23rd Apr 1930 Partick Thistle 2 St Johnstone 1 (SFL First Division - game 36)

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matches:1929-30: ← 44game 4546 →

Match Information

49y, 2m, 23d			Donald Turner		David Taylor
Alex Elliott; Robert Jenkins
Willie Miller; Alex Lambie
Johnny Ballantyne (1-1, 53 mins); Robert Jenkins (2-1, 70 mins)					John Stevenson (0-1, 40 mins)
24y, 4m, 25d			Johnny Jackson		Sandy McLaren
24y, 4m, 20d			Stewart Calderwood		William Steel
22y, 5m, 1d			Jimmy Rae		Bob Paton former Jag
25y, 3m, 13d			Alex Elliott		John McHale
25y, 6m, 3d			George Boardman		Andy Swallow
22y, 8m, 26d			Eddie McLeod		Don McMillan
27y, 8m, 8d			Davie Ness		Willie Webb
27y, 5m, 13d			Bobby Grove		James Paterson
22y, 3m, 25d			Robert Jenkins		James Stewart
30y, 5m, 27d			Johnny Ballantyne		John Stevenson
26y, 6m, 29d			John Torbet		Harry Nicolson
25y, 4m, 20d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle went close several times and Torbet hit the bar. Fine goalkeeping saved St Johnstone a number of times then against the run of play Saints (already relegated) took the lead (40). A Ballantyne free-kick via a post levelled however (53) then Jenkins finished off a Ness pass from close in (70) to take both points.

Stats Watch

● Robert Jenkins scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Thistle go 11 competitive games without defeat versus St Johnstone, the H2H record.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 home League games without defeat; 1st Jan 1930 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 5th Nov 1927 to 7th Mar 1928. Club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 1st Jan 1930 to date. (Longest run since: 11 games; 5th Nov 1927 to 7th Mar 1928. Club-record: 15 games; 24th Sep 1910 to 4th Feb 1911.)

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

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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