win since September 30th.
McNeill is faced with a mini injury crisis with McGrain, Conn, Burns, Conroy and Latchford all unfit.
Thistle could have been in front at half time but Roy Baines made three great saves to keep Celts level. McAdam's goal was fit to win any game, a rising shot from just inside the area.
Despite relatively poor form Celtic are second in the League at the turn of the month one point behind leaders Dundee Utd.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Dundee Utd | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 18 |
| Celtic |
15 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
19 |
+6 |
17 |
| Partick Thistle | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17 |
| Aberdeen | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 15 |
| Morton | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 15 |
Teams
Celtic:
Baines, Filippi, Lynch, Aitken, MacDonald, Edvaldsson, Provan, MacLeod, McAdam, Casey, Doyle Subs: G McCluskey Lennox
Scorer: McAdam (47)
Partick:
Rough Mckinnon Whittaker Anderson Campbell (Love) Marr Houston Melrose O'Hara Somner Park Sub: Gibson
Referee: A Ferguson (Glasgow)
Attendance: 26,000
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