17th Nov 1962 Raith Rovers 2 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL First Division - game 12)

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Match Information

			Hugh Shaw		Willie Thornton			42y, 8m, 14d
					no changes
					no changes
David Kerr (0-1, 26 mins); Andy Aitken (3-2, 83 mins)					Gordon Whitelaw (1-1, 61 mins); George Smith (2-1, 63 mins); Billy Hainey (3-1, 71 mins)
			Jim Thorburn		George Niven			33y, 5m, 6d
			Jimmy Stevenson		Joe Hogan			24y, 8m, 24d
			Bobby Stein		Sandy Brown			23y, 7m, 24d
			Willie Wilson		Davie McParland			27y, 6m, 12d
			John Forsyth		John Harvey			29y, 9m, 27d
			Bill Smith		Billy Cunningham			21y, 4m, 2d
			David Boner		Ian Cowan			17y, 11m, 21d
			David Kerr		Gordon Whitelaw			24y, 1m, 4d
			John McNamee		Billy Hainey			23y, 5m, 1d
			Andy Aitken		Neil Duffy			25y, 8m, 10d
			Bobby Adamson		George Smith			27y, 5m, 16d
								25y, 4m, 17d

Match Report

TTA report

Neither side really mastered the snowy conditions. Bottom club Rovers scored with a volley from a corner (26). Smith went close before goals by Whitelaw (header, 61), Smith (a scramble, 65) and Hainey (71) put a different slant on things before Rovers scored (83). 2nd. 1 point behind Rangers.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 7 consecutive competitive wins, 6th Oct 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 7 wins, 13th Sep 1947 to 25th Oct 1947. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 7 consecutive League wins; 6th Oct 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 7 wins; 29th Dec 1934 to 2nd Feb 1935. Club-record: 12 wins; 1st Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 8 competitive games without defeat, 29th Sep 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games, 31st Mar 1956 to 28th Apr 1956. Joint club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932 & 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949.)

● 8 League games without defeat, 29th Sep 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 31st Mar 1956 to 28th Apr 1956. Club-record: 13 games; 1st Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 20 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Aug 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 20 games; 1st Sep 1954 to 11th Dec 1954. Club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 57 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Brown, 9th Sep 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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