2nd Apr 1949 Falkirk 1 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL Division A - game 26)

matches:1948-49: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

			Tully Craig		Davie Meiklejohn			48y, 3m, 21d
					Adam Forsyth; Archie McCallum
					Andrew Wilson; Johnny MacKenzie
Jimmy Inglis (3-1, 76 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-0, 5 mins); Willie Hewitt (2-0, 22 mins); Jimmy Walker (3-0, 24 mins)
			Jerry Dawson		Bobby Henderson			31y, 5m, 29d
			John Whyte		Jimmy McGowan			32y, 9m, 23d
			Jim McPhie		Bobby Gibb			27y, 1m, 28d
			Jim Fiddes		Jimmy Davidson			23y, 4m, 25d
			Bob Henderson		Adam Forsyth			28y, 3m, 24d
			John Whitelaw		Willie Hewitt			28y, 6m, 4d
			Jimmy Inglis		Archie McCallum
			Jimmy Alison		Bobby Howitt			19y, 8m, 18d
			Archie Aikman		Willie O'Donnell			24y, 7m, 24d
			Ken Dawson		Willie Sharp			26y, 10m, 8d
			John Gardner		Jimmy Walker			23y, 7m, 3d
								26y, 7m, 24d

Match Report

TTA report

A fine win away to 4th top Falkirk. Sharp (5), Hewitt (22) and Walker (24, a fumble by the Falkirk keeper) put Thistle well in command. They played with “refreshing vigour“ (SP) and fully deserved the win. Sharp and Walker created havoc down the left. Falkirk scored (76) but were 2nd best all round.

Stats Watch

● Willie Hewitt scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 21 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy McGowan & Jimmy Walker (a new personal best), 6th Nov 1948 to date. (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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