22nd Jan 1949 Arbroath 3 Partick Thistle 4 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

matches:1948-49: ← 27game 2829 →

Match Information

			Archie Anderson		Davie Meiklejohn			48y, 1m, 10d
					Jimmy Davidson; Willie O'Donnell
					Bert Thomson; Tommy Wright
Willie Ross (2-1, 37 mins); Jimmy McEwan (2-2, 47 mins); Willie Hill (2-3, 50 mins)					Willie O'Donnell (1-0, 17 mins); Willie O'Donnell (2-0, 29 mins); Jimmy Binning (3-3, og 56 mins); Jimmy Walker (4-3, 70 mins)
			John Campbell		Tommy Ledgerwood			25y, 10m, 30d
			Willie Fraser		Jimmy McGowan			32y, 7m, 12d
			Jimmy Binning		Alex Pirrie
			Willie Collins		Jimmy Davidson			23y, 2m, 14d
			Ralph MacKenzie		Adam Forsyth			28y, 1m, 13d
			Pat Connelly		Willie Hewitt			28y, 3m, 24d
			Jimmy McEwan		Johnny MacKenzie			23y, 4m, 18d
			Rab Quinn		Andrew Wilson
			Willie Ross		Willie O'Donnell			24y, 5m, 13d
			Willie Hill		Willie Sharp			26y, 7m, 28d
			former Jag Gavin Lang		Jimmy Walker			23y, 4m, 23d
								26y, 2m, 24d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle just scraped past Second Division Arbroath. O'Donnell scored with 2 of the few chances he had all game (with the linesman flagging for off-side, 17 and then 29) but Arbroath rallied and took a 3-2 lead (50). An OG (56) made it 3-3 before Walker got the winner (70) when Arbroath's off-side trap failed. Lucky on the day.

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Arbroath Herald, 29th January, 1949

Stats Watch

● Alex Pirrie plays his last game for Thistle.

● Thistle's 57th Scottish Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive away wins; 11th Dec 1948 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 5 wins; 1st Oct 1932 to 24th Dec 1932 & 23rd Jan 1897 to 24th Apr 1897.)

● 8 competitive games without defeat, 11th Dec 1948 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games, 4th Dec 1937 to 29th Jan 1938. Club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Johnny MacKenzie, 23rd Oct 1948 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Willie O'Donnell - 22 games, 1st Sep 1948 to 8th Jan 1949. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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