14th Dec 1940 Partick Thistle 1 Rangers 4 (Southern League - game 18)

matches:1940-41: ← 18game 1920 →

Match Information

59y, 10m, 13d			Donald Turner		Bill Struth
Jackie Husband; Willie Sharp
Charlie Busby; Ian Campbell
Willie Newall (1-3, 69 mins)					Charlie Johnston (0-1, 1 mins); Torry Gillick (0-2, 25 mins); David Marshall (0-3, 34 mins); Alex Venters (1-4, 86 mins)
23y, 2m, 10d			Bobby Henderson		Jerry Dawson
22y, 6m, 16d			Jackie Husband		Dougie Gray
			Peter Curran		Jock Shaw
26y, 4m, 20d			Austin Collier		Robert Bolt
26y, 2m, 9d			George Sutherland		Willie Woodburn
31y, 9m, 11d			Charles Rodger		Scot Symon
25y, 11m, 25d			Alex McSpadyen		Jimmy Duncanson
18y, 6m, 19d			Willie Sharp		Alex Venters
20y, 1m, 19d			Willie Newall		Torry Gillick future Jag
20y, 7m, 1d			Sammy Picken		David Marshall
20y, 11m, 6d			Willie Peat		Charlie Johnston
23y, 7m, 18d

Match Report

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Top of the League Rangers were facing 3 consecutive defeats but they turned on the style and were too good for Thistle who didn't play that badly - particularly in a spell after half-time - but trailed from the 1st minute. They were 4-down before Newall scored their only goal with a deflected shot.

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Evening Times, 14th December, 1940

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 8 competitive games without a win, 19th Oct 1940 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games, 24th Dec 1938 to 11th Feb 1939. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 9th Dec 1939 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Sammy Picken - 50 games, 3rd May 1939 to 16th Nov 1940. 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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