30th Jun 1951 Deveronvale 3 Partick Thistle 9 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Committee		Davie Meiklejohn			50y, 6m, 18d
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K. Fraser (5-1, 35 mins); Micky Mair (5-2, 37 mins); N. Mitchell (5-3, 2nd half)					Alex Stott (1-0, 1st half); Norrie McCredie (2-0, 1st half); Norrie McCredie (3-0, 1st half); Johnny MacKenzie (4-0, 1st half); Willie Sharp (5-0, 30 mins); Alex Stott (6-3, 2nd half); Walter Pirie (7-3, og 2nd half); Willie Crawford (8-3, 2nd half); Alex Stott (9-3, 2nd half)
			S. Foss		Tommy Ledgerwood			28y, 4m, 7d
			Walter Pirie		Jimmy McGowan			35y, 0m, 20d
			J. Nimmo		Bobby Gibb			29y, 4m, 25d
			N. Mitchell		Bert Thomson			22y, 4m, 12d
			J. McColl		Adam Forsyth			30y, 6m, 21d
			A. Buchan		Willie Hewitt			30y, 9m, 1d
			Patty Duncan		Johnny MacKenzie			25y, 9m, 26d
			Micky Mair		Willie Crawford
			K. Fraser		Alex Stott			26y, 2m, 11d
			J. Williamson		Willie Sharp			29y, 1m, 5d
			A. Taylor		Norrie McCredie			23y, 1m, 13d
								28y, 0m, 25d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle displayed “superior skill and tactics“ (AEE) and ran out easy winners. They led 5-2 at half-time and Stott helped himself to a hat-trick, McCredie scored twice then missed most of the second half through injury and MacKenzie, Sharp, Crawford and an OG made up the numbers.

Media report

02-Jul-1951, Aberdeen Evening Express

Superior skill and tactics enabled Partick Thistle to finish their North tour with a 9-3 win over Deveronvale on Saturday evening. The only Banff players who compared favourably with the Firhill lads were Nimmo and Buchan. Stott, the Partick centre-forward had a hat-trick. Thistle led 5-2 at half-time. Partick played for the greater part of the second half without McCreadie, their left winger, who was injured.

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Sunday Post, 1st July, 1951

Aberdeen Evening Express, 2nd July, 1951

Banffshire Journal, 3rd July, 1951

Stats Watch

● Thistle and Deveronvale meet for the first time.

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.)

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