23rd Oct 1954 Queen of the South 2 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL Division A - game 7)

matches:1954-55: ← 19game 2021 →

Match Information

			Jimmy McKinnell Jr.		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 10m, 11d
					Tommy Ledgerwood; Jimmy McGowan; Jimmy Davidson; Bert Thomson; Willie Sharp
					Ken Brodie; Alex Brown; Andy Kerr; Davie Mathers; Johnny MacKenzie
Jim Patterson (2-1, 17 mins); Jim Patterson (2-2, pen 25 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-0, 2 mins); Willie Sharp (2-0, 15 mins); George Smith (3-2, 80 mins)
			Roy Henderson		Tommy Ledgerwood			31y, 8m, 0d
			Doug Sharpe		Jimmy McGowan			38y, 4m, 13d
			Jimmy Binning		Bobby Gibb			32y, 8m, 18d
			Doug McBain		John Harvey			21y, 9m, 2d
			Alec Smith		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 11m, 15d
			Jimmy Greenock		Bert Thomson			25y, 8m, 5d
			Bobby Black		George Smith			19y, 4m, 22d
			Austin McGill		Bobby Howitt			25y, 3m, 8d
			Jackie Brown		Willie Sharp			32y, 4m, 28d
			Jim Patterson		Alex Wright			23y, 10m, 12d
			Jackie Oakes		Davie McParland			19y, 5m, 18d
								27y, 2m, 25d

Match Report

TTA report

Sharp (injured since the 1st game of the season) scored from close in (2) then he made it 2 with an angled drive (15) that went in via the side netting! Queens scored 2 minutes later then levelled with a pen before half-time. The teams traded chances, Queens hit the post but Smith scored (80) for a lucky win.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 13 consecutive competitive appearances for John Harvey, 1st Sep 1954 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Andy Kerr - 18 games, 18th Aug 1954 to 16th Oct 1954. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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