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Dixie hits the Jags for six
Celtic FC · Nov 17, 2021

Dixie hits the Jags for six

Dixie hits the Jags for six
Dixie hits the Jags for six

It was 48 years ago this week, on November 17, 1973 that Dixie Deans made post-war Celtic history by scoring SIX goals in one game as Celtic defeated Partick Thistle 7-0. Only the legendary Jimmy McGrory has scored more goals for Celtic in a single game – EIGHT against Dunfermline away back in 1928.Years later, Deans would say that during the game he had some banter with the Thistle goalkeeper Alan Rough while waiting for a corner to be delivered...

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