2nd Jan 1947 Partick Thistle 3 Morton 1 (SFL Division A - game 21)

matches:1946-47: ← 28game 2930 →

Match Information

65y, 11m, 2d			Donald Turner		Jim Davies
Jim Steadward; Sam Campbell
Willie Nimmo; Alex Glover
Davie Mathie (1-1, 20 mins); Kenny Chisholm (2-1, 25 mins); Sam Campbell (3-1, 53 mins)					Andy Fyfe (0-1, pen 5 mins)
27y, 11m, 19d			Jim Steadward		Archie McFeat
30y, 6m, 23d			Jimmy McGowan		Matt Maley
			Peter Curran		Andy Fyfe
26y, 3m, 4d			Willie Hewitt		John Divers
28y, 7m, 5d			Jackie Husband		Willie Aird
25y, 0m, 26d			Hugh Brown		Jimmy Whyte
26y, 8m, 23d			Sam Campbell		David Cupples former Jag
22y, 4m, 24d			Willie O'Donnell		Tom McGarrity
27y, 4m, 18d			Davie Mathie		Ross Henderson
24y, 7m, 8d			Willie Sharp		Billy Steel
21y, 8m, 21d			Kenny Chisholm		John McInnes
26y, 1m, 16d

Match Report

TTA report

Morton scored with a soft penalty (5) but goals from Mathie (a fine individual effort, 20) and Chisholm (25) made it 2-1 at half-time. Campbell made it 3-1 with a freak shot that deceived the keeper (53) then Steadward had three brilliant saves to thwart a late rally. Thistle deserved their win and leapfrogged Morton into 4th place.

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Glasgow Herald, 3rd January, 1947

Stats Watch

● Thistle are back in League action after 1 day, which stands today as the joint club-record for the shortest gap between League games.

● Sam Campbell scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 7th Sep 1946 to date. (Longest run since: 20 games; 2nd Apr 1938 to 15th Oct 1938. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 21 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 7th Sep 1946 to date. (Longest run since: 23 games; 2nd Apr 1938 to 15th Oct 1938. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for Peter Curran, 10th Aug 1946 to date. (Longest run since: Willie Sharp - 36 games, 25th Aug 1945 to 30th Mar 1946. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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