5th Jan 1957 Motherwell 2 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 18)

matches:1956-57: ← 34game 3536 →

Match Information

			Bobby Ancell		Davie Meiklejohn			56y, 0m, 24d
					John Harvey; Jimmy Davidson; Ian McIntosh
					Tom McNab; Matt Crowe; Davie McParland
Pat Quinn (1-1, pen 13 mins); Charlie Aitken (1-2, 35 mins)					Alex Wright (1-0, 12 mins); Ian McIntosh (2-2, 70 mins)
			future Jag Hastie Weir		Willie Smith			24y, 2m, 27d
			Willie McSeveney		Andy Kerr			25y, 6m, 7d
			Pat Holton		Dougie Baird			21y, 1m, 10d
			Charlie Aitken		John Harvey			23y, 11m, 15d
			Andy Paton		Jimmy Davidson			31y, 1m, 28d
			Jim Forrest		Davie Mathers			25y, 2m, 11d
			John Hunter		Johnny MacKenzie			31y, 4m, 1d
			Pat Quinn		George Smith			21y, 7m, 4d
			Ian Gardiner		Alex Wright			26y, 0m, 25d
			Bert McCann		Ian McIntosh			23y, 3m, 22d
			Alex Bain		Tommy Ewing			19y, 8m, 3d
								24y, 9m, 31d

Match Report

TTA report

Davidson almost scored an OG with a pass back (1) then 2nd top Motherwell missed a sitter. Wright scored (12) with a fine header but Motherwell scored (13, pen) then took the lead (35). Thistle pressed (against the wind) for an equaliser and had several good chances before McIntosh levelled. A good point.

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The Bulletin, 7th January, 1957

Evening Times, 5th January, 1957

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without a win; 24th Nov 1956 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 26th Nov 1955 to 11th Feb 1956. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 24th Nov 1956 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 26th Nov 1955 to 3rd Mar 1956. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 66 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Kerr, 15th Oct 1955 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Henderson - 107 games, 22nd Aug 1942 to 13th Jan 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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