17th Apr 1961 Luton Town 0 Partick Thistle 2 (Friendly)

matches:1960-61: ← 44game 4546 →

Match Information

			Sam Bartram		Willie Thornton			41y, 1m, 14d
					George Muir; David Closs
					Gavin Fletcher; Gordon Whitelaw
					David Closs (1-0, 59 mins); Joe McBride (2-0, 76 mins)
			Ron Baynham		John Freebairn			23y, 3m, 16d
			Brendan McNally		George Muir			21y, 2m, 27d
			John Bramwell		Sandy Brown			22y, 0m, 24d
			Dave Pacey		John Harvey			28y, 2m, 27d
			Terry Kelly		Donnie McKinnon			20y, 7m, 28d
			John Groves		Frank Donlevy			28y, 4m, 1d
			Albert Cronin		Joe Hogan			23y, 1m, 24d
			Alec Ashworth		David Closs			19y, 10m, 16d
			Bob Morton		Joe McBride			22y, 10m, 7d
			Alwyn McGuffie		Neil Duffy			24y, 1m, 10d
			Roly Legate		Davie McParland			25y, 11m, 12d
								23y, 7m, 12d

Match Report

TTA report

4,178 saw this low-key friendly. Thistle took time to settle on the bare surface but ran out comfortable winners. The defence was well marshalled by McKinnon. Closs and McBride (against his former club) got the goals after half-time.

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Luton Town Match Programme, 15th April, 1961

Luton Town Match Programme, 17th April, 1961

Daily Record, 18th April, 1961

Stats Watch

● David Closs scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 36 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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