31st Mar 1954 Airdrieonians 3 Partick Thistle 6 (SFL Division A - game 26)

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Match Information

			Committee		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 3m, 19d
					Tommy Ledgerwood; Jimmy McGowan; Bobby Gibb; George Smith
					Alex Bell; John Harvey; Jimmy Davidson; Johnny MacKenzie
Doug Baillie (0-1, 10 mins); Tommy Duncan (2-2, 59 mins); Tommy Duncan (4-3, 86 mins)					Alex Wright (1-1, 48 mins); Willie Sharp (2-1, 54 mins); Willie Sharp (3-2, 61 mins); Jimmy Shanks (4-2, og 2nd half); Bobby Howitt (5-3, 88 mins); Willie Sharp (6-3, 89 mins)
			Dave Walker		Tommy Ledgerwood			31y, 1m, 8d
			Tom Brown		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 9m, 21d
			Jimmy Shanks		Bobby Gibb			32y, 1m, 26d
			Jack McClure		Bert Thomson			25y, 1m, 13d
			Jim Rodger		Andy Kerr			22y, 9m, 2d
			Benny Cairns		Davie Mathers			22y, 5m, 6d
			John Nelson		George Smith			18y, 9m, 30d
			Ian McMillan		Bobby Howitt			24y, 8m, 16d
			Doug Baillie		Willie Sharp			31y, 10m, 6d
			Jimmy Welsh		Alex Wright			23y, 3m, 20d
			Tommy Duncan		Joe McInnes			21y, 3m, 22d
								26y, 5m, 26d

Match Report

TTA report

2nd bottom Airdrie started well and took the lead (10) but they deteriorated badly after the break and although it was 2-2 and 3-4, Thistle largely scored at will. Sharp scored a hat-trick. Howitt (magnificent on the night), Wright and an OG completed the scoring. Thistle scored twice in the last few minutes.

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Glasgow Herald, 1st April, 1954

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without defeat; 26th Dec 1953 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 13th Feb 1952 to 27th Sep 1952. Joint club-record: 7 games; 28th Aug 1915 to 27th Nov 1915 & 21st Feb 1931 to 19th Aug 1931.)

● 16 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 12th Sep 1953 to date. (Longest run since: 19 games; 10th Nov 1951 to 25th Oct 1952. Club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Sharp, 19th Dec 1953 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy McGowan - 42 games, 11th Apr 1953 to 20th Mar 1954. 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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