2nd Mar 1940 Dundee United 1 Partick Thistle 1 (Emergency Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg)

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Match Information

			Jimmy Allan		Donald Turner			59y, 1m, 0d
					Andrew Rhodie; Charlie Busby; John Wallace; Willie Sharp; Willie Peat
					John Bonomy; Alex Elliott; Willie Newall; James Douglas; Bobby Morrison
Norman Fraser (0-1, 30 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-1, 71 mins)
			Charlie Thomson		Bobby Henderson			22y, 4m, 27d
			Jerry Kerr		Andrew Rhodie			27y, 0m, 28d
			Jimmy Littlejohn		Peter Curran
			Alex Miller		Jackie Husband			21y, 9m, 3d
			Alex Glen		George Sutherland			25y, 4m, 26d
			Norman Fraser		Charlie Busby			24y, 2m, 25d
			Tommy Adamson		Alex McSpadyen			25y, 2m, 12d
			Arthur Baxter		Sammy Picken			19y, 9m, 18d
			James McLean		John Wallace			23y, 5m, 28d
			Bobby Gardiner		Willie Sharp			17y, 9m, 6d
			Arthur Milne		Willie Peat			20y, 1m, 23d
								22y, 8m, 23d

notes

Alex McSpadyen is credited with Thistle's goal in the OH, but EEN, SP, DC, GH & DR (the former two with written accounts) credit Willie Sharp, and therefore we have no hesitation in siding with that majority view.

Match Report

TTA report

AGG: 3-5. Sharp made his competitive debut in this match. His goal earned a draw but it wasn't enough for an aggregate win. Thistle started well enough but McSpadyen's miss in front of an open goal was telling. Henderson saved a penalty. “I'm disappointed…but they fought didn't they?“ (Manager Turner (DR)).

Stats Watch

● 27-year-old Andrew Rhodie makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 11th Nov 1939 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 2nd Apr 1938 to 15th Oct 1938. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 15 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 21st Jan 1939 to date. (Longest run since: 28 games; 23rd Oct 1937 to 2nd Jan 1939. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Peter Curran, 18th Mar 1939 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alex McSpadyen - 65 games, 19th Feb 1938 to 2nd Dec 1939. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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