22nd Nov 1947 Third Lanark 1 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Division A - game 12)

matches:1947-48: ← 18game 1920 →

Match Information

			Jimmy Carabine		Davie Meiklejohn			46y, 11m, 10d
					Alex Pirrie; Willie Hewitt; Archie McCallum; Davie Mathie; Alex Glover
					Peter Curran; Hugh Brown; Willie O'Donnell; Maurice Candlin; Jimmy Smith
Bobby Mitchell (1-1, pen 70 mins)					Davie Mathie (1-0, 14 mins); Alex Pirrie (2-1, 90 mins)
			Willie Fraser		Bobby Henderson			30y, 1m, 18d
			Jimmy Young		Jimmy McGowan			31y, 5m, 12d
			former Jag Angus Cameron		Alex Pirrie
			George Henderson		Willie Hewitt			27y, 1m, 24d
			Alex Palmer		Adam Forsyth			26y, 11m, 13d
			Harry Mooney		Jackie Husband			29y, 5m, 25d
			Adam McCulloch		Tommy Wright			19y, 10m, 2d
			Jimmy Mason		Archie McCallum
			former Jag Joe McGeachy		Davie Mathie			28y, 3m, 7d
			Jimmy Ayton		Willie Sharp			25y, 5m, 28d
			Bobby Mitchell		Alex Glover			25y, 8m, 25d
								27y, 2m, 1d

Match Report

TTA report

Mathie scored with a rebound off the keeper (14) but it was a hard struggle. Thirds missed a pen (68) but scored one (foul, 70). It was end to end stuff until a dramatic last-minute header by No 3 Pirrie (who limped on the left wing for most of the game). Thistle went a point clear at the top.

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Sunday Post, 23rd November, 1947

Sunday Post, 23rd November, 1947

Daily Record, 24th November, 1947

Stats Watch

● Archie McCallum makes his Thistle debut.

● Alex Pirrie scores his only goal for Thistle.

● Thistle go back to the summit of Scottish football. 22nd November becomes the deepest point date-wise when Thistle have been top after a match day, a record which still stands today.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Jackie Husband, 19th Apr 1947 to date. (Longest run since: Peter Curran - 59 games, 10th Aug 1946 to 15th Nov 1947. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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