8th Apr 1957 Partick Thistle 1 Northampton Town 2 (Tom Fowler / Ron Patterson Benefit)

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Match Information

56y, 3m, 27d			Davie Meiklejohn		Dave Smith
Sandy Brown; Ian Wilson
Dougie Baird; Joe Hogan
Jimmy Davidson (1-0, pen 65 mins)					Jimmy Davidson (1-1, og 80 mins); John Morrow (1-2, 88 mins)
34y, 1m, 16d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Reg Elvy
			Peter Collins		Ben Collins
25y, 9m, 10d			Andy Kerr		Ron Patterson
24y, 2m, 18d			John Harvey		Ray Yeoman
31y, 5m, 0d			Jimmy Davidson		Colin Gale
18y, 0m, 15d			Sandy Brown		John Smith
31y, 7m, 4d			Johnny MacKenzie		John Morrow
23y, 6m, 25d			Ian McIntosh		Roly Mills
21y, 10m, 7d			George Smith		Syd Asher
17y, 4m, 5d			Ian Wilson		Ken Leek
19y, 11m, 6d			Tommy Ewing		Tommy Fowler
24y, 9m, 13d

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Match Report

TTA report

Northampton faced the wind in the first half and hit the bar. A thunderbolt pen by Davidson opened for Thistle (he shot wide but the ref ordered it retaken). His backward header and the wind beat Ledgerwood via the bar for an og, and a 2nd goal 2 minutes from time saw the home team the winners.

Stats Watch

● 17-year-old Ian Wilson makes his Thistle debut.

● 18-year-old Sandy Brown makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 18 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ewing, 22nd Dec 1956 to date. (Longest run since: Davie Mathers - 22 games, 27th Oct 1956 to 11th Feb 1957. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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