13th Feb 1960 Dundee United 2 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

matches:1959-60: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

			Jimmy Kerr		Willie Thornton			39y, 11m, 10d
					John Harvey; Johnny MacKenzie
					Jimmy Davidson; Archie Nimmo
Bobby Norris (1-1, 70 mins); Dennis Gillespie (2-2, 86 mins)					Willie Devine (1-0, 22 mins); Ron Yates (2-1, og 84 mins)
			Alec Brown		John Freebairn			22y, 1m, 12d
			Tommy Graham		Joe Hogan			21y, 11m, 20d
			Ian MacFadyen		Dougie Baird			24y, 2m, 18d
			Tommy Neilson		Alex Wright			29y, 2m, 2d
			Ron Yeats		John Harvey			27y, 0m, 23d
			Davie Crabb		Frank Donlevy			27y, 1m, 28d
			Bobby Norris		Johnny MacKenzie			34y, 5m, 9d
			Jim Irvine		Davie McParland			24y, 9m, 8d
			Dennis Gillespie		George Smith			24y, 8m, 12d
			Willie Dickie		Jim Fleming			18y, 1m, 6d
			Eric Walker		Willie Devine			26y, 5m, 22d
								25y, 5m, 20d

Match Report

TTA report

Both teams were quickly in action and Devine scored off a post (22). United (2nd top of Div 2) equalised on 70 minutes “after a long spell of aimless play“ (ET) then an OG gave Thistle the lead (84). Two minutes later it was 2-2. On a tricky surface and against so called “lowly“ opposition, a fair enough result.

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Evening Times, 13th February, 1960

PTFC Match Programme, 14th February, 1981

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 62 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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