Partick Thistle Reserves Season 1951-52
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| 1951-52 (Reserves) |
| The 77th season of Partick Thistle F.C. |
| scorers in CAPS | |
| 1. Sat-11-Aug-1951 [a] W2-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 11/8/1951. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 2. Wed-15-Aug-1951 [h] W3-1 Airdrieonians (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GH 16/8/1951 & ACA 18/8/1951. DUFF, GILLICK, ANDERSON. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Surrounded by youngsters, veteran Gillick was the best man on the park. Airdrie went ahead but Duff levelled before half-time. A point-blank save from Gillick was touched in by him at the second attempt and Anderson finished the scoring after a scramble. |
| 3. Sat-18-Aug-1951 [a] L1-2 Clyde (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 18/8/1951. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 4. Sat-25-Aug-1951 [h] W2-1 St Mirren (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 25/8/1951. Bell, Collins, Husband, Hewitt, Forsyth, Mathers, Duff, Anderson, MILLER, Howitt, Smith. Remaining score as yet unsourced. |
| – Howitt went close early on then St Mirren skimmed the bar. Miller scored when Hewitt free-kick was parried by the keeper (27) but St Mirren levelled (44) following a corner. Report only to half-time. |
| 5. Sat-01-Sep-1951 [a] L0-1 Queen's Park (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 1/9/1951. Husband, Brown, Collins, Hewitt, Forsyth, McCredie, Duff, Anderson, Miller, Howitt, Balfour. |
| – Queens missed several good chances including an open goal and finally took the lead (23). Howitt and Balfour missed easy chances to equalise before the interval. Report only to half-time. Thistle had Jackie Husband in goal. |
| 6. Sat-08-Sep-1951 [h] L1-2 Queen of the South (Scottish 2nd XI Cup 1st Round) |
| – ET 8/9/1951. Bell, Brown, Husband, Thomson, Kinnell, Hewitt, Miller, Anderson, STOTT, Howitt, Balfour. |
| – When Bell misjudged a high ball Queens went 1-up inside 2 minutes. Stott saw his penalty saved (25) but he made amends with his18-yard shot on the half-hour. Report only to half-time. |
| 7. Sat-22-Sep-1951 [h] D2-2 Third Lanark (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 22/9/1951. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 8. Sat-29-Sep-1951 [a] D1-1 Dumbarton (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GH 1/10/1951. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 9. Sat-06-Oct-1951 [h] W3-0 East Stirlingshire (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 6/10/1951 & FH 10/10/1951. Bell, Brown, Hewitt, Thomson, Collins, McGuire, Anderson, WRIGHT, Miller, McCREDIE, Henderson. (1 og.) |
| – A defensive blunder when a defender put a pass-back past his own keeper (10) put Thistle ahead. An 18-yarder by Wright made it 2 then Bell had a magnificent point-blank save. Shire went close before half-time. McCredie swept home an Anderson cross (88). |
| 10. Sat-13-Oct-1951 [a] L3-6 Ayr United (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 13/10/1951. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 11. Sat-20-Oct-1951 [h] W2-0 Clyde (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 20/10/1951. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 12. Sat-27-Oct-1951 [h] W3-0 Dumbarton (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 27/10/1951. Bell, Brown, Hewitt, Thomson, Davidson, McGuire, McKenzie, Gillick, Miller, McCredie, Balfour. Scorers as yet unsourced. |
| – McKenzie skimmed the bar and Balfour grazed a post. Dumbarton tried to take the game to Thistle but were driven back. A Balfour effort was cleared off the line (45). Report only to half-time. |
| 13. Sat-03-Nov-1951 [a] W5-3 Third Lanark (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 3/11/1951. Bell, Collins, Hewitt, Kinnell, Forsyth, "Newman", GILLICK, CUNNINGHAM, MILLER, Crawford, McCREDIE. Remaining scorer as yet unsourced. |
| – Miller set up Cunningham for the opener (15) then Miller made it 2-0 (16). Thirds pulled one back. McCredie scored (19) as did Gillick (39) for 4-1 at half-time. Report only to half-time. |
