19th Oct 1940 Falkirk 4 Partick Thistle 1 (Southern League - game 11)

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Match Information

			Tully Craig		Donald Turner			59y, 8m, 18d
					no changes
					no changes
Charles Napier (0-1, 22 mins); Charles Napier (1-2, 44 mins); Ken Dawson (2nd half); Willie Miller (2nd half)					Willie Sharp (1-1, 1st half)
			Gilbert McKie		Bobby Henderson			23y, 0m, 15d
			James Hogg		Jimmy Dyer			27y, 1m, 22d
			William Picken		Peter Curran
			Jim Fiddes		Jackie Husband			22y, 4m, 21d
			Finlay Cunningham		George Sutherland			26y, 0m, 14d
			William Masson		Austin Collier			26y, 2m, 25d
			Alex Carruthers		Alex McSpadyen			25y, 10m, 0d
			former Jag Willie Miller		Sammy Picken			20y, 5m, 6d
			Robert Keyes		Alex Younger			21y, 1m, 13d
			Charles Napier		Willie Sharp			18y, 4m, 24d
			Ken Dawson		Charles Rodger			31y, 7m, 16d
								24y, 2m, 23d

notes

Alex Younger played under the psuedonym of “Smith”.

Match Report

TTA report

A goal by Sharp to make it 1-1 was all Thistle had to offer against an excellent Falkirk side. Their 2nd just on half-time was a magnificent close control dribble past 3 defenders and a swerving shot past Henderson. 2 more goals underlined Falkirk's superiority. Thistle had their moments but the forwards were poor.

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Evening Times, 19th October, 1940

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ongoing sequences:

● 19 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.)

● 47 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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