11th Mar 1939 Motherwell 4 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL First Division - game 32)

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Match Information

			John Hunter		Donald Turner			58y, 1m, 8d
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Duncan Ogilvie (0-1, 2 mins); Hutton Bremner (0-2, 25 mins); John McCulloch (1-3, 42 mins); John McCulloch (1-4, 44 mins)					John Wallace (1-2, 32 mins); Peter McKennan (2-4, pen 56 mins); Peter McKennan (3-4, 78 mins)
			Andrew Murray		Bobby Henderson			21y, 5m, 7d
			Robert Young		Charles McGregor
			Ben Ellis		Jimmy Stewart
			Tommy McKenzie		Alex Elliott			34y, 2m, 1d
			Johnny Blair		James Ewing
			Willie Telfer		James Douglas
			Duncan Ogilvie		Alex McSpadyen			24y, 2m, 20d
			Hutton Bremner		Peter McKennan			20y, 7m, 23d
			future Jag Davie Mathie		John Wallace			22y, 6m, 8d
			George Stevenson		Bill McCrindle			23y, 9m, 19d
			John McCulloch		David Linton			26y, 8m, 3d
								24y, 9m, 11d

Match Report

TTA report

Motherwell scored (their 1st attack, 2) and again on the break (lost possession in Motherwell's half, 25). Wallace scored with a McKennan pass to reduce the lead but despite fine saves by Henderson it was 4-1 at half-time. McKennan scored from the spot then he scored again (78) but it wasn't enough.

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Glasgow Herald, 13th March, 1939

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without a win; 24th Dec 1938 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 24th Aug 1938 to 29th Oct 1938. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 7 competitive away games without a win; 24th Dec 1938 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 22nd Jan 1938 to 10th May 1938. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 50 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex McSpadyen, 19th Feb 1938 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Wallace - 51 games, 20th Nov 1937 to 17th Dec 1938. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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