| 14. Sat-17-Nov-1951 [a] D2-2 St Mirren (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – PDE 19/11/1951. McCREDIE (2). Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – A Thistle shot was cleared off the line before McCredie scored when a shot came off the bar and he tucked it home (37). St Mirren hit the post then scored before half-time. The teams shared costly defensive mix-ups, McCredie again scoring for Thistle. |
| 15. Sat-24-Nov-1951 [h] W4-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 24/11/1951. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 16. Sat-01-Dec-1951 [h] L1-2 Morton (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 1/12/1951. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 17. Sat-08-Dec-1951 [a] L2-3 Airdrieonians (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ACA 15/12/1951. KINNELL, GILLICK. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Kinnell gave Thistle a half-time lead but a quick one-two put Airdrie 2-1 up. A third goal put the points beyond Thistle but Gillick rounded off the proceedings with a goal he deserved on his performance. |
| 18. Sat-15-Dec-1951 [h] W3-2 Queen of the South (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 15/12/1951. Bell, Brown, Collins, Hewitt, Forsyth, Hill, Gillick, Kinnell, MILLER, McNAB, Henderson. Remaining scorer as yet unsourced. |
| – Queens took the lead (14) then a header by Miller hit the bar and Henderson hit the post. On 32 mins it was 2-0 but McNab rose to head home a Gillick cross (37). It was all Thistle then and Miller scored from 18 yards just on half-time. Report only to half-time. |
| 19. Sat-22-Dec-1951 [a] D2-2 Rangers (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 22/12/1951. Bell, Brown, Hewitt, Harvey, Forsyth, Hill, McKenzie, Miller, Gillick, McNAB (2), McCredie. |
| – Forsyth cleared with Bell beaten in the first minute then future-JAG Niven cleared a McCredie effort at the second attempt. Bell saved a penalty on half-time. McNab scored twice as the teams shared 4 goals in the second half. |
| 20. Sat-05-Jan-1952 [a] D2-2 Stranraer (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GG 12/1/1952. Bell, Brown, McCredie, Kinnell, Forsyth, Hill, Duff, Howitt, Miller, McGuire, BALFOUR (2). |
| – It was end to end stuff then Stranraer took the lead. A clever goal by Balfour levelled things. It was nip and tuck again and Balfour scored then Kinnell retired injured (bad cut). Stranraer got their equaliser against the 10 men. |
| 21. Sat-12-Jan-1952 [h] D2-2 Ayr United (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 12/1/1952. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 22. Sat-19-Jan-1952 [a] W5-2 Morton (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 19/1/1952. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 23. Sat-09-Feb-1952 [h] L2-3 Rangers (C Division League Cup section game) |
| – ET 9/2/1952. Bell, Brown, McCredie, Crawford, Kinnell, Hill, McKenzie, Gillick, MILLER, McNab, Henderson. (1 og.) |
| – 10,000 saw a header (8) and a penalty (9) put Thistle in trouble but a lobbed pass-back led to an og to reduce the deficit (28). Miller ran from midfield outstripping defenders to level (41). Report only to half-time. |
| 24. Sat-23-Feb-1952 [h] W4-2 Queen's Park (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 23/2/1952. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 25. Sat-08-Mar-1952 [a] W2-0 Queen of the South (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 8/3/1952. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 26. Sat-15-Mar-1952 [a] L1-3 Motherwell (C Division League Cup section game) |
| – MT 21/3/1952. Bell, Brown, Collins, McNab, Harvey, Howitt, Duff, Henderson, Miller, Anderson, BALFOUR. |
| – Thistle were very much second best and trailed 1-0 at half-time. The cause wasn't helped by the loss of Miller to injury just on half-time. The 10 men fell further behind and it was 3-0 on 88 mins before Balfour scored a minute later for a consolation goal. |
| 27. Sat-29-Mar-1952 [h] W4-3 Kilmarnock (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – ET 29/3/1952 & KLS 5/4/1952. Bell, Brown, McCredie, McNab, Collins, McGuire, Duff, Anderson, KINNELL (2), Harvey, Hill. Remaining scorers as yet unsourced. |
