17th Sep 1949 Partick Thistle 4 Hibernian 2 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg)

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Match Information

48y, 9m, 5d			Davie Meiklejohn		Hugh Shaw
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Jimmy Davidson (1-1, 32 mins); Bert Kinnell (2-1, 42 mins); Jimmy Davidson (3-1. 50 mins); Jimmy Walker (4-1, 59 mins)					Lawrie Reilly (0-1, 17 mins); Bobby Johnstone (4-2, 76 mins)
26y, 6m, 25d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Tommy Younger
33y, 3m, 7d			Jimmy McGowan		Jock Govan
27y, 7m, 12d			Bobby Gibb		Davie Shaw
23y, 10m, 9d			Jimmy Davidson		Archie Buchanan
28y, 9m, 8d			Adam Forsyth		Jock Paterson
28y, 11m, 19d			Willie Hewitt		Jimmy Cairns
24y, 0m, 13d			Johnny MacKenzie		Bobby Johnstone
20y, 2m, 2d			Bobby Howitt		Bobby Combe
26y, 4m, 27d			Bert Kinnell		Lawrie Reilly
27y, 3m, 23d			Willie Sharp		Eddie Turnbull
24y, 0m, 18d			Jimmy Walker		Willie Ormond
26y, 5m, 15d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle went close several times but Hibs took a surprise lead (17). A Davidson 20-yard free-kick (32) then Kinnell from close in (42) made it 2-1. Another Davidson free-kick special made it 3-1 (50) and Walker made it 4-1 from a MacKenzie cross (59) but poor defending let Hibs back in (75).

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Daily Record, 19th September, 1949

Sunday Mail, 18th September, 1949

Stats Watch

● Thistle play their 25th match in the League Cup.

● Thistle appear in their first League Cup Quarter Final.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive competitive home wins; 30th Apr 1949 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins; 3rd Apr 1948 to 21st Aug 1948. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 13 competitive home games without defeat; 18th Dec 1948 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Hewitt, 5th Mar 1949 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy Walker - 22 games, 6th Nov 1948 to 9th Apr 1949. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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