30th Mar 1961 East Stirlingshire 1 Partick Thistle 7 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Jack Steedman		Willie Thornton			41y, 0m, 27d
			Charlie Steedman
					John Freebairn; George Muir; Dougie Wright; Alex Hastings; Frank Donlevy; Gordon Whitelaw
					Jim Gray; Joe Hogan; Sandy Brown; John Harvey; Alex Wright; George Smith
Jim Pearson (7-1, 2nd half)					Neil Duffy (1st half); Neil Duffy (1st half); Neil Duffy (1st half); Joe McBride (1st half); Joe McBride (1st half); Joe McBride (1st half); Joe McBride (7-0, 2nd half)
			Ronnie Swan		John Freebairn			23y, 2m, 29d
			John Campbell		George Muir			21y, 2m, 9d
			Jim Thomson		Dougie Wright			20y, 0m, 26d
			Eddie McCreadie		Alex Hastings			22y, 6m, 28d
			Tommy Craig		Donnie McKinnon			20y, 7m, 10d
			John Canning		Frank Donlevy			28y, 3m, 14d
			Willie Callaghan		Tommy Ewing			23y, 10m, 28d
			Jim Pearson		Gordon Whitelaw			22y, 5m, 17d
			Billy Ritchie		Joe McBride			22y, 9m, 20d
			Joe Frickleton		Neil Duffy			24y, 0m, 23d
			Alex Crawford		Davie McParland			25y, 10m, 25d
								23y, 2m, 10d

notes

Opening of the Firs Park floodlights and covered enclosure.

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Match Report

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Thistle outplayed Shire in this friendly to handsel the Firs Park floodlights. Duffy and McBride (who both missed penalties in the first half ) each scored hat-tricks before half-time. McBride made it 7-0 before Shire scored a consolation strike.

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Daily Record, 30th March, 1961

Falkirk Herald, 1st April, 1961

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Gordon Whitelaw makes his Thistle debut.

● 22-year-old Alex Hastings plays his last game for Thistle.

● Thistle's joint-record margin of victory over East Stirlingshire.

ongoing sequences:

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Brown, 3rd Sep 1960 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Freebairn - 46 games, 26th Mar 1960 to 18th Mar 1961. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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