30th Dec 1944 Partick Thistle 3 Morton 2 (Southern League - game 20)

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Match Information

63y, 10m, 29d			Donald Turner		Jim Davies
Bob Smith; Bobby Parker; Alex Glover
Jimmy McGowan; Pat Gillespie; Jackie Johnson
Joe McGeachy (1-1, 48 mins); David Cupples (2-2, 64 mins); Tom Doonan (3-2, 67 mins)					John Crum (0-1, 41 mins); Jimmy Whyte (1-2, pen 54 mins)
27y, 2m, 26d			Bobby Henderson		Jimmy Cowan
			Bob Smith		Charles Higgins
23y, 1m, 19d			Maurice Candlin		Andy Fyfe
20y, 11m, 22d			John Hammill		Billy Campbell
26y, 7m, 2d			Jackie Husband		Willie Aird
20y, 10m, 14d			Bobby Parker		Jimmy Whyte
22y, 10m, 2d			Alex Glover		John McInnes
24y, 11m, 7d			David Cupples		Gerry McAloon
22y, 2m, 25d			Tom Doonan		John Crum
24y, 7m, 17d			Sammy Picken		Thomas Walsh
24y, 8m, 9d			Joe McGeachy		John Kelly
23y, 9m, 24d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle saw 1944 out with a fine win and an exciting match. Trailing twice, firstly McGeachy (48) then Cupples (64) put them back on level terms. On 67 minutes a McGeachy shot rebounded off the bar and Doonan scored with a fine header to put Thistle 3-2 ahead. They held on (just) for the win.

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Evening Times, 30th December, 1944

Stats Watch

● Bob Smith plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● David Cupples scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 1st Apr 1944 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 1st Jan 1940 to 26th Oct 1940. Joint club-record: 25 games; 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929 & 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938.)

● 104 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 22nd Aug 1942 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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