16th Aug 1945 Rangers 4 Partick Thistle 2 (Southern League, Division A - game 2)

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Match Information

			Bill Struth		Donald Turner			64y, 6m, 16d
					no changes
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Willie Waddell (0-1, 32 mins); Jimmy Smith (0-2, 46 mins); Willie Waddell (0-3, 2nd half); Torry Gillick (1-4, 2nd half)					Willie Sharp (1-3, 2nd half); Alex Glover (2-4, 2nd half)
			George Jenkins		Jim Steadward			26y, 7m, 2d
			future Jag George Young		Jimmy McGowan			29y, 2m, 6d
			Jock Shaw		Peter Curran
			Ian McColl		Bill Shankly			31y, 11m, 14d
			Willie Woodburn		Bobby Parker			21y, 6m, 0d
			Adam Little		Jackie Husband			27y, 2m, 19d
			Willie Waddell		Alex Glover			23y, 5m, 19d
			future Jag Torry Gillick		Hugh Brown			23y, 8m, 9d
			Jimmy Smith		Dougie Stockdale			18y, 11m, 13d
			former Jag Angus Stead		Willie Sharp			23y, 2m, 22d
			Charlie Johnston		Joe McGeachy			25y, 3m, 26d
								25y, 1m, 8d

notes

OH/CS/DR credit Alex Glover with Thistle's second goal, but GH/SC say it was a Jenkins o.g. The DR report is most detailed: “Glover scored direct from a corner-kick with Jenkins (Rangers' keeper) helping it home”. We're most comfortable with the goal for Alex Glover here, and stick with him.

Match Report

TTA report

A routine win for Rangers, but they were poor in the first half. They led 1-0 at half-time and scored 2 more before Sharp reduced the lead. Soon it was 4-1 then Glover scored direct from a corner, the Rangers keeper “helping it home” (DR). Thistle had no answer to Rangers' Waddell but they all stuck to the task.

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ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Bill Shankly, 24th Mar 1945 to date. (Longest run since: Joe McGeachy - 33 games, 30th Sep 1944 to 2nd Jun 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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