19th Aug 1931 Airdrieonians 0 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL First Division - game 3)

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Match Information

			David Martyn		Donald Turner			50y, 6m, 19d
					Charles Fitzsimmons; John McGourty
					Jimmy Rae; George Boardman
					Evelyn Morrison (1-0, 53 mins); Evelyn Morrison (2-0, 68 mins); Davie Ness (3-0, 82 mins)
			William Wilson		Johnny Jackson			25y, 8m, 21d
			Jimmy Crapnell		Stewart Calderwood			25y, 8m, 16d
			former Jag George McQueen		Charles Fitzsimmons			20y, 7m, 21d
			Thomas Preston		Alex Elliott			26y, 7m, 9d
			Wilf Sharp		Bobby Grove			28y, 9m, 9d
			Thomas McKenna		Eddie McLeod			24y, 0m, 22d
			Angus Johnston		Davie Ness			29y, 0m, 4d
			Willie McDonald		John McGourty			19y, 1m, 9d
			Jackie Law		Evelyn Morrison			29y, 0m, 18d
			Thomas Armstrong		Johnny Ballantyne			31y, 9m, 23d
			future Jag George Bertram		John Torbet			27y, 10m, 25d
								26y, 2m, 19d

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Match Report

TTA report

A fine Wednesday night win at Broomfield. 3 brilliant saves by Jackson ensured the first half was goalless. Thistle were the better team in the second half and Morrison made up for earlier misses by scoring twice (53 and 68), taking his tally to 4 in 3 games. Ness also scored (82) to record a fine win.

Stats Watch

● 19-year-old John McGourty makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 away League games without defeat; 21st Feb 1931 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 7 games; 28th Aug 1915 to 27th Nov 1915.)

● 232 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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