21st Nov 1942 Heart of Midlothian 3 Partick Thistle 3 (Southern League - game 15)

matches:1942-43: ← 16game 1718 →

Match Information

			David McLean		Donald Turner			61y, 9m, 21d
					John Glen; Peter McKennan
					Peter Curran; George Hamilton
Tommy Walker (0-1, 12 mins); George Wilkins (1-2, 44 mins); Jackie Gilles (2-3, 85 mins)					Sammy Picken (1-1, 40 mins); Maurice Candlin (2-2, 78 mins); Sammy Picken (3-3, 89 mins)
			David Stevenson		Bobby Henderson			25y, 1m, 17d
			Tommy McSpadyen		Jimmy McGowan			26y, 5m, 11d
			Archie Miller		John Glen
			Jimmy Philp		John Hammill			18y, 10m, 13d
			Jimmy Blyth		Jackie Husband			24y, 5m, 24d
			John Harvey		Austin Collier			28y, 3m, 28d
			Robert Beattie		Alex McSpadyen			27y, 11m, 2d
			Tommy Walker		Peter McKennan			24y, 4m, 5d
			Robert Lamb		Willie Newall			22y, 0m, 27d
			George Wilkins		Maurice Candlin			21y, 0m, 10d
			Jackie Gillies		Sammy Picken			22y, 6m, 8d
								24y, 1m, 11d

notes

LH lists Peter Curran at #3 for Thistle at the expense of John Glen.

Match Report

TTA report

A fighting draw. Trailing to goals in 12, 44 and 85, Picken (40), Candlin (78) and Picken again (89) equalised 3 times. Hearts were the better team and Thistle were largely seen on the break. McSpadyen was ineffective. Perhaps he was watching his young cousin/namesake at No 2 for Hearts.

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The Sporting Post, 21st November, 1942

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 12th Sep 1942 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 6th Jan 1940 to 21st Dec 1940. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 22nd Aug 1942 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy McGowan - 20 games, 14th Feb 1942 to 5th Sep 1942. 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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