27th Aug 1930 King's Park 3 Partick Thistle 3 (Robert Baird Benefit)

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Match Information

			Committee		Donald Turner			49y, 6m, 27d
					Willie Moyles; Charles Fitzsimmons; Newman; Newman; James McAllister; Willie Miller; Peter Cunningham; Andrew McGillivray
					Johnny Jackson; Stewart Calderwood; Alex Elliott; Alex Lambie; Eddie McLeod; William Fraser; John Simpson; George Boardman
Fleming Falconer (1-1, 1st half); Ian Simpson (1-2, 80 mins); James Jamieson (2-3, 86 mins)					Willie Miller (1-0, 10 mins); Peter Cunningham (2-2, 80 mins); John Torbet (3-3, pen 90 mins)
			William Kerr		Willie Moyles
			Thomas Crickett		Charles Fitzsimmons			19y, 7m, 29d
			Robert Temple		Jimmy Rae			22y, 9m, 5d
			Joseph Regan		Newman
			Robert Baird		Newman
			Fleming Falconer		James McAllister
			Young		Archie Turner
			Ian Simpson		Willie Miller			20y, 7m, 8d
			Marquis		Peter Cunningham			24y, 1m, 14d
			James Jamieson		Andrew McGillivray			20y, 10m, 25d
			Stewart Ross		John Torbet			26y, 11m, 2d
								22y, 5m, 29d
			Cowie

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Match Report

TTA report

Surprisingly competitive benefit match for King's Park centre-half Baird. It was played at a fast pace “despite the heat“ (GH). Miller opened the scoring (10) but King's Park equalised with a free-kick by half-time. They went ahead (80) but Cunningham equalised (82) before “a beautiful goal“ (SO) (86) then a Torbet penalty (90).

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Bridge of Allan Gazette, 30th August, 1930

Stats Watch

● Willie Moyles plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 20-year-old Andrew McGillivray plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 19-year-old Charles Fitzsimmons makes his Thistle debut.

● 24-year-old Peter Cunningham makes his Thistle debut and joins our scoring debutants club.

● Thistle make their last-ever visit to Forthbank Park.

ongoing sequences:

● 187 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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