30th Oct 1948 Partick Thistle 1 Third Lanark 3 (SFL Division A - game 8)

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Match Information

47y, 10m, 18d			Davie Meiklejohn		Jimmy Carabine
Bobby Henderson; Alex Pirrie; Archie McCallum; Norrie McCredie
Tommy Ledgerwood; Jackie Husband; Bert Kinnell; Tommy Wright
Johnny MacKenzie (1-2, 42 mins)					John Scott (0-1, 24 mins); Bobby Mitchell (0-2, 40 mins); John Scott (1-3, 59 mins)
31y, 0m, 26d			Bobby Henderson		Willie Fraser
			Alex Pirrie		Matt Balunas
			Peter Curran		John Kelly
26y, 10m, 23d			Hugh Brown		Alan Orr
27y, 10m, 21d			Adam Forsyth		Matt Barclay
28y, 1m, 1d			Willie Hewitt		Harry Mooney
23y, 1m, 26d			Johnny MacKenzie		George Downs
			Archie McCallum		Willie Reid
24y, 2m, 21d			Willie O'Donnell		John Scott
26y, 5m, 5d			Willie Sharp		Jimmy Mason
20y, 5m, 13d			Norrie McCredie		Bobby Mitchell
26y, 0m, 9d

Match Report

TTA report

Thirds were easily the better team. Unlike Thistle, they took their chances. Thistle's early pressure faded then Thirds went 2-up (24 and 40), Henderson fumbling on both occasions. MacKenzie scored just before half-time but Thirds scored (59) and were comfortable winners. Thistle dropped 4 places to bottom.

Stats Watch

● 20-year-old Norrie McCredie makes his Thistle debut.

● Johnny MacKenzie scores his first goal for Thistle.

● 30/31-year-old Peter Curran plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 9th Oct 1948 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats, 13th Jan 1945 to 24th Feb 1945. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 18 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 6th Dec 1947 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 25 games; 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938 & 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929.)

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Hugh Brown, 21st Feb 1948 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy McGowan - 40 games, 25th Oct 1947 to 16th Oct 1948. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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