18th Oct 1952 Partick Thistle 4 Raith Rovers 1 (SFL Division A - game 6)

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Match Information

51y, 10m, 6d			Davie Meiklejohn		Bert Herdman
Peter Collins; Alex Stott
Jimmy McGowan; Alex Wright
Alex Stott (1-0, 18 mins); Alex Stott (2-1, 60 mins); Alex Stott (3-1, 65 mins); Alex Stott (4-1, 70 mins)					Bernie Kelly (1-1, 43 mins)
29y, 7m, 25d			Tommy Ledgerwood		George Stewart
			Peter Collins		Malcolm McLure
30y, 8m, 13d			Bobby Gibb		Willie McNaught
23y, 8m, 0d			Bert Thomson		Andy Leigh
26y, 11m, 10d			Jimmy Davidson		Harry Colville
21y, 3m, 19d			Andy Kerr		Jackie Williamson
27y, 1m, 14d			Johnny MacKenzie		John McIntyre
23y, 3m, 3d			Bobby Howitt		Jimmy McEwan
27y, 5m, 29d			Alex Stott		Andy Young
30y, 4m, 23d			Willie Sharp		Bernie Kelly
27y, 1m, 18d			Jimmy Walker		Ian Scott
26y, 9m, 7d

Match Report

TTA report

Bottom club Rovers were well beaten. A drab game was brightened by Stott with his 4 goals. Walker beat 5 men and ran the ball out for a goal kick but soon after Stott scored with a shot from 12 yards (18). Rovers levelled (43). Stott swept a Sharp pass in (60), scored with a header (65) and got his 4th (68).

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Evening Times, 18th October, 1952

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 26 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 24th Nov 1951 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 47 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Sharp, 8th Sep 1951 to date, a new personal best. (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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