12th Jan 1952 Stirling Albion 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Division A - game 21)

matches:1951-52: ← 32game 3334 →

Match Information

			George Paterson		Davie Meiklejohn			51y, 1m, 0d
					Torry Gillick; Alex Stott
					Tom McNab; Willie Crawford
Alex Anderson (1-1, 29 mins); Alex Anderson (1-2, 58 mins)					Alex Stott (1-0, 20 mins)
			Harry Jenkins		Tommy Ledgerwood			28y, 10m, 20d
			Jim Henderson		Jimmy McGowan			35y, 7m, 2d
			Tommy Hadden		Peter Collins
			Ian Bain		Bert Thomson			22y, 10m, 25d
			David Paton		Jimmy Davidson			26y, 2m, 4d
			Bill Rutherford		Willie Hewitt			31y, 3m, 14d
			George Henderson		Torry Gillick			35y, 7m, 24d
			Jim Chalmers		John Harvey			18y, 11m, 22d
			Jimmy Silcock		Alex Stott			26y, 8m, 24d
			John Smith		Willie Sharp			29y, 7m, 18d
			Alex Anderson		Jimmy Walker			26y, 4m, 13d
								28y, 2m, 20d

Match Report

TTA report

Bottom club Albion had the better of the early chances then Sharp shaved a post from 18 yards. Stott hit the bar then Albion saw a shot cleared off the line by Davidson. Stott scored with a shot from 18 yards (24) but it was 1-1 (29). Davidson again cleared off the line before Albion got the winner they deserved (57).

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Evening Times, 12th January, 1952

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 21 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Davidson & Willie Sharp, 8th Sep 1951 to date. (Longest run since: Bobby Gibb - 61 games, 12th Sep 1950 to 22nd Dec 1951. 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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