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Trivia
- Celtic assistant manager John Clark was given permission in midweek to talk to Partick chairman Miller Reid to discuss being the new Thistle manager. Clark declined and remained at Parkhead.
- Peter Cormack is new Thistle manager and watches is new charges for the first time.
- Aberdeen lose their first league game of the season at home to Morton and Celtic are back in the title race.
- Dundee United won the League Cup on this day when they beat Dundee 3-0 at Dens Park.
Review
Danny McGrain was suspended and Celtic missed his leadership and guidance. Davie Provan was only fit enough for a place on the bench. Only when Provan arrived as a sub did Celtic look more like themselves.
There were six minutes left in an otherwise forgettable game when George McCluskey scored a goal of the highest calibre.
The ball had broke to him in the penalty area and he took it in his stride, beat one man, drew Alan Rough from his line and drove the ball home from a tight angle. The goal had the Celtic fans in raptures and McCluskey was cheered loudly from the field at the final whistle for his inspirational play.
Teams
Partick Thistle –
Rough Doyle Whittaker Campbell Anderson Watson Park Jardine Clark Lapsley O'Hara Subs: Welsh McDonald
Celtic –
Bonner Sneddon Reid Aitken MacDonald McAdam Sullivan (Provan) Weir McGarvey Burns McCluskey Sub: Duffy
Goals: McCluskey 84
Attendance 12,436
Ref: RB McGinlay
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