David Linton

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David Linton

• David Linton, c1937 (HA) David Halley Linton was born on Monday, 8th July, 1912, in East Wemyss, Fife. The 5' 7 (10st 6lbs) forward signed for Donald Turner's Thistle on Tuesday, 18th May, 1937, having most recently been with Dundee. Aged 25, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 14th August, 1937, in a 4-2 defeat away to Hamilton Academical in the SFL First Division. David scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 21st August, 1937, in a 3-0 win at home to Kilmarnock in the SFL First Division. He scored his second and final goal for the club on Saturday, 4th March, 1939, in a 3-2 defeat at home to Ayr United in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for Thistle on Tuesday, 29th August, 1939, in a 4-1 defeat at home to Rangers in the Glasgow Cup, having appeared as a Jag on 41 occasions. His club-list included East Fife, Dundee, Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers and St Bernard's. David died in the third quarter of 1994, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, aged 82. * * If you can help us to improve any of these marked points on The Thistle Archive, then please do get in touch →

Every Goal

compiled from our All Games criteria.

25y, 1m, 13d		21.08.1937 Kilmarnock [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 2)
26y, 7m, 24d		04.03.1939 Ayr United [h] L2-3 (SFL First Division - game 31)

Thistle Honours

1938 - HUDDERSFIELD CHARITY CUP Runner-up

the decisive game…

1938 - HUDDERSFIELD CHARITY CUP Mon-19-Sep-1938 [a] L3-5 Huddersfield Town (Huddersfield Charity Cup Final) Thistle led 3-0 after 24 minutes when Wallace twice pounced on poor pass-backs and from a McKennan pen. Both players were excellent. A rally by Huddersfield saw them reduce the lead with a pen (25) and goals 43, 48 and 69 put them well ahead. Thistle, with 3 reserves at half back, conceded again (90). Donald Turner

• Listed per out Honours list criteria.
• Players who have contributed an appearance in any given tournament are included.

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