Yes, it was 40 years ago today when a young, newly promoted Thistle team took on the full strength of one of the strongest sides in Europe at that time, with Celtic having reached the European Cup final for a second time just a year before, and with a team containing the likes of Jimmy Johnstone and a young Kenny Dalglish.
I was there - and loved it. 4-0 up at half time and coasting. When word of the half time score from Hampden was relayed to the Rangers fans at their home match, thousands of them immediately left Ibrox and headed over to Hampden to witness Celtic's humiliation! Here's the goals, introduced by the legendary David Coleman:
The winning team line-up was:
Rough, Hansen (J), Forsyth, Glavin, Campbell, Strachan, McQuade, Coulston, Bone, Rae, Lawrie. Sub: Gibson
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