3rd May 1954 Partick Thistle 1 Third Lanark 1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)

matches:1953-54: ← 48game 4901 →

Match Information

53y, 4m, 21d			Davie Meiklejohn		Alec Ritchie
Bert Thomson; Willie Crawford; George Smith; Bobby Howitt
Jimmy McGowan; Davie Mathers; Johnny MacKenzie; Jimmy Henderson
Alex Wright (1-1, 83 mins)					Jimmy Docherty (0-1, 10 mins)
21y, 6m, 24d			Willie Smith		Jocky Robertson
25y, 2m, 15d			Bert Thomson		Matt Balunas
32y, 2m, 28d			Bobby Gibb		Sam Phillips
21y, 3m, 12d			John Harvey		Bobby Kennedy
22y, 10m, 4d			Andy Kerr		Adam Forsyth former Jag
			Willie Crawford		Jimmy Muir
18y, 11m, 2d			George Smith		Norman Brolls
24y, 9m, 18d			Bobby Howitt		Jimmy Docherty
31y, 11m, 8d			Willie Sharp		Bobby Kerr
23y, 4m, 22d			Alex Wright		Wattie Dick
21y, 4m, 24d			Joe McInnes		Ally MacLeod
24y, 4m, 9d

notes

Thistle received a Quarter Final (1st Round) bye.

Match Report

TTA report

Lost on the toss of a coin. Thistle were without 3 players on Scotland duty. Thirds took the lead with a header (10). Thistle rallied after half-time and shots rained in on the Thirds keeper who excelled. He was beaten only once when Wright equalised with a header from a Smith cross (83). Ex-JAG Forsyth called the toss correctly.

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Glasgow Herald, 4th May, 1954

Stats Watch

● The closing game of the 79th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● The last game where Firhill would have all uncovered terracing.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 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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