4th Apr 1953 Hibernian 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Division A - game 27)

matches:1952-53: ← 38game 3940 →

Match Information

			Hugh Shaw		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 3m, 23d
					Tommy Ledgerwood; Johnny MacKenzie; Jimmy Henderson; Jimmy Walker
					Alex Bell; Archie McCallum; Alex Wright; Norrie McCredie
Bobby Combe (0-1, 60 mins)					Alex Stott (1-1, 69 mins)
			Tommy Younger		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 1m, 12d
			Jock Govan		Peter Collins
			Willie Clark		Bobby Gibb			31y, 1m, 30d
			Mike Gallacher		Willie Crawford
			Jock Paterson		Jimmy Davidson			27y, 4m, 27d
			Pat Ward		Davie Mathers			21y, 5m, 10d
			Gordon Smith		Johnny MacKenzie			27y, 7m, 0d
			Bobby Johnstone		Jimmy Henderson			17y, 10m, 27d
			Lawrie Reilly		Alex Stott			27y, 11m, 16d
			Eddie Turnbull		Willie Sharp			30y, 10m, 10d
			Bobby Combe		Jimmy Walker			27y, 7m, 5d
								26y, 10m, 21d

Match Report

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Thistle created some early chances but had a let off when the entire defence missed a corner. 2nd top Hibs - chasing a 3rd consecutive championship - took the lead with a header (60) but when MacKenzie beat two men his cut-back was taken 1st time by Stott (69) to make it 3 points out of 4 this season.

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Evening Times, 4th April, 1953

Stats Watch

● 17-year-old Jimmy Henderson makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Davidson, 20th Sep 1952 to date. (Longest run since: Bobby Howitt - 32 games, 16th Aug 1952 to 7th Mar 1953. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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