3rd May 1955 Partick Thistle 1 Clyde 2 (Glasgow Charity Cup Quarter Final)

matches:1954-55: ← 44game 4501 →

Match Information

54y, 4m, 21d			Davie Meiklejohn		Paddy Travers
Tom McNab
Andy Kerr
George Smith (1-0, 22 mins)					Ally Hill (1-1, 71 mins); Tommy Ring (1-2, 87 mins)
32y, 2m, 10d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Ken Hewkins
21y, 9m, 18d			Tom McNab		Albert Murphy
22y, 4m, 17d			Frank Donlevy		John Ferrier
26y, 2m, 15d			Bert Thomson		Ralph Granville
29y, 5m, 25d			Jimmy Davidson		Tommy Anderson
24y, 4m, 22d			Alex Wright		Davie Laing
29y, 7m, 29d			Johnny MacKenzie		John Divers
25y, 9m, 18d			Bobby Howitt		Dan Currie
19y, 11m, 2d			George Smith		Ally Hill
22y, 9m, 29d			Matt Crowe		George Brown
19y, 11m, 28d			Davie McParland		Tommy Ring
24y, 11m, 18d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were the better team for most of the game and Smith gave them the lead (22). Chances were squandered and Clyde (fresh from their Scottish Cup win) got back into the game when they equalised (71). The impetus was with them towards the end and the winner came 3 minutes from time.

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Glasgow Herald, 4th May, 1955

Stats Watch

● The closing game of the 80th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 25-year-old Bobby Howitt plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 9th Apr 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats, 15th Oct 1949 to 12th Nov 1949. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 35 consecutive competitive appearances for Davie McParland, 9th Sep 1954 to date, a new personal best. (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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