17th Nov 1945 Falkirk 2 Partick Thistle 1 (Southern League, Division A - game 15)

matches:1945-46: ← 17game 1819 →

Match Information

			Tully Craig		Donald Turner			64y, 9m, 17d
					William Houston; David Darling; Tommy Wright; John Wallace
					Jimmy McGowan; Hugh Brown; Alex Glover; Joe McGeachy
Jackie Henderson (0-1, 1 min); Jackie Henderson (0-2, 42 mins)					John Wallace (1-2, 80 mins)
			John Wallace		Jim Steadward			26y, 10m, 3d
			John Whyte		Peter Curran
			James Stewart		William Houston
			Duncan Ogilvie		David Darling
			Bob Henderson		Bobby Parker			21y, 9m, 1d
			Jimmy Gallacher		Maurice Candlin			24y, 0m, 6d
			Jackie Henderson		Tommy Wright			17y, 9m, 28d
			Archie Macauley		Alex Gourlay			26y, 2m, 28d
			George Brookes		Willie Sharp			23y, 5m, 23d
			Charles Napier		John Wallace			29y, 2m, 14d
			former Jag John Fitzsimmons		Willie O'Donnell			21y, 3m, 8d
								23y, 9m, 30d

Match Report

TTA report

Weakened by injury, Thistle gifted Falkirk a goal (1) when Parker and Steadward stood transfixed at a cross. They fought back however and Sharp hit the bar but 3 minutes from half-time it was 2-0. Wallace reduced the lead (80) but Falkirk saw the game out, adapting to the heavy pitch the better.

Stats Watch

● William Houston makes his Thistle debut.

● David Darling plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● John Wallace scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Jim Steadward (a new personal best) & Peter Curran, 26th May 1945 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy McGowan - 26 games, 21st Apr 1945 to 10th Nov 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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