12th Dec 1959 Partick Thistle 4 St Mirren 2 (SFL First Division - game 16)

matches:1959-60: ← 25game 2627 →

Match Information

39y, 9m, 9d			Willie Thornton		Willie Reid
John Freebairn
Tom Fleck
Davie McParland (1-1, 52 mins); Frank Donlevy (2-1, pen 59 mins); Willie Devine (3-1, 61 mins); Billy Simpson (4-1, 75 mins)					Tommy Gemmell (0-1, 16 mins); Jackie McGugan (4-2, pen 85 mins)
21y, 11m, 11d			John Freebairn		Campbell Forsyth
19y, 10m, 21d			George Muir		Jim Tierney
24y, 0m, 16d			Dougie Baird		John Wilson
29y, 0m, 1d			Alex Wright		Tony Gregal
26y, 10m, 21d			John Harvey		Jackie McGugan
26y, 11m, 26d			Frank Donlevy		Jim Thomson
17y, 11m, 5d			Jim Fleming		Jim Rodger
30y, 0m, 0d			Billy Simpson		Tommy Bryceland
24y, 6m, 11d			George Smith		Gerry Baker
24y, 7m, 7d			Davie McParland		Tommy Gemmell
26y, 3m, 20d			Willie Devine		Ally Miller
24y, 8m, 25d

Match Report

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St Mirren took the lead (16). Both teams went close but it remained 0-1 at half-time. McParland scored with a left foot strike from 12 yards (52) then Donlevy scored from the spot (59) and Devine got the 3rd (61). Simpson scored from close in (75) before Saints scored with a pen (85). Good win, shaky start.

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Evening Times, 12th December, 1959

Stats Watch

● Willie Devine scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Billy Simpson scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 52 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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