5th Dec 1942 Dumbarton 4 Partick Thistle 1 (Southern League - game 17)

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Match Information

			Fred Denovan		Donald Turner			61y, 10m, 4d
					Willie Peat; Jimmy Campbell
					Alex McSpadyen; Willie Sharp
Felix McGrogan (0-1,15 mins); Robert Torrance (0-2, 40 mins); Felix McGrogan (0-3, 82 mins); Gerry McAloon (0-4, 83 mins)					Willie Peat (1-4, 88 mins)
			Billy Bly		Bobby Henderson			25y, 2m, 1d
			Andy Cheyne		Jimmy McGowan			26y, 5m, 25d
			John Morgan		Peter Curran
			Robert Dougall		John Hammill			18y, 10m, 27d
			Gilbert Alsop		Jackie Husband			24y, 6m, 7d
			Gerry McAloon		Austin Collier			28y, 4m, 11d
			Felix McGrogan		Willie Peat			22y, 10m, 27d
			Willie Reid		Sammy Picken			22y, 6m, 22d
			Johnny Gould		Maurice Candlin			21y, 0m, 24d
			former Jag Robert Torrance		Jimmy Campbell			24y, 0m, 10d
			John Hepburn		Tom Mooney			32y, 1m, 4d
								24y, 7m, 10d

Match Report

TTA report

Dumbarton were the better team and deserved their win - but not by a 3-goal margin. Trailing 2-0 at half-time, Thistle showed some improvement through Candlin and Peat but they were denied by fine goalkeeping. 2 goals (82 and 83) made it 4-0 before Peat scored (88). first half missed chances cost Thistle.

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The Sporting Post, 5th December, 1942

Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Jimmy Campbell plays his one and only game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 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.)

● 17 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.)

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