25th Aug 1951 Hibernian 5 Partick Thistle 1 (League Cup Division A, Section B - game 4)

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Match Information

			Hugh Shaw		Davie Meiklejohn			50y, 8m, 13d
					Torry Gillick; Norrie McCredie
					Johnny MacKenzie; Alex Stott
Eddie Turnbull (0-1, 4 mins); Bobby Johnstone (1-2, 70 mins); Lawrie Reilly (1-3, 75 mins); Eddie Turnbull (1-4, pen 78 mins); Bobby Johnstone (1-5, 85 mins)					Willie Crawford (1-1, 42 mins)
			Jimmy Kerr		Tommy Ledgerwood			28y, 6m, 2d
			Jock Govan		Jimmy McGowan			35y, 2m, 15d
			Hugh Howie		Bobby Gibb			29y, 6m, 20d
			Archie Buchanan		Bert Thomson			22y, 6m, 7d
			Jock Paterson		Bert Kinnell			28y, 4m, 4d
			Bobby Combe		Jimmy Davidson			25y, 9m, 17d
			Jim Souness		Jimmy Walker			25y, 11m, 26d
			Bobby Johnstone		Willie Crawford
			Lawrie Reilly		Torry Gillick			35y, 3m, 6d
			Eddie Turnbull		Willie Sharp			29y, 3m, 0d
			Willie Ormond		Norrie McCredie			23y, 3m, 8d
								28y, 4m, 13d

Match Report

TTA report

Hibs took the lead (4). McGowan shaved the bar from 40 yards then Crawford headed in from 6 yards (42). McCredie went close but it was all Hibs after half-time. 4 goals in 15 minutes saw Thistle off (shot through Ledgerwood's legs (70), a goal from a corner (75), a pen (hand ball) and after fine interpassing (85)).

Stats Watch

● The crowd of 45,000 stands today as the record for any Thistle vs. Hibernian match.

● 35-year-old Torry Gillick makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 46 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ledgerwood, 6th Sep 1950 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jimmy Walker - 47 games, 10th Sep 1949 to 9th Sep 1950. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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