20th Dec 1952 Aberdeen 4 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Division A - game 14)

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Match Information

			Dave Halliday		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 0m, 8d
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George Hamilton (1-1, 46 mins); Paddy Buckley (1-2, 52 mins); George Hamilton (1-3, 54 mins); George Hamilton (2-4, 89 mins)					Bobby Howitt (1-0, 45 mins); Joe McInnes (2-3, 59 mins)
			Fred Martin		Tommy Ledgerwood			29y, 9m, 27d
			Jimmy Mitchell		Jimmy McGowan			36y, 6m, 10d
			Davie Shaw		Tom McNab			19y, 5m, 5d
			Tony Harris		John Harvey			19y, 10m, 29d
			Billy Smith		Jimmy Davidson			27y, 1m, 12d
			Jack Allister		Andy Kerr			21y, 5m, 21d
			Ian McNeill		Joe McInnes			20y, 0m, 11d
			former Jag George Hamilton		Bobby Howitt			23y, 5m, 5d
			Paddy Buckley		Alex Stott			27y, 8m, 1d
			Hugh Hay		Willie Sharp			30y, 6m, 25d
			Jack Hather		Jimmy Walker			27y, 3m, 20d
								25y, 9m, 2d

Match Report

TTA report

The teams enjoyed alternating spells of pressure throughout the first half. Howitt scored from a seemingly impossible angle just on half-time. 3 goals in 8 minutes after half-time swung the match around. A Walker header from a Davidson cross hit the post and McInnes scored (59). Thistle fought on but a 4th came (89).

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Evening Times, 20th December, 1952

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● Joe McInnes scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Walker, 15th Mar 1952 to date. (Longest run since: Willie Sharp - 47 games, 8th Sep 1951 to 18th Oct 1952. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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