24th Apr 1954 Partick Thistle 5 Falkirk 1 (SFL Division A - game 30)

matches:1953-54: ← 46game 4748 →

Match Information

53y, 4m, 12d			Davie Meiklejohn		Bob Shankly
Willie Crawford; Jimmy Davidson; Jimmy Henderson
Jimmy McGowan; John Harvey; Bobby Howitt
Alex Wright (1-0, 16 mins); Joe McInnes (2-1, 71 mins); Andy Kerr (3-1, pen 75 mins); Alex Wright (4-1, 77 mins); Willie Sharp (5-1, 89 mins)					Charlie Sievewright (1-1, pen 23 mins)
21y, 6m, 15d			Willie Smith		Bert Slater
22y, 9m, 26d			Andy Kerr		Charlie Sievewright
32y, 2m, 19d			Bobby Gibb		Ian Rae
			Willie Crawford		Gordon Black
28y, 5m, 16d			Jimmy Davidson		Alex Parker
22y, 5m, 30d			Davie Mathers		Jim Hunter
28y, 7m, 20d			Johnny MacKenzie		Willie Sinclair
23y, 4m, 13d			Alex Wright		Willie Dunlop
31y, 10m, 30d			Willie Sharp		Archie Aikman
18y, 11m, 16d			Jimmy Henderson		Bobby Morrison
21y, 4m, 15d			Joe McInnes		Angus Plumb
25y, 2m, 5d

Match Report

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A pen (23) cancelled out Wright's header (16). In the second half Thistle hit the woodwork 4 times. McInnes scored direct from a corner (71), Kerr (pen, 75), Wright (77) and Sharp scored just on the final whistle for an easy win. Thistle finished a creditable 3rd, top (yes, top!) scorers with 76 goals.

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Sunday Post, 25th April, 1954

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 23 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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