10th Mar 1956 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL First Division - game 23)

matches:1955-56: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

			Willie Reid		Davie Meiklejohn			55y, 2m, 27d
					Jimmy McGowan
					Jimmy Davidson
Gordon Henry (3-1, 65 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-0, 37 mins); Andy Kerr (2-0, 55 mins); Willie Sharp (3-0, 60 mins)
			Jim Lornie		Tommy Ledgerwood			33y, 0m, 16d
			David Lapsley		Jimmy McGowan			39y, 9m, 0d
			Jim Mallan		Frank Donlevy			23y, 2m, 23d
			Jackie Neilson		Andy Kerr			24y, 8m, 10d
			Willie Telfer		Tom McNab			22y, 7m, 24d
			Willie Johnstone		Davie Mathers			24y, 4m, 14d
			Dunky McGill		Johnny MacKenzie			30y, 6m, 6d
			Gordon Henry		Alex Wright			25y, 2m, 28d
			Jackie Brown		Willie Sharp			33y, 9m, 14d
			Davie Laird		Matt Crowe			23y, 8m, 6d
			Ally MacLeod		Tommy Ewing			18y, 10m, 8d
								27y, 3m, 4d

Match Report

TTA report

Early corners proved fruitless but Thistle continued to enjoy most of the chances. Sharp rounded the keeper and slotted home (37) for a narrow half-time lead. Kerr made it 2-0 with a deflected shot from a corner (55) then Sharp outstripped 2 defenders for the 3rd on the hour. Saints got their goal 5 minutes later.

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Evening Times, 10th March, 1956

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ongoing sequences:

● 22 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Kerr, 15th Oct 1955 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Gibb - 32 games, 13th Aug 1955 to 3rd Mar 1956. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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