29th Dec 1928 Partick Thistle 6 Raith Rovers 1 (SFL First Division - game 19)

matches:1928-29: ← 25game 2627 →

Match Information

53y			George Easton		Billy Birrel
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William Fraser (1-0, 1st half); Johnny Ballantyne (2-0, 1st half); John Torbet (3-0, 1st half); Davie Ness (4-0, 2nd half); Davie Ness (5-1, 2nd half); Davie Ness (6-1, 2nd half)					Albert Pigg (4-1, 2nd half)
23y, 1m, 0d			Johnny Jackson		John Leckie
28y, 11m, 8d			Denis O'Hare		John Pitcairn
27y, 5m, 20d			Bob Paton		David Hopewell
23y, 11m, 19d			Alex Elliott		William McAllister
31y, 8m, 14d			Alex Lambie		Matthew Hoggan
21y, 5m, 1d			Eddie McLeod		Blair Batchelor
26y, 4m, 14d			Davie Ness		John Beath
29y, 2m, 2d			Johnny Ballantyne		Leslie Bruton
23y, 6m, 24d			Harry Gibson		Albert Pigg
			William Fraser		Michael McGowan
25y, 3m, 4d			John Torbet		Thomas Turner
26y, 1m, 3d

Match Report

TTA report

It was as easy as the score suggests. “The clever Firhill forwards were irresistible…Ness captivated the crowd with his cleverness and he scored three well-taken goals“ (GH). It was 3-0 at half-time (Fraser, Ballantyne and Torbet) then after 2nd bottom Rovers scored, Ness completed his hat-trick.

Stats Watch

● Thistle's joint-record margin of victory over Raith Rovers.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 consecutive home League games in which Thistle have scored; 9th Apr 1928 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 10th Jan 1925 to 30th Jan 1926. Club-record: 26 games; 11th Nov 1911 to 29th Mar 1913.)

● 17 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 9th Apr 1928 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 22 games; 10th Jan 1925 to 6th Feb 1926 & 23rd Nov 1895 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 114 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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