18th Aug 1928 Partick Thistle 4 Dundee 2 (SFL First Division - game 2)

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Match Information

53y			George Easton		Jimmy Bissett
George Hunter; James McLeod
George Boardman; Bobby Grove
Alex Elliott (1-0, 5 mins); Davie Ness (2-0, 7 mins); James McLeod (3-0, 2nd half); Harry Gibson (4-2, 88 mins)					Frank Townrow (3-1, 2nd half); Andy Campbell (3-2, 2nd half)
22y, 8m, 20d			Johnny Jackson		Peter Robertson
28y, 6m, 28d			Denis O'Hare		Finlay Brown
27y, 1m, 9d			Bob Paton		Jock Gilmour
23y, 7m, 8d			Alex Elliott		Colin McNab
31y, 4m, 3d			Alex Lambie		Jock Ross
			George Hunter		Jock Thomson
26y, 0m, 3d			Davie Ness		Peter Barrett
22y, 8m, 23d			James McLeod		Frank Townrow
23y, 2m, 13d			Harry Gibson		Andy Campbell
			William Fraser		Claude Craddock
29y, 5m, 26d			Willie Salisbury		Willie Cook
26y, 0m, 30d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle took an early 2-goal lead through Elliott (5) and Ness (7) then stout defending ensured Dundee didn't score before half-time. McLeod scored to make it 3 but 2 quick goals by Dundee reduced the lead. Gibson scored just before the end to put the game out of reach of the visitors.

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old James McLeod makes his Thistle debut and joins our scoring debutants club.

ongoing sequences:

● 92 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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