22nd Dec 1945 Queen of the South 5 Partick Thistle 3 (Southern League, Division A - game 20)

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Match Information

			Jimmy McKinnell Sr.		Donald Turner			64y, 10m, 21d
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George McQuade (0-1, 7 mins); George McQuade (3-2, 38 mins); Jackie Oakes (3-3, pen 42 mins); George McQuade (3-4, 44 mins); Jackie Oakes (3-5, 88 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-1, 25 mins); Willie Sharp (2-1, 32 mins); Willie O'Donnell (3-1, 35 mins)
			Daniel Black		Jim Steadward			26y, 11m, 8d
			David Lindsay		Jimmy McGowan			29y, 6m, 12d
			Willie Savage		Jackie Husband			27y, 6m, 24d
			Willie Haxton		Bill Shankly			32y, 3m, 20d
			George James		Bobby Parker			21y, 10m, 6d
			Johnny Barbour		Maurice Candlin			24y, 1m, 11d
			Jackie Oakes		Sam Campbell			25y, 8m, 12d
			George McQuade		Tommy Wright			17y, 11m, 2d
			John Connor		Willie Sharp			23y, 6m, 27d
			Jackie Law		Willie O'Donnell			21y, 4m, 13d
			Howard Girling		Joe McGeachy			25y, 8m, 1d
								25y, 1m, 19d

Match Report

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Queens took the lead (7) but Sharp (25 and 32) and O'Donnell (35) scored as Thistle enjoyed their best spell in the match. 3 goals in 6 minutes before half-time (the 2nd a pen) completely changed the outlook and in a fiery second half it was touch and go until Queens scored (88). 2 teams gave it their all on a heavy pitch.

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Evening Times, 22nd December, 1945

Stats Watch

● 32-year-old Bill Shankly plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 16 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 21st Apr 1945 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 24th Apr 1897. Club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for Jim Steadward, 26th May 1945 to date, a new personal best. (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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