14th Aug 1948 Partick Thistle 3 Albion Rovers 0 (SFL Division A - game 1)

matches:1948-49: ← 48game 0102 →

Match Information

47y, 8m, 2d			Davie Meiklejohn		Webber Lees
Adam Forsyth; Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Davidson; Willie O'Donnell
Bert Kinnell (1-0, 43 mins); Archie McCallum (2-0, 61 mins); Bert Kinnell (3-0, 88 mins)
30y, 10m, 10d			Bobby Henderson		Alex McGregor
32y, 2m, 4d			Jimmy McGowan		James Paterson
			Peter Curran		Sam English
26y, 8m, 7d			Hugh Brown		Jim Hunter
27y, 8m, 5d			Adam Forsyth		Jock Stein
27y, 10m, 16d			Willie Hewitt		Alec McLeod
20y, 6m, 25d			Tommy Wright		John Craig
			Archie McCallum		Neil McKinnon
25y, 3m, 24d			Bert Kinnell		Tom Doonan former Jag
26y, 2m, 20d			Willie Sharp		John Love
22y, 11m, 15d			Jimmy Walker		Peter Smith
26y, 8m, 13d

notes

The OH credits McCallum (2) and Kinnell (1) but SC/GH/SP all have it the other way around and we go with them.

Match Report

TTA report

A scrambled effort by Kinnell gave Thistle the lead (43) against newly-promoted Rovers. An excellent 2nd by McCallum - “a goal delightful in conception” (SP) - made it 2-0 (61) before Kinnell scored again from a Wright cross (88). On general play it should have been far more convincing.

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 74th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● The crowd of 20,000 stands today as the joint-record for any Thistle vs. Albion Rovers match. (1921; 1948)

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 3rd Apr 1948 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins; 13th Sep 1947 to 8th Nov 1947. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 7 competitive home games without defeat; 31st Jan 1948 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 4th Oct 1941 to 1st Jan 1942. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 30 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 11th Oct 1947 to date. (Longest run since: Jackie Husband - 39 games, 19th Apr 1947 to 28th Feb 1948. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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