20th Dec 1941 Partick Thistle 4 Dumbarton 3 (Southern League - game 20)

matches:1941-42: ← 21game 2223 →

Match Information

60y, 10m, 19d			Donald Turner		Fred Denovan
Andrew Forsyth; Hugh Hart
Alex Sharp; George Sutherland
Willie Newall (1-0, 25 mins); Willie Newall (2-1, 27 mins); Willie Newall (3-1, 35 mins); Willie Newall (4-1, 53 mins)					Johnny Gould (1-1, 26 mins); Johnny Gould (4-2, 69 mins); Jimmy Hickie (4-3, pen 89 mins)
24y, 2m, 16d			Bobby Henderson		Patrick Kelly
25y, 6m, 10d			Jimmy McGowan		Willie Savage
			Peter Curran		Jimmy Hickie
			Andrew Forsyth		Sammy Ross
29y, 1m, 0d			Hugh Hart		Charlie Gavin
23y, 6m, 22d			Jackie Husband		George Urquhart
27y, 0m, 1d			Alex McSpadyen		John Milne
22y, 4m, 0d			Alex Gourlay		George Jeffrey
21y, 1m, 25d			Willie Newall		Johnny Gould
19y, 6m, 25d			Willie Sharp		Gerry McAloon
21y, 6m, 14d			Bobby Harper		Felix McGrogan
23y, 9m, 10d

Match Report

TTA report

Newall scored 4 (and had 2 ruled out for off-side) in a match Thistle were coasting until they switched off. Leading 3-1 at half-time then 4-1 (53), they fell away and almost let Dumbarton steal a point with goals 69 and 89 (pen). They moved up to 7th, 10 points behind leaders Rangers.

Stats Watch

● 29-year-old Hugh Hart plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● Thistle play their 50th match in the Southern League.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 8th Nov 1941 to date. (Longest run since: 6 wins; 16th Mar 1940 to 18th May 1940. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 7 competitive home games without defeat; 4th Oct 1941 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 10th Aug 1940 to 30th Nov 1940. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Newall, 20th May 1941 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Peter Curran - 53 games, 10th Aug 1940 to 4th Oct 1941. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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