OTD in 1971, the biggest-ever shock in Scottish football happened when Partick Thistle thrashed Celtic 4-1 in the League Cup final at Hampden. Alan Rough, the teenage Thistle goalkeeper, travelled to the match on a corporation bus packed with Celtic fans and he couldn’t believe it when his side went 4-0 up in the first half. Nobody could. The BBC had to check the score! #PartickThistle #Celtic #Hampden #SFA https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/3506694/partick-thistle-beat-celtic/
The shock heard round the world: When Partick Thistle beat Celtic in Scottish football's greatest cup final upset

Sam Leitch, the normally prescient BBC sports presenter, had no doubts about the outcome of the 1971 Scottish League Cup final. In the one corner were

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