8th Jan 1955 Raith Rovers 2 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL Division A - game 19)

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Match Information

			Bert Herdman		Davie Meiklejohn			54y, 0m, 27d
					Willie Crawford
					Jimmy Davidson
Andy Young (0-1, 11 mins); Andy Young (3-2, 81 mins)					Bobby Howitt (1-1, 15 mins); Alex Wright (2-1, 30 mins); Andy Leigh (3-1, og 42 mins)
			George Johnstone		Tommy Ledgerwood			31y, 10m, 16d
			Bobby Kirk		Jimmy McGowan			38y, 6m, 29d
			Malcolm McLure		Peter Collins
			Ian Bain		Alex Wright			24y, 0m, 28d
			Harry Colville		Willie Crawford
			Andy Leigh		Davie Mathers			23y, 2m, 14d
			Eddie Rutherford		Johnny MacKenzie			29y, 4m, 4d
			Peter Rice		Bobby Howitt			25y, 5m, 24d
			Ernie Copland		George Smith			19y, 7m, 7d
			Andy Young		Bobby Bell			19y, 9m, 19d
			Davie Duncan		Davie McParland			19y, 8m, 3d
								25y, 8m, 26d

Match Report

TTA report

Rovers took the lead (11) but 3 minutes later Howitt levelled with a fierce drive. It was fast and entertaining fare and Wright put Thistle ahead from 25 yards (30). Worse followed for Rovers when an OG (42) made it 3-1. Rovers scored (81) and it triggered some late pressure but Thistle held on thanks to Ledgerwood.

Stats Watch

● Bobby Howitt scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 2nd Jan 1954 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 18th Mar 1950 to 11th Apr 1951. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 22 consecutive competitive appearances for Davie McParland, 9th Sep 1954 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Willie Sharp - 25 games, 19th Dec 1953 to 14th Aug 1954. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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