19th Nov 1960 Partick Thistle 2 Airdrieonians 2 (SFL First Division - game 12)

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Match Information

40y, 8m, 16d			Willie Thornton		Willie Steel
Alex Wright
Billy Cunningham
Davie McParland (1-1, 26 mins); Davie McParland (2-2, pen 75 mins)					John Harvey (0-1, og 6 mins); Joe Caven (1-2, 50 mins)
22y, 10m, 18d			John Freebairn		Lawrie Leslie
20y, 9m, 29d			George Muir		Jimmy Shanks
21y, 7m, 26d			Sandy Brown		Jackie Keenan
29y, 11m, 8d			Alex Wright		Jackie Stewart
27y, 9m, 29d			John Harvey		Willie Johnstone
27y, 11m, 3d			Frank Donlevy		John McNeil
23y, 6m, 17d			Tommy Ewing		Jim Sharkey
25y, 5m, 18d			George Smith		Jim Storrie
22y, 8m, 26d			Joe Hogan		Joe Caven
23y, 8m, 12d			Neil Duffy		George Rankine
25y, 6m, 14d			Davie McParland		Tommy Duncan
24y, 8m, 24d

notes

Openers for both teams are under scrutiny here. For Airdrie's first, ET says Harvey's intervention turned Duncan's cross into the net, but the SP says Caven outjumped Harvey and Freebairn to score. SM has an alternative take, saying Caven beat Harvey and Freebairn to the jump leaving Jim Storrie to “tap it into the net.” 3 choices! DR/SC credits the Harvey og and we therefore side with the majority view. Perhaps the ball was over the line by the time Storrie got to it. Thistle's first goal was the result of a Duffy drive which the 'keeper couldn't hold but who was it who stabbed it home? The OH reckons it was Davie McParland and this is backed up by ET/SC/DR/SP. The SM reckon it was George Smith but they are isolated in this view and easily dismissed.

Match Report

TTA report

A Harvey OG (6) made it 1-0 but the keeper parried a Duffy shot and McParland scored (26). Airdrie hit the bar and post with one move then their keeper had 2 brilliant saves. A freak goal from the wing made it 2-1 (50) but a McParland pen levelled (75) then Smith's shot was cleared off the line. Exciting stuff.

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Evening Times, 19th November, 1960

Daily Record, 21st November, 1960

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive home games without defeat; 5th Sep 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 6th Feb 1957 to 27th Apr 1957. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 7 home League games without defeat; 16th Apr 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 2nd Mar 1957 to 19th Oct 1957. Club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 28 consecutive competitive appearances for John Freebairn (a new personal best) & John Harvey, 26th Mar 1960 to date. (Longest run since: Jim Fleming - 51 games, 10th Oct 1959 to 15th Oct 1960. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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