5th Feb 1944 Airdrieonians 5 Partick Thistle 0 (Southern League - game 26)

matches:1943-44: ← 27game 2829 →

Match Information

			former Jag Bobby Ferrier		Donald Turner			63y, 0m, 5d
					James Colgan
					Billy Millar
Newman (0-1, 8 mins); John Aitken (0-2, 30 mins); Patrick O'Sullivan (0-3, 42 mins); John Aitken (0-4, 44 mins); Newman (0-5, 48 mins)
			John Moodie		Bobby Henderson			26y, 4m, 1d
			Junior		Jackie Husband			25y, 8m, 8d
			John Muir		Peter Curran
			James Peden		Bill Shankly			30y, 5m, 3d
			Ralph Collins		Bobby Parker			19y, 11m, 20d
			George Jenkins		John Hammill			20y, 0m, 28d
			John Thomson		Alex Glover			21y, 11m, 8d
			John Aitken		Alex Gourlay			24y, 5m, 16d
			Newman		Willie Newall			23y, 3m, 11d
			former Jag Sammy Picken		Willie Sharp			21y, 8m, 11d
			Patrick O'Sullivan		James Colgan			19y, 5m, 9d
								23y, 4m, 1d

notes

SP lists Colgan as “Junior”.

Match Report

TTA report

3rd bottom Airdrie distinguished themselves. That famous player “Newman“ at No 9 scored 2. “Thistle's Junior trialist at outside-left (Colgan) was the best in a weak attack“ (GH). Down 4-0 at half-time, the game was already over before the 5th went in just 3 minutes into the second half. “Spiritless Thistle attack“ (SP).

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The Sporting Post, 5th February, 1944

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 15 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 10th Apr 1943 to date. (Longest run since: 27 games; 22nd Apr 1941 to 17th Oct 1942. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 67 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 22nd Aug 1942 to date. (Longest run since: Bobby Henderson - 70 games, 9th Dec 1939 to 16th Aug 1941. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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