21st Nov 1959 Airdrieonians 3 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 13)

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Match Information

			Willie Steel		Willie Thornton			39y, 8m, 18d
					Tom Fleck; George Muir; Ian Wilson
					John Freebairn; Johnny MacKenzie; Laurie Thomson
Doug Baillie (0-1, 43 mins); Tommy Duncan (0-2, 57 mins); Doug Baillie (0-3, 65 mins)
			Lawrie Leslie		Tom Fleck			19y, 6m, 22d
			John Miller		George Muir			19y, 10m, 0d
			Jimmy Shanks		Dougie Baird			23y, 11m, 26d
			John Quinn		John Harvey			26y, 10m, 0d
			Jackie Stewart		Jimmy Davidson			34y, 0m, 13d
			Mike Quigley		Frank Donlevy			26y, 11m, 5d
			Tommy Duncan		George Smith			24y, 5m, 20d
			John McGill		Davie McParland			24y, 6m, 16d
			Doug Baillie		Alex Wright			28y, 11m, 10d
			George Rankine		Ian Wilson			19y, 11m, 18d
			Alec Stewart		Jim Fleming			17y, 10m, 14d
								24y, 3m, 7d

Match Report

TTA report

Thirteen goals conceded in 3 games so Fleck was tried in goal and there were numerous positional changes. The keepers were in top form but only Airdrie took their chances. Thistle had theirs as well but couldn't find the net. All three goals came from attacks down the wing and crosses into the box (43, 57 and 65).

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Evening Times, 21st November, 1959

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 14 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 24th Jan 1959 to date. (Longest run since: 21 games; 14th Sep 1957 to 18th Oct 1958. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 20 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 24th Jan 1959 to date. (Longest run since: 30 games; 14th Sep 1957 to 18th Oct 1958. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 49 consecutive competitive appearances for Dougie Baird, 15th Nov 1958 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Frank Donlevy - 70 games, 11th Nov 1957 to 18th Mar 1959. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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