13th Mar 1943 Partick Thistle 5 Motherwell 1 (Southern League Cup Section B - game 3)

matches:1942-43: ← 33game 3435 →

Match Information

62y, 1m, 10d			Donald Turner		John Hunter
Reggie Smith
Willie Sharp
Sammy Picken (1-0, 14 mins); Willie Newall (2-0, 25 mins); Reggie Smith (3-0, 62 mins); Willie Newall (4-0, 75 mins); Alex McSpadyen (5-1, 86 mins)					Joe Johnston (4-1, 79 mins)
25y, 5m, 9d			Bobby Henderson		John Johnston
26y, 9m, 3d			Jimmy McGowan		Willie Kilmarnock
			Peter Curran		Charlie Higgins
24y, 9m, 13d			Jackie Husband		Donald McLeod
19y, 0m, 25d			Bobby Parker		Johnny Blair
28y, 7m, 17d			Austin Collier		Hugh Wales
28y, 2m, 22d			Alex McSpadyen		Sammy McGowan
22y, 10m, 0d			Sammy Picken		Samuel Ross
22y, 4m, 16d			Willie Newall		Andy Paton
31y, 1m, 21d			Reggie Smith		George Gillan
23y, 2m, 5d			Willie Peat		Joe Johnston
25y, 2m, 29d

Match Report

TTA report

Motherwell played some decent stuff but Thistle were faster and more direct. Picken and Newall scored then Motherwell lost a defender to injury at half-time. Smith cracked in a 30-yard volley (62) and Newall and McSpadyen scored (75 and 86), Motherwell scoring between them. Henderson saved a pen late on. Motherwell lost a man to injury at half-time.

Stats Watch

● Reggie Smith scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 32 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 22nd Aug 1942 to date. (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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