18th Nov 1961 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL First Division - game 12)

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Match Information

			Willie Reid		Willie Thornton			41y, 8m, 15d
					Alex Wright; Dickie Williamson; Tommy Ewing
					Frank Donlevy; Neil Duffy; Davie McParland
Ally Miller (0-1, 9 mins)					Joe McBride (1-1, 13 mins); Joe McBride (2-1, 22 mins); Joe McBride (3-1, 40 mins)
			Jimmy Brown		Jim Gray
			Red Campbell		Joe Hogan			23y, 8m, 25d
			John Wilson		Sandy Brown			22y, 7m, 25d
			Bert Henderson		Alex Wright			30y, 11m, 7d
			Alex Clark		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 2m, 29d
			John McTavish		Billy Cunningham			20y, 4m, 3d
			Jim Rodger		Dickie Williamson			19y, 10m, 5d
			Thor Beck		Joe McBride			23y, 5m, 8d
			Jim Clunie		Billy Hainey			22y, 5m, 2d
			Don Kerrigan		George Smith			26y, 5m, 17d
			Ally Miller		Tommy Ewing			24y, 6m, 16d
								23y, 6m, 24d

Match Report

TTA report

Statuesque defending at a free-kick led to St Mirren's opener (9). 3 goals from McBride (20-yard drive, 13, headers, 22 and 40) set Thistle on their way. Smith was carried off with torn ankle ligaments just on half-time but the 10 men held out comfortably, their work done in the first half. McBride was also off for a spell after half-time.

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Evening Times, 18th November, 1961

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 18 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.)

● 23 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.)

● 44 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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