9th Dec 1950 Airdrieonians 1 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Division A - game 12)

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Match Information

			Willie Fotheringham		Davie Meiklejohn			49y, 11m, 27d
					Davie Mathers; Willie Crawford
					Willie Hewitt; Archie McCallum
Ian McMillan (1-1, 60 mins)					Willie O'Donnell (1-0, 18 mins); Willie O'Donnell (2-1, 81 mins)
			Willie Fraser		Tommy Ledgerwood			27y, 9m, 16d
			Tom Brown		Jimmy McGowan			34y, 5m, 29d
			Alex Elliot		Bobby Gibb			28y, 10m, 4d
			George Dingwall		Jimmy Davidson			25y, 1m, 1d
			Willie Kelly		Adam Forsyth			30y, 0m, 0d
			Benny Cairns		Davie Mathers			19y, 1m, 14d
			Willie McGurn		Johnny MacKenzie			25y, 3m, 5d
			George Brown		Willie Crawford
			Jimmy Welsh		Willie O'Donnell			26y, 4m, 0d
			Ian McMillan		Willie Sharp			28y, 6m, 14d
			former Jag Sammy Picken		Jimmy Walker			25y, 3m, 9d
								27y, 0m, 27d

Match Report

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Thistle scraped a win against unlucky bottom club Airdrie. MacKenzie shot against the bar and O'Donnell scored with the rebound (18). Airdrie hit the post twice before they levelled (60). They had most of the play but it was O'Donnell who scored again from a MacKenzie cross (81). Thistle's best were all in defence.

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Evening Times, 9th December, 1950

Stats Watch

● Willie O'Donnell scores his last goals for Thistle, signing off with a brace.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 17th Apr 1950 to date. (Longest run since: 14 games; 7th Sep 1946 to 2nd Jan 1947. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 15 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 18th Mar 1950 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 21st Feb 1948 to 11th Dec 1948. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 24 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 3rd May 1950 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 7th Feb 1925 to 3rd Oct 1925. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Davidson, 3rd May 1950 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bert Kinnell - 40 games, 2nd Jan 1950 to 11th Nov 1950. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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