5th Feb 1949 Partick Thistle 3 Queen of the South 0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

matches:1948-49: ← 29game 3031 →

Match Information

48y, 1m, 24d			Davie Meiklejohn		Jimmy McKinnell Jr.
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Johnny MacKenzie (1-0, 5 mins); Jimmy Walker (2-0, 7 mins); Jimmy Walker (3-0, 71 mins)
25y, 11m, 13d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Roy Henderson
32y, 7m, 26d			Jimmy McGowan		Jimmy McColl
27y, 0m, 0d			Bobby Gibb		George James
19y, 11m, 18d			Bert Thomson		Doug McBain
28y, 1m, 27d			Adam Forsyth		Willie Aird
28y, 4m, 7d			Willie Hewitt		Willie Hamilton
23y, 5m, 1d			Johnny MacKenzie		Tommy McCulloch
18y, 1m, 25d			Alex Wright		Jackie Brown
24y, 5m, 27d			Willie O'Donnell		Billy Houliston
26y, 8m, 11d			Willie Sharp		Fred Jenkins
23y, 5m, 6d			Jimmy Walker		Charlie Johnstone
25y, 3m, 18d

notes

Thistle received a 3rd Round bye after this victory. Straight to the Quarter Finals!

Match Report

TTA report

36,000 saw MacKenzie gather a Sharp cross, beat 2 men and put Thistle 1-up (5) then Walker scored from a MacKenzie cross (8). Queens (sitting 5th in the league) had no answer to two fine wingers (the selectors were watching MacKenzie). The second half was a formality and Walker got his 2nd (71).

Stats Watch

● The crowd of 36,000 stands today as the record for any Thistle vs. Queen of the South match.

● Thistle progress to their fourteenth Scottish Cup Quarter Final.

ongoing sequences:

● 10 competitive games without defeat, 11th Dec 1948 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 17 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.)

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