21st Apr 1937 Partick Thistle 3 Hibernian 1 (SFL First Division - game 38)

matches:1936-37: ← 44game 4546 →

Match Information

56y, 2m, 21d			Donald Turner		Willie McCartney
Alex McSpadyen; John Wallace
John Abbie; Edwin Watson
Alf Smith (1-0, 7 mins); John Wallace (2-0, 41 mins); John Wallace (3-0, 47 mins)					Patrick Farrell (3-1, 70 mins)
25y, 5m, 15d			Bobby Johnstone		Archie Gourlay former Jag
31y, 4m, 18d			Stewart Calderwood		David Logan
			Jimmy Stewart		Alex Prior former Jag
32y, 3m, 11d			Alex Elliott		James Miller
22y, 6m, 16d			George Sutherland		John Jones
25y, 0m, 28d			Hugh Baigrie		Douglas Anderson
22y, 4m, 2d			Alex McSpadyen		Matthew Devine
18y, 9m, 5d			Peter McKennan		Tommy Brady
20y, 7m, 18d			John Wallace		James Harrison
30y, 11m, 27d			John McMenemy		Patrick Farrell
			Alf Smith		Thomas Dunsmore
25y, 5m, 29d

notes

OH/SC/GH all agree with Alf Smith / John Wallace / John Wallace Thistle goals sequence but JL gives one of Wallace's goals to John McMenemy. We stick with the majority view.

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Match Report

TTA report

Only 1,000 saw a poor match but a comfortable win. Ex-JAGs Gourlay and Prior were in the Hibs team. Smith and Wallace gave Thistle a 2-goal lead (7 and 41) - defensive weakness apparent both times. McMenemy set up Wallace to make it 3 (47). Hibs scored (70) and went close near the end.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 15 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 1st Jan 1937 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 15th Feb 1936 to 8th Sep 1936. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 48 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Johnstone, 2nd May 1936 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Stewart Calderwood - 66 games, 11th Aug 1934 to 7th Dec 1935. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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