13th Feb 1954 Tarff Rovers 1 Partick Thistle 9 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

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Match Information

			Committee		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 2m, 1d
					George Smith
					Johnny MacKenzie
Buff Douglas (6-1, 60 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-0, 7 mins); Norrie McCredie (2-0, 10 mins); Willie Crawford (3-0, 19 mins); Alex Wright (4-0, 25 mins); Willie Sharp (5-0, 35 mins); Alex Wright (6-0, 59 mins); Willie Sharp (7-1, 65 mins); Alex Wright (8-1, 69 mins); Willie Crawford (9-1, 75 mins)
			Roy Maxwell		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 11m, 21d
			Johnny Barbour		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 8m, 3d
			Willie Rutherford		Andy Kerr			22y, 7m, 15d
			J. Hyslop		John Harvey			21y, 0m, 23d
			Willie McGrory		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 3m, 5d
			Jimmy Coates		Norrie McCredie			25y, 8m, 27d
			Dickson		George Smith			18y, 8m, 12d
			Willie Harkness		Alex Wright			23y, 2m, 2d
			Billy Houliston		Willie Sharp			31y, 8m, 19d
			Charlie Brown		Willie Crawford
			Buff Douglas		Joe McInnes			21y, 2m, 4d
								26y, 1m, 10d

Match Report

TTA report

“All glaury and nae glory for Tarff“ (ET). 2,800 saw Southern League Tarff completely demolished. Thistle churned up one half of the muck-heap of a pitch then the other after half-time (5-0). Kirkcowan (population 400) didn't know what hit them. Scorers: Sharp (3), Wright (3), Crawford (2), McCredie. Tarff scored at 6-0.

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Daily Record, 11th February, 1954

Evening Times, 13th February, 1954

Sunday Post, 14th February, 1954

Daily Record, 15th February, 1954

PTFC Match Programme, 29th October, 1983

Stats Watch

● 18-year-old George Smith makes his Thistle debut.

● Tarff Rovers become the 107th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action.

● Norrie McCredie scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 23rd Jan 1954 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins, 31st Oct 1953 to 21st Nov 1953. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 7 competitive games without defeat, 2nd Jan 1954 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 11 games, 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949 & 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 36 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy McGowan, 11th 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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