14th Nov 1953 Stirling Albion 1 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Division A - game 8)

matches:1953-54: ← 18game 1920 →

Match Information

			Tom Fergusson		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 11m, 2d
					no changes
					no changes
Archie Kelly (2-1, 55 mins)					Alex Wright (1-0, 18 mins); Bobby Howitt (2-0, 32 mins)
			Harry Jenkins		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 8m, 22d
			Jimmy Ferguson		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 5m, 4d
			Bob McNichol		Andy Kerr			22y, 4m, 16d
			Ian Bain		Willie Crawford
			bob Milligan		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 0m, 6d
			Dick Whitehead		Davie Mathers			22y, 0m, 20d
			Jim Chalmers		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 2m, 10d
			Billy Williamson		Bobby Howitt			24y, 3m, 30d
			Archie Kelly		Willie Sharp			31y, 5m, 20d
			John Swanson		Alex Wright			22y, 11m, 3d
			Ian Jackson		Jimmy Walker			28y, 2m, 15d
								27y, 6m, 28d

Match Report

TTA report

The game was open early on before Wright pounced on a poor headed clearance (18). Thistle hit woodwork twice. An attack in numbers saw Howitt make it 2-0 (32) but after half-time Albion, playing down the slope, made it 2-1 (55). Good defensive work saw the game out. “Thistle had all the method and finish” (ET).

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Evening Times, 14th November, 1953

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ledgerwood, 4th Apr 1953 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy Davidson - 41 games, 20th Sep 1952 to 16th Sep 1953. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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