7th May 1951 Partick Thistle 0 Rangers 2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

matches:1950-51: ← 46game 4748 →

Match Information

50y, 4m, 25d			Davie Meiklejohn		Bill Struth
Willie Hewitt; Bobby Howitt
Bert Kinnell; Jimmy Walker
					Willie Findlay (0-1, 19 mins); Willie Findlay (0-2, 56 mins)
28y, 2m, 14d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Bobby Brown
34y, 10m, 27d			Jimmy McGowan		George Young future Jag
29y, 3m, 2d			Bobby Gibb		Jock Shaw
22y, 2m, 19d			Bert Thomson		Ian McColl
30y, 4m, 28d			Adam Forsyth		Willie Woodburn
30y, 7m, 8d			Willie Hewitt		Sammy Cox
25y, 8m, 3d			Johnny MacKenzie		Willie Waddell
21y, 9m, 22d			Bobby Howitt		Willie Findlay
26y, 0m, 18d			Alex Stott		Willie Thornton
28y, 11m, 12d			Willie Sharp		David Marshall
22y, 11m, 20d			Norrie McCredie		Willie Beckett
27y, 4m, 13d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle survived a double scare in the first minute. Rangers were far from impressive but they scored (19) with a lob that deceived Ledgerwood. A Howitt free-kick went just over. The game was “shockingly bad” (GH) but Rangers headed in (56). Apart from MacKenzie, the forwards were poor.

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Aberdeen Evening Express, 8th May, 1951

Stats Watch

● Thistle appear in their 36th Cup Final, their eighth in the Glasgow Charity Cup.

● Thistle are Cup runners-up for the twentieth time (fifth time in the Glasgow Charity Cup).

ongoing sequences:

● 40 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ledgerwood, 6th Sep 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.)

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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