15th Sep 1928 Motherwell 5 Partick Thistle 4 (SFL First Division - game 5)

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Match Information

			John Hunter		George Easton			53y
					Eddie McLeod
					Alex Lambie
Bobby Ferrier (2-1, 20 mins); Bobby Ferrier (2-2, 33 mins); Andrew McMurtrie (3-3, 58 mins); Thomas Tennent (3-4, 71 mins); George Stevenson (3-5, 75 mins)					Davie Ness (1-0, 5 mins); Sandy Hair (2-0, 10 mins); Sandy Hair (3-2, 45 mins); Johnny Ballantyne (4-5, 80 mins)
			Allan McClory		Johnny Jackson			22y, 9m, 17d
			James Bryers		Denis O'Hare			28y, 7m, 25d
			Willie Frame		Bob Paton			27y, 2m, 6d
			William McFadyen		Alex Elliott			23y, 8m, 5d
			Allan Craig		George Hunter
			John Johnman		Eddie McLeod			21y, 1m, 18d
			Andrew McMurtrie		Davie Ness			26y, 1m, 0d
			John Cameron		Johnny Ballantyne			28y, 10m, 19d
			Thomas Tennant		Sandy Hair			30y, 6m, 6d
			George Stevenson		William Fraser
			former Jag Bobby Ferrier		John Torbet			24y, 11m, 21d
								25y, 11m, 26d

Match Report

TTA report

Another see-saw battle with Thistle taking a 2-goal lead inside 10 minutes through Ness and Hair. Top= Motherwell scored twice but Hair with a header restored the lead at half-time. Three goals after the break by Motherwell made it 5-3. Ballantyne got a 4th but it was too late. “An enticing contest” (GH).

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 97 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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