17th Dec 1938 Falkirk 2 Partick Thistle 5 (SFL First Division - game 21)

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Match Information

			Tully Craig		Donald Turner			57y, 10m, 16d
					no changes
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Alex Carruthers (1-1, 51 mins); Ken Dawson (3-2, 74 mins)					Peter McKennan (1-0, 27 mins); Peter McKennan (2-1, 54 mins); John Wallace (3-1, 73 mins); John Wallace (4-2, 2nd half); John Wallace (5-2, 2nd half)
			Gilbert McKie		Bobby Johnstone			27y, 1m, 11d
			Robert Nisbet		Peter Curran
			Alex Peat		Charles McGregor
			William Brown		Alex Elliott			33y, 11m, 7d
			Bob Shankly		James Ewing
			Bobby Bolt		Eddie McLeod			31y, 4m, 19d
			Alex Carruthers		Alex McSpadyen			23y, 11m, 28d
			Robert Keyes		Peter McKennan			20y, 5m, 1d
			Alex Stewart		John Wallace			22y, 3m, 14d
			George Gilmour		James Douglas
			Ken Dawson		Sammy Picken			18y, 7m, 4d
								25y, 4m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

Falkirk dominated early on but McKennan with “a brilliant exposition of inside-forward play“ (SC) scored with a rocket shot (27). Falkirk levelled (27) but McKennan restored the lead (54). Wallace made it 3-1 (73) but Falkirk hit back (74) then Johnstone saved a penalty soon after. Wallace got his 2nd and 3rd late on but it was harder than suggested.

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Sunday Mail, 18th December, 1938

Glasgow Herald, 19th December, 1938

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 23 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 23rd Oct 1937 to date. (Longest run since: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 27 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 23rd Oct 1937 to date. (Longest run since: 27 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 6th May 1936. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 51 consecutive competitive appearances for John Wallace, 20th Nov 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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