2nd Nov 1935 Arbroath 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 15)

matches:1935-36: ← 15game 1617 →

Match Information

			Bob McGlashan		Donald Turner			54y, 9m, 2d
					George Cummings; Robert Regan
					Ian Johnston; Alex McSpadyen
Alex Brand (0-1, 53 mins)					Sandy MacLennan (1-1, 84 mins)
			David Cumming		Bobby Johnstone			23y, 11m, 27d
			Bill Fordyce		Stewart Calderwood			29y, 10m, 30d
			Attillio Becci		George Cummings			22y, 4m, 28d
			Colin McNab		Alex Elliott			30y, 9m, 23d
			John Duff		George Sutherland			21y, 0m, 28d
			George Urquhart		Eddie McLeod			28y, 3m, 5d
			John Lowe		Robert Regan			20y, 2m, 12d
			Tom Cargill		Peter McKennan			17y, 3m, 17d
			Alex Brand		George Wyllie			22y, 9m, 6d
			James Johnston		Archie Hastie			20y, 4m, 11d
			William Walker		Sandy MacLennan			26y, 9m, 26d
								23y, 11m, 27d

Match Report

TTA report

The game was spoiled by the wind and both teams struggled. Arbroath took the lead (53). Thistle made marginally better use of the wind in the second half and a brilliant save from Regan rebounded to McLennan (84) to earn a point. The keeper was injured making the save and a defender went into goal. He wasn't troubled.

Stats Watch

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Gayfield.

● Arbroath become the 102nd club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action, 51 years on from the first friendly meeting between the sides.

● Sandy MacLennan scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 9 competitive away games without a win; 10th Aug 1935 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 26th Aug 1933 to 25th Nov 1933. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 12 away League games without a win; 20th Mar 1935 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 5th Apr 1919 to 20th Mar 1920. Club-record: 22 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 27th Sep 1909.)

● 14 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 20th Mar 1935 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 28th Apr 1934 to 9th Mar 1935. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 61 consecutive competitive appearances for Stewart Calderwood, 11th Aug 1934 to date. (Longest run since: Willie Miller - 64 games, 2nd Jan 1934 to 6th May 1935. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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