17th Apr 1946 Combined Services 2 Partick Thistle 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			?		Donald Turner			65y, 2m, 17d
					Tommy Wright
					Peter McKennan
Reg Lewis (0-1, 1st half); Leslie Compton (1-2, pen 2nd half)					Willie Sharp (1-1, 2nd half)
			Langford		Jim Steadward			27y, 3m, 3d
			Jimmy Drinkwater		Jimmy McGowan			29y, 10m, 7d
			Billy Hughes		Peter Curran
			David Jones		Hugh Brown			24y, 4m, 10d
			Leslie Compton		Bobby Parker			22y, 2m, 1d
			Tim Ward		Jackie Husband			27y, 10m, 20d
			Ted Duggan		Alex Glover			24y, 1m, 20d
			Bill Dymond		Tommy Wright			18y, 2m, 28d
			Reg Lewis		Willie Sharp			23y, 10m, 23d
			Billy Steel		Willie O'Donnell			21y, 8m, 8d
			Eades		Billy Millar			21y, 8m, 24d
								24y, 1m, 12d

notes

The designation of the opposition was: Langford (Amateur); Drinkwater (St Mirren); Hughes (Birmingham); Jones (Bury); L. Compton (Arsenal); Ward (Derby County); Duggan (Luton); Dymond (Bristol City); Lewis (Arsenal); Steel (Morton); Eades (Amateur)

Match Report

TTA report

Munster. After Rangers and Queen's Park, Thistle became the 3rd team to lose to Combined Services in Germany. Lewis (Arsenal) gave the Services XI the lead in an even first half. Sharp equalised for Thistle following a goalmouth scramble soon after half-time and the winner was a pen by Compton (Arsenal).

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Dundee Courier, April, 1946

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 36 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Sharp, 25th Aug 1945 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jackie Husband - 49 games, 26th Feb 1944 to 7th Apr 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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