26th Dec 1959 Arbroath 2 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 18)

matches:1959-60: ← 27game 2829 →

Match Information

			Chris Anderson		Willie Thornton			39y, 9m, 23d
					no changes
					no changes
Charlie Dunn (0-1, 11 mins); Derek Grierson (2-2, 67 mins)					Davie McParland (1-1, 37 mins); Jake Young (2-1, og 63 mins)
			Bobby Williamson		John Freebairn			21y, 11m, 25d
			Tom McLevy		George Muir			19y, 11m, 5d
			Jake Young		Dougie Baird			24y, 1m, 0d
			Johnny Brown		Alex Wright			29y, 0m, 15d
			Jim Fraser		John Harvey			26y, 11m, 5d
			Alex Wright		Frank Donlevy			27y, 0m, 10d
			Gibby Shirreffs		Jim Fleming			17y, 11m, 19d
			Charlie Dunn		Billy Simpson			30y, 0m, 14d
			Dave Easson		George Smith			24y, 6m, 25d
			Derek Grierson		Davie McParland			24y, 7m, 21d
			Tommy Quinn		Willie Devine			26y, 4m, 4d
								24y, 9m, 9d

Match Report

TTA report

Freebairn (clearly at fault with 2 goals the previous week) kept his place - but so did the other 10. Bottom club Arbroath scored (11) then Fleming hit the bar as did Devine but this time McParland scored with the rebound (37). An OG gave Thistle the lead (63) but Arbroath levelled (67). Far from convincing point.

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Daily Record, 28th December, 1959

Evening Times, 26th December, 1959

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 16 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.)

● 22 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.)

● 54 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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