10th Aug 1940 Partick Thistle 5 Dumbarton 2 (Southern League - game 1)

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Match Information

59y, 6m, 10d			Donald Turner		Fred Denovan
Peter Curran; Charlie Busby; Willie Newall; Alex Younger
James Mackinnon; Eddie McLeod; Bobby Morrison; Alex Linwood
Alex Younger; Alex Younger; Jackie Husband; Charlie Busby; Sammy Picken					Thomas Gilmour; John Drysdale
22y, 10m, 6d			Bobby Henderson		John Hill
27y, 6m, 7d			Andrew Rhodie		John Soutar
			Peter Curran		Walter Bulloch
22y, 2m, 13d			Jackie Husband		John Drysdale
25y, 10m, 5d			George Sutherland		Frank Moulds
24y, 8m, 4d			Charlie Busby		Charlie Ferguson
19y, 9m, 16d			Willie Newall		Felix McGrogan
20y, 2m, 28d			Sammy Picken		Thomas Gilmour
20y, 11m, 4d			Alex Younger		George Hay
18y, 2m, 16d			Willie Sharp		Jimmy Shields
20y, 7m, 2d			Willie Peat		Fred Williams
22y, 3m, 14d

notes

DR bills Alex Younger as “A. N. Other”. We stick with the brace for Alex Younger as per OH, though he's billed as “A.N. Other” in the SC.

Match Report

TTA report

Much changed Dumbarton did well to hold Thistle to 2-2 at half-time but they tired in the second half and Thistle (without the suspended McSpadyen) ran out comfortable winners. Younger (2), Husband, Picken and Busby got the goals. “Thistle should do well in the new league” (DR). They finished 12th of 16.

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Evening Times, 10th August, 1940

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 66th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● Jackie Husband scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Charlie Busby scores his last goal for Thistle.

● Thistle play their first match in the Southern League, their 32nd competition.

ongoing sequences:

● 36 consecutive competitive appearances for Sammy Picken, 3rd May 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.)

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