19th Apr 1947 Falkirk 6 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Division A - game 28)

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Match Information

			Tully Craig		Donald Turner			66y, 2m, 19d
					Jackie Husband; Jimmy Walker
					Adam Forsyth; Davie Mathie
Jackie Henderson (0-1, 9 mins); Ken Dawson (0-2, 43 mins); Robert Campbell (0-3, 60 mins); Robert Campbell (0-4, 67 mins); Jimmy McGowan (1-5, og 76 mins); John Wardlaw (1-6, 88 mins)					Alex Glover (1-4, 75 mins)
			Jerry Dawson		Jim Steadward			28y, 3m, 5d
			Jim Fiddes		Jimmy McGowan			30y, 10m, 9d
			John Whyte		Peter Curran
			Ernie Doig		Willie Hewitt			26y, 6m, 21d
			Willie Thomson		Jackie Husband			28y, 10m, 22d
			Willie Telfer		Hugh Brown			25y, 4m, 12d
			Robert Campbell		Alex Glover			25y, 1m, 22d
			Bobby Aitken		Willie O'Donnell			22y, 8m, 10d
			John Wardlaw		Willie Sharp			24y, 10m, 25d
			Jackie Henderson		Kenny Chisholm			22y, 0m, 7d
			Ken Dawson		Jimmy Walker			21y, 7m, 20d
								25y, 7m, 17d

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Match Report

TTA report

Too many players were below par in this match and Thistle trailed 2-0 at half-time. A goal by Glover (75) was all they deserved but immediately a McGowan OG made it 5-1 then the 6th came 2 minutes from time. Only Husband played to form but the defence was overrun. “Brighter Bairns” (FH).

Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Jimmy Walker makes his Thistle debut.

● Thistle's record margin of defeat against Falkirk.

● Jimmy Walker becomes the first-known American to play for Thistle.

● The United States of America becomes the eighth country/territory to birth a Jag.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 31st Aug 1946 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 3rd Nov 1945 to 17th Aug 1946. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 37 consecutive competitive appearances for Peter Curran, 10th Aug 1946 to date. (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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