7th Apr 1962 St Johnstone 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 32)

matches:1961-62: ← 43game 4445 →

Match Information

			Bobby Brown		Willie Thornton			42y, 1m, 4d
					Alex Wright; Dickie Williamson
					John Harvey; George Smith
Alex Ferguson (0-1, 44 mins)
			future Jag Bill Taylor		George Niven			32y, 9m, 27d
			Charlie McFadyen		George Muir			22y, 2m, 17d
			Jim Lachlan		Sandy Brown			23y, 0m, 14d
			Jim Little		Alex Wright			31y, 3m, 27d
			James Ferguson		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 7m, 18d
			former Jag Frank Donlevy		Billy Cunningham			20y, 8m, 23d
			Matt McVittie		Dickie Williamson			20y, 2m, 25d
			Jim Townsend		Joe McBride			23y, 9m, 28d
			Ally McIntyre		Billy Hainey			22y, 9m, 22d
			Alex Ferguson		Neil Duffy			25y, 1m, 0d
			Joe Henderson		Davie McParland			26y, 11m, 2d
								24y, 7m, 6d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were largely on the defensive and Wright cleared off the line (15). Hainey shot straight at the keeper then Saints scored (44). They had the better of the second half and Wright again cleared off the line. Thistle's forwards were seldom seen and couldn't break down relegation threatened St Johnstone's off-side trap.

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Evening Times, 7th April, 1962

Stats Watch

● 31-year-old Alex Wright plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 away League games without a win; 13th Jan 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 21st Mar 1959 to 3rd Oct 1959. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 8 competitive away games without a win; 13th Jan 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 20th Aug 1958 to 18th Oct 1958. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 39 consecutive competitive appearances for Billy Cunningham, 23rd Aug 1961 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Joe McBride - 64 games, 26th Nov 1960 to 17th Mar 1962. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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