18th Jan 1947 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 4 (SFL Division A - game 24)

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Match Information

			Bobby Rankine		Donald Turner			65y, 11m, 18d
					Alex Pirrie; Frank MacBeath
					Jimmy McGowan; Sam Campbell
Johnny Deakin (0-1, 29 mins)					Willie O'Donnell (1-1, 33 mins); Davie Mathie (2-1, 39 mins); Willie Sharp (3-1, pen 46 mins); Davie Mathie (4-1, 72 mins)
			Malcolm Newlands		Jim Steadward			28y, 0m, 4d
			Willie Telfer		Alex Pirrie
			Jimmy Drinkwater		Peter Curran
			Jimmy Stenhouse		Willie Hewitt			26y, 3m, 20d
			Dave Lindsay		Jackie Husband			28y, 7m, 21d
			Dave Cunningham		Hugh Brown			25y, 1m, 11d
			Billy Smith		Frank MacBeath			22y, 7m, 19d
			John Telford		Willie O'Donnell			22y, 5m, 9d
			George Wilson		Davie Mathie			27y, 5m, 3d
			former Jag Johnny Deakin		Willie Sharp			24y, 7m, 24d
			Arthur Milne		Kenny Chisholm			21y, 9m, 6d
								25y, 2m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle went 3rd with this fine win. They fell behind (29) but O'Donnell equalised (32) then Mathie gave them a half-time lead (39). St Mirren faded when Steadward saved a poorly taken pen (44). It proved costly because Sharp scored with one (46) while Curran was off injured. Back to 11 men, Mathie made it 4-1 (72).

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Frank MacBeath makes his Thistle debut.

● Thistle win a sixth consecutive competitive game versus St Mirren, the H2H record.

ongoing sequences:

● 32 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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