16th Nov 1940 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 0 (Southern League - game 14)

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Match Information

			Sam Blythe		Donald Turner			59y, 9m, 16d
					George Sutherland; Alex Younger; Charles Rodger
					Jimmy Dyer; Willie Newall; Willie Peat
Tommy Brady (0-1, pen 75 mins)
			Bob Johnstone		Bobby Henderson			23y, 1m, 12d
			Willie Savage		Charlie Busby			24y, 11m, 10d
			Graham		Peter Curran
			Kenny McDowall		Jackie Husband			22y, 5m, 19d
			Willie Kelly		George Sutherland			26y, 1m, 11d
			George Urquhart		Austin Collier			26y, 3m, 23d
			Jimmy Caskie		Alex McSpadyen			25y, 10m, 28d
			Tommy Brady		Sammy Picken			20y, 6m, 3d
			former Jag Alex Linwood		Alex Younger			21y, 2m, 10d
			Billy Steel		Willie Sharp			18y, 5m, 22d
			former Jag Johnny Deakin		Charles Rodger			31y, 8m, 13d
								24y, 0m, 28d

notes

Alex Younger played under the psuedonym of “Smith”.

Match Report

TTA report

A poor game littered with mistakes. There were few spells of sustained pressure and both sets of forwards made it hard for themselves. It needed a penalty (75) after a deliberate hand ball to break the deadlock.

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Evening Times, 19th November, 1940

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 21 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.)

● 50 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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