11th Aug 1928 Raith Rovers 2 Partick Thistle 4 (SFL First Division - game 1)

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Match Information

			Billy Birrel		George Easton			53y
					Willie Salisbury
					John Simpson
David Galloway (2-1, 1st half); David Galloway (3-2, 2nd half)					Harry Gibson (1-0, 1st half); William Fraser (2-0, 1st half); Harry Gibson (3-1, 2nd half); Harry Gibson (4-2, 2nd half)
			John Leckie		Johnny Jackson			22y, 8m, 13d
			John Pitcairn		Denis O'Hare			28y, 6m, 21d
			David Hopewell		Bob Paton			27y, 1m, 2d
			William McAllister		Alex Elliott			23y, 7m, 1d
			Matthew Hoggan		Alex Lambie			31y, 3m, 27d
			Blair Batchelor		George Boardman			23y, 9m, 22d
			Peter Bain		Davie Ness			25y, 11m, 27d
			Owen Dorans		Bobby Grove			25y, 9m, 1d
			Albert Pigg		Harry Gibson			23y, 2m, 6d
			David Galloway		William Fraser
			Thomas Turner		Willie Salisbury			29y, 5m, 19d
								26y, 1m, 21d

notes

OH credits Alex Elliott with Thistle's 4th, but SP/SC/JL say it was Harry Gisbon completing his hat-trick, and we go with them.

Match Report

TTA report

Rovers had the best of things early on before Gibson scored from close in against the run of play. Fraser added a 2nd then Rovers made it 2-1 at half-time. The game deteriorated but Gibson scored as did Rovers off Jackson's foot as he lay sprawling. Gibson finished off a Salisbury cross for his hat-trick.

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 54th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

ongoing sequences:

● 91 consecutive competitive appearances for Johnny Jackson, 28th Aug 1926 to date, a new personal best. (An extension of the club-record.)

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