26th Apr 1954 Brechin City 1 Partick Thistle 3 (Archie Paterson Benefit)

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Match Information

			Arthur Paterson		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 4m, 14d
					Jimmy McGowan; John Harvey
					Willie Crawford; Jimmy Davidson
Andy McGeachie (1-1, 21 mins)					Alex Wright (1-0, 10 mins); Alex Wright (2-1, 53 mins); Joe McInnes (3-1, 69 mins)
			George Tidy		Willie Smith			21y, 6m, 17d
			Alex Anderson		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 10m, 16d
			Jimmy Hodge		Bobby Gibb			32y, 2m, 21d
			Jimmy Philp		John Harvey			21y, 3m, 5d
			former Jag Jimmy Smith		Andy Kerr			22y, 9m, 28d
			Bobby Aitken		Davie Mathers			22y, 6m, 1d
			Alex Kiddie		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 7m, 22d
			Andy McGeachie		Alex Wright			23y, 4m, 15d
			Walter Selway		Willie Sharp			31y, 11m, 1d
			former Jag Willie Peat		Jimmy Henderson			18y, 11m, 18d
			George McMillan		Joe McInnes			21y, 4m, 17d
								25y, 8m, 5d

Match Report

TTA report

Testimonial for Brechin player Paterson. Wright opened the scoring (10) with a low shot into the corner. Gibb cleared off the line then Div “C“ brechin deservedly levelled (21). There were chances at both ends before Wright headed in a corner (53) then McInnes sprinted clear to make it 3-1 (69).

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Dundee Courier, 26th April, 1954

Brechin Advertiser, 27th April, 1954

Brechin Advertiser, 4th May, 1954

Stats Watch

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Glebe Park.

● Thistle and Brechin City meet for the first time.

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.)

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