14th Oct 1961 Falkirk 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 7)

matches:1961-62: ← 13game 1415 →

Match Information

			Alex McCrae		Willie Thornton			41y, 7m, 11d
					no changes
					no changes
Jim Oliver (1-1, 76 mins)					Davie McParland (1-0, 47 mins)
			Willie Whigham		Jim Gray
			Ian Rae		Joe Hogan			23y, 7m, 20d
			John Hunter		Sandy Brown			22y, 6m, 20d
			Jim Pierson		Billy Cunningham			20y, 2m, 29d
			Les Thomson		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 1m, 24d
			Jimmy McIntosh		Frank Donlevy			28y, 9m, 28d
			Jim Oliver		Tommy Ewing			24y, 5m, 12d
			Jimmy Murray		Joe McBride			23y, 4m, 4d
			Alex Duchart		George Smith			26y, 4m, 13d
			Sammy Reid		Neil Duffy			24y, 7m, 7d
			Willie Ormond		Davie McParland			26y, 5m, 9d
								24y, 1m, 28d

Match Report

TTA report

A tale of 2 missed penalties. Falkirk's was blazed over the bar (12) as was Ewing's (44). Both teams missed chances from open play before half-time. McBride hit the bar but soon after McParland walked the ball round the keeper to score after a defensive error (47). Falkirk equalised (75) for a deserved point.

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Evening Times, 14th October, 1961

Cumbernauld News, 20th October, 1961

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 15 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 26th Nov 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 26 games; 24th Jan 1959 to 17th Sep 1960. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 16 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 4th Mar 1961 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 19th Apr 1954 to 11th Dec 1954. Club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 20 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.)

● 39 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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