31st Aug 1940 Rangers 3 Partick Thistle 1 (Southern League - game 4)

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Match Information

			Bill Struth		Donald Turner			59y, 7m, 0d
					Alex Younger; Willie Sharp
					Ian Campbell; Willie Peat
Jimmy Smith (0-1, 1st half); Jimmy Smith (0-2, 2nd half); Torry Gillick (0-3, 2nd half)					Alex Younger (1-3, 2nd half)
			Jerry Dawson		Bobby Henderson			22y, 10m, 27d
			Dougie Gray		Jimmy Dyer			27y, 0m, 4d
			Jock Shaw		Peter Curran
			Robert Bolt		Austin Collier			26y, 1m, 7d
			Willie Woodburn		George Sutherland			25y, 10m, 26d
			George Thomson		Charlie Busby			24y, 8m, 25d
			future Jag Torry Gillick		Willie Newall			19y, 10m, 6d
			future Jag George Hamilton		Sammy Picken			20y, 3m, 18d
			Jimmy Smith		Alex Younger			20y, 11m, 25d
			David Marshall		Willie Sharp			18y, 3m, 6d
			Charlie Johnston		Charles Rodger			31y, 5m, 28d
								23y, 9m, 3d

notes

Alex Younger played under the psuedonym of “Smith”. We stick with Alex Younger as scorer per OH, though he's billed as “Smith” in the SC and “Murray” in the DR.

Match Report

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But for some magnificent saves by Henderson Thistle would have trailed by more than 1-0 at half-time. After the break Younger, Sharp and Rodger all missed sitters to equalise and the chance was gone. It was 3-0 before Younger showed some fine opportunism to make it look more respectable.

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Evening Times, 31st August, 1940

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 consecutive competitive away defeats; 13th Apr 1940 to date. (Longest run since: 6 defeats; 1st Apr 1939 to 2nd Dec 1939. Club-record: 11 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 14 competitive away games without a win; 6th Jan 1940 to date. (Longest run since: 22 games; 10th Aug 1935 to 6th May 1936. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 39 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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