8th Apr 1959 St Mirren 4 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL First Division - game 32)

matches:1958-59: ← 44game 4546 →

Match Information

			Willie Reid		Davie Meiklejohn			58y, 3m, 27d
					Jim Kennedy; Frank Donlevy; Johnny MacKenzie
					Andy Kerr; Sandy Brown; Laurie Thomson
Gerry Baker (1-1, 13 mins); Ally Miller (1-2, 16 mins); Don Kerrigan (2-3, 61 mins); Davie Laird (2-4, 86 mins)					Davie McParland (1-0, 12 mins); Ian Wilson (2-2, 30 mins); George Smith (3-4, 90 mins)
			Dave Walker		Tommy Ledgerwood			36y, 1m, 16d
			John Higgins		George Muir			19y, 2m, 18d
			John Wilson		Dougie Baird			23y, 4m, 13d
			Jackie Neilson		Jim Kennedy
			Jackie McGugan		Jimmy Davidson			33y, 5m, 0d
			Tommy Leishman		Frank Donlevy			26y, 3m, 23d
			Don Kerrigan		Johnny MacKenzie			33y, 7m, 4d
			Davie Laird		Davie McParland			23y, 11m, 3d
			Gerry Baker		Hugh Goldie			20y, 2m, 16d
			Tommy Gemmell		George Smith			23y, 10m, 7d
			Ally Miller		Ian Wilson			19y, 4m, 5d
								25y, 11m, 6d

notes

Re-arranged from the postponed fixture of 31st January 1959.

Match Report

TTA report

Both teams had spells on top. McParland opened for Thistle (12) with St Mirren claiming off-side but Ledgerwood gifted them an equaliser (13) with a miskick. Saints scored (16) but Wilson levelled (30). 2 goals put the cup finalists ahead but Smith scored the best goal of the game (90) but Thistle were edged out.

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Glasgow Herald, 9th April, 1959

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 18th Mar 1959 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats, 30th Oct 1957 to 16th Nov 1957. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 4 consecutive League defeats; 18th Mar 1959 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 2nd Nov 1957 to 16th Nov 1957. Club-record: 12 defeats; 27th Feb 1909 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 23 consecutive competitive appearances for Dougie Baird, 15th Nov 1958 to date. (Longest run since: Joe Hogan - 39 games, 23rd Aug 1958 to 21st Mar 1959. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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