23rd Feb 1952 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Division A - game 25)

matches:1951-52: ← 37game 3839 →

Match Information

			Bobby Rankine		Davie Meiklejohn			51y, 2m, 11d
					Jimmy McGowan; Bobby Gibb; Willie Crawford; Torry Gillick
					Alex Brown; Norrie McCredie; Willie Hewitt; John Harvey
Sammy Wilson (0-1, 40 mins)					Alex Stott (1-1, 79 mins); Alex Stott (2-1, 85 mins)
			Len Crabtree		Tommy Ledgerwood			29y, 0m, 0d
			Armour Ashe		Jimmy McGowan			35y, 8m, 13d
			Willie Cunningham		Bobby Gibb			30y, 0m, 18d
			Willie Reid		Willie Crawford
			Willie Telfer		Jimmy Davidson			26y, 3m, 15d
			Willie Johnstone		Davie Mathers			20y, 3m, 29d
			Alex Crowe		Johnny MacKenzie			26y, 5m, 19d
			Sammy Wilson		Torry Gillick			35y, 9m, 4d
			Billy Williamson		Alex Stott			26y, 10m, 4d
			Tommy Gemmell		Willie Sharp			29y, 8m, 29d
			Eddie Blyth		Jimmy Walker			26y, 5m, 24d
								28y, 7m, 31d

Match Report

TTA report

Walker split open the defence but Sharp shot over (1). Play was even then Saints scored (40). Davidson was injured and there were wholesale changes in the second half. St Mirren missed a good chance then Stott's magnificent 25-yarder levelled it (79) before he was cleverly set up by Gillick (85) for the winner.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 24th Nov 1951 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 25th Feb 1950 to 18th Nov 1950. Club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 15 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 24th Nov 1951 to date. (Longest run since: 20 games; 2nd Apr 1938 to 15th Oct 1938. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 16 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 24th Nov 1951 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 3rd May 1950 to 9th Dec 1950. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 26 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.)

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