17th Aug 1955 East Fife 2 Partick Thistle 3 (League Cup Section 2 - game 2)

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Match Information

			Jerry Dawson		Davie Meiklejohn			54y, 8m, 5d
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Angus Plumb (3-1, 55 mins); Angus Plumb (3-2, 85 mins)					Alex Wright (1-0, 10 mins); Johnny MacKenzie (2-0, 29 mins); Alex Wright (3-0, 32 mins)
			Johnny Curran		Tommy Ledgerwood			32y, 5m, 25d
			Don Emery		Andy Kerr			24y, 1m, 19d
			Sammy Stewart		Bobby Gibb			33y, 6m, 12d
			Jimmy Bonthrone		John Harvey			22y, 6m, 27d
			Willie Finlay		Jimmy Davidson			29y, 9m, 9d
			Danny McLennan		Davie Mathers			23y, 9m, 23d
			former Jag Tommy Wright		Johnny MacKenzie			29y, 11m, 13d
			Jackie Stewart		Alex Wright			24y, 8m, 6d
			Angus Plumb		Willie Sharp			33y, 2m, 23d
			Bert Leishman		Matt Crowe			23y, 1m, 13d
			Andy Matthew		Davie McParland			20y, 3m, 12d
								27y, 0m, 18d

Match Report

TTA report

Unchanged Thistle opened against the run of play when Wright scored with a low shot (10). MacKenzie doubled the lead (29) then a defensive blunder let in Wright again (32). The Fifers went close 3 times before half-time. It was 3-1 (55), Thistle survived a pen scare, and were lucky to concede only once more (85).

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 37 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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