12th Mar 1938 Partick Thistle 1 Celtic 6 (SFL First Division - game 29)

matches:1937-38: ← 36game 3738 →

Match Information

57y, 1m, 9d			Donald Turner		Willie Maley
Charlie Busby; James Douglas; Alf Smith
Alex Elliott; Eddie McLeod; Sammy Picken
John Wallace (1-4, 75 mins)					John Crum (0-1, 20 mins); Jimmy Delaney (0-2, 26 mins); Jimmy Delaney (0-3, 30 mins); Frank Murphy (0-4, 40 mins); John Divers (1-5, 76 mins); Chic Geatons (1-6, 87 mins)
26y, 4m, 6d			Bobby Johnstone		Joe Kennaway
			Peter Curran		Bobby Hogg
			Jimmy Stewart		John Morrison
22y, 3m, 6d			Charlie Busby		Chic Geatons
23y, 5m, 7d			George Sutherland		Willie Lyon
			James Douglas		George Paterson
23y, 2m, 21d			Alex McSpadyen		Jimmy Delaney
19y, 7m, 24d			Peter McKennan		Malky MacDonald
21y, 6m, 9d			John Wallace		John Crum
			James Williamson		John Divers
			Alf Smith		Frank Murphy
22y, 8m, 27d

Match Report

TTA report

Weakened by the loss of stalwarts Elliott and McLeod, the goal rush started (20). Trailing 4-0 at half-time, Thistle dug in and Wallace got the consolation goal (75) before top of the league Celtic scored twice more. McKennan missed a penalty at 5-1. Thistle were “not even tempestuous“ (GH).

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Sunday Mail, 13th March, 1938

Stats Watch

● 20/21-year-old Alf Smith plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 4th Dec 1937 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 26th Oct 1929 to 1st Feb 1930. Club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 36 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Stewart, 21st Aug 1937 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Johnstone - 55 games, 2nd May 1936 to 1st Sep 1937. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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