2nd Feb 1929 Rangers 5 Partick Thistle 1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

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Match Information

			Bill Struth		George Easton			53/54y
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Tully Craig (0-1, 15 mins); Jimmy Fleming (0-2, 43 mins); Jimmy Fleming (0-3, 2nd half); Jimmy Fleming (0-4, 2nd half); Alan Morton (1-5, 2nd half)					William Fraser (1-4, 2nd half)
			Tom Hamilton		Johnny Jackson			23y, 2m, 4d
			Dougie Gray		Denis O'Hare			29y, 0m, 12d
			Bob Hamilton		Bob Paton			27y, 6m, 24d
			Jock Buchanan		Alex Elliott			24y, 0m, 23d
			David Meiklejohn		Alex Lambie			31y, 9m, 18d
			Tully Craig		Eddie McLeod			21y, 6m, 5d
			Sandy Archibald		Davie Ness			26y, 5m, 18d
			Tommy Muirhead		Johnny Ballantyne			29y, 3m, 6d
			Jimmy Fleming		George Boardman			24y, 3m, 13d
			Bob McPhail		William Fraser
			Alan Morton		John Torbet			25y, 4m, 8d
								26y, 3m, 2d

Match Report

TTA report

Nearly 70,000 saw Rangers take just 15 minutes to put this tie beyond any doubt. Thistle had started well but their lightweight forwards were soon swept aside by a Rangers team full of power and determination on their way to the final. Fraser scored late on at 4-0 but it made little difference.

Stats Watch

● A new record attendance for any Thistle match of 67,000.

● A new record attendance for a Thistle away match of 67,000.

ongoing sequences:

● 120 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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