2nd Sep 1961 St Johnstone 4 Partick Thistle 3 (League Cup Section 1 - game 6)

matches:1961-62: ← 06game 0708 →

Match Information

			Bobby Brown		Willie Thornton			41y, 5m, 30d
					Dougie Wright; Davie McParland
					Sandy Brown; Billy Hainey
John Bell (2-1, 64 mins); Charlie McFadyen (2-2, 68 mins); John Bell (3-3, 75 mins); Ronnie Wright (3-4, 81 mins)					Joe McBride (1-0, 18 mins); Tommy Ewing (2-0, 32 mins); Dickie Williamson (3-2, 72 mins)
			future Jag Bill Taylor		John Freebairn			23y, 8m, 1d
			Charlie McFadyen		George Muir			21y, 7m, 12d
			Jim Lachlan		Dougie Wright			20y, 5m, 29d
			Jim Little		Billy Cunningham			20y, 1m, 18d
			James Ferguson		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 0m, 13d
			Ron McKinven		Frank Donlevy			28y, 8m, 17d
			Matt McVittie		Dickie Williamson			19y, 7m, 20d
			Ronnie Wright		Davie McParland			26y, 3m, 28d
			Ian Gardiner		Joe McBride			23y, 2m, 23d
			John Bell		Neil Duffy			24y, 5m, 26d
			Joe Henderson		Tommy Ewing			24y, 4m, 0d
								23y, 0m, 22d

Match Report

TTA report

Slow hansclaps ringing in their ears, feckless St Johnstone looked well beaten thanks to goals by McBride (18) and Ewing (32). Transformation came with a goal (64) and a 50-yard free-kick over Freebairn (68). Even then Williamson lobbed the advancing keeper for 3-2 but goals from an acute angle (75) and a lob (81) saw Thistle throw it away.

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ongoing sequences:

● 17 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 26th Nov 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 24th Jan 1959 to 16th Jan 1960. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 32 consecutive competitive appearances for Joe McBride, 26th Nov 1960 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Sandy Brown - 45 games, 3rd Sep 1960 to 30th Aug 1961. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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