| – Kinnell caught Kilmarnock cold and put Thistle ahead (1). Kilmarnock went close then Thistle hit back and Duff had a shot cleared off the line. Kinnell got his second with a 20-yarder (35). 2-0 at half-time. Killie were just edged out by the odd goal in 7. |
| 28. Wed-02-Apr-1952 [a] L1-3 East Stirlingshire (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GH 3/4/1952 McNAB (pen). Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 29. Wed-09-Apr-1952 [a] D1-1 Queen of the South (C Division League Cup section game) |
| – DGS 12/4/1952. Ledgerwood, Brown, Gibb, Thomson, Collins, McNab, Henderson, Anderson, GILLICK, Sharp, Balfour. |
| – A deft header by Gillick (24) put Thistle ahead. Anderson's spot kick was parried but he hit the bar with the rebound. Queens converted a pen and it was exciting stuff until the end. Both sets of forwards should have done better but it was a fair result. |
| 30. Sat-12-Apr-1952 [h] W3-1 Motherwell (C Division League Cup section game) |
| – ET 12/4/1952. Bell, Brown, McCredie, Hewitt, Collins, Harvey, DUFF, Henderson, Kinnell, ANDERSON, Balfour. Remaining scorer as yet unsourced. |
| – Motherwell went 1-up in just 3 minutes but it was all square 2 mins later when Kinnell burst through to set up Duff for 1-1.Thistle were playing well and deserved to go in at half-time 2-1 up thanks to Anderson. Report only to half-time. |
| 31. Tue-15-Apr-1952 [a] D1-1 Rangers (C Division League Cup section game) |
| – GH 16/4/1952. GILLICK. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 32. Wed-16-Apr-1952 [h] W3-1 Queen of the South (C Division League Cup section game) |
| – GH 17/4/1952. STOTT (2), BROWN. Line-up as yet unsourced. Thistle finished 2nd, 5 points behind Rangers. |
| 33. Fri-18-Apr-1952 [a] L2-4 Motherwell (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – MT 25/4/1952. GILLICK, SHARP. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Motherwell led 2-1 at half-time, Gillick having scored. Sharp levelled soon after half-time but Motherwell's No 9 completed a personal triumph by scoring all 4 goals. Thistle never managed to keep him in check all night. |
| 34. Mon-21-Apr-1952 [h] L0-2 Stranraer (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GST 26/4/1952. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – By no means one-sided, Stranraer's keeper had some fine saves but the goals that mattered came from the visitors - both in the second half. They even had the luxury of missing a late penalty, firing the ball straight at the Thistle keeper. |
| 35. Tue-22-Apr-1952 [n] L0-5 Celtic (Friendly) |
| – ACA 26/4/1952. To open pavilion at Baillieston Juniors FC. The Thistle team included ex-Baillieston Junior players McNab, Harvey and Duff. |
| – An entertaining game despite the 5-0 scoreline which flattered Celtic. |
| 36. Wed-23-Apr-1952 [h] W3-0 Motherwell (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GH 24/4/1952. McINTOSH, STOTT, THOMSON. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 37. Mon-28-Apr-1952 [h] D1-1 Rangers (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – GH 29/4/1952. MILLER. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 38. Tue-29-Apr-1952 [a] W5-0 Kilmarnock (SFL Division C South-West) |
| – KLS 3/5/1952. Bell, Brown, McCredie, Thomson, Kerr, McNab, SMITH, Henderson, SHARP (2), HOWITT, WALKER. First sighting of trialist Andy Kerr (Lugar Boswell Thistle FC.) |
| – “Thistle trounce Killie. End of season debacle”. A deflected shot by Howitt and a solo effort by Sharp put Thistle 2-up in 10 mins. A Smith header (64) and goals by Sharp (68) and Walker (85) finished the reserve season in style. |
| 39. Wed-30-Apr-1952 [a] W4-1 Renfrew Select (Benefit) |
| – DR 1/5/1952. 7.15pm at King George Playing Fields for the benefit of the two groundsmen there. The Select was from juvenile teams of the area, including Renfrew Waverley. Thistle sent a strong line-up and two Jags who played for the latter named club - Jackie Husband & Archie McCallum - were in the Thistle line-up. |
| 1951-52 Reserves summary notes | |
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P39 W18 D9 L12 (1.615 ppg)
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| see also: |
| 1951-52 (first-team) → |
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