25th Feb 1956 Partick Thistle 3 Falkirk 2 (SFL First Division - game 21)

matches:1955-56: ← 32game 3334 →

Match Information

55y, 2m, 13d			Davie Meiklejohn		Bob Shankly
Davie Mathers; Matt Crowe; Willie Sharp
Johnny MacKenzie; Laurie Thomson; Joe Hogan
Alex Wright (1-0, 2 mins); Matt Crowe (2-2, 38 mins); Andy Kerr (3-2, 70 mins)					Alex McCrae (1-1, 15 mins); Bert Ormond (1-2, 36 mins)
23y, 4m, 16d			Willie Smith		Bert Slater
39y, 8m, 15d			Jimmy McGowan		Alex Parker
34y, 0m, 20d			Bobby Gibb		Ian Rae
24y, 7m, 27d			Andy Kerr		Alex Wright
30y, 3m, 17d			Jimmy Davidson		Ralph McKenzie
24y, 4m, 0d			Davie Mathers		Len Fletcher
23y, 7m, 21d			Matt Crowe		Willie Sinclair
25y, 2m, 14d			Alex Wright		Bert Ormond
33y, 9m, 0d			Willie Sharp		Alex McCrae
20y, 8m, 24d			George Smith		Bobby Morrison
18y, 9m, 23d			Tommy Ewing		Eddie O'Hara
27y, 1m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

Wright scored (2) but Falkirk fought back and took a 2-goal lead (15 and 36) before Crowe equalised (38). It was mostly Thistle in the second half but Falkirk were always dangerous on the break. Kerr scored from the edge of the box (70) but it was an anxious last 20 mins. Thistle held on and stayed 3rd bottom.

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Sunday Mail, 26th February, 1956

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 31st Dec 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 29th Aug 1951 to 8th Dec 1951. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 14 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 20th Aug 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 4th Mar 1950 to 11th Nov 1950. Joint club-record: 25 games; 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929 & 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938.)

● 31 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Gibb, 13th Aug 1955 to date. (Longest run since: Davie McParland - 45 games, 9th Sep 1954 to 24th Sep 1955. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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