4th Feb 1963 Partick Thistle 3 Morton 2 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

matches:1962-63: ← 27game 2829 →

Match Information

42y, 11m, 1d			Willie Thornton		Hal Stewart
Bill Ramsay
George Niven
Neil Duffy (1-0, 29 mins); Billy Hainey (2-1, 43 mins); Billy Hainey (3-2, 88 mins)					Paddy Turner (1-1, 34 mins); Jimmy Wilson (2-2, 80 mins)
20y, 7m, 13d			Bill Ramsay		Alex Brown
24y, 11m, 11d			Joe Hogan		John Boyd
23y, 10m, 11d			Sandy Brown		Dave Caldwell
27y, 8m, 30d			Davie McParland		Bobby Evans
30y, 0m, 14d			John Harvey		Jim Kiernan
21y, 6m, 20d			Billy Cunningham		Doug Cowie
18y, 2m, 8d			Ian Cowan		John Anderson
24y, 3m, 22d			Gordon Whitelaw		Paddy Turner
23y, 7m, 19d			Billy Hainey		Bobby McLaughlin
25y, 10m, 28d			Neil Duffy		Allan McGraw
21y, 0m, 28d			Jim Fleming		Jimmy Wilson
23y, 9m, 22d

Match Report

TTA report

…34 days later Duffy scored from 18 yards (29) and a magnificent run by Cunningham saw Hainey score from a cut-back (43). Second Division Morton were never inferior however and pegged Thistle back twice, scoring 34 and 80 with excellent goals. Hainey finished a fine build-up (88) but unlucky Morton were due a draw…

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Daily Record, 4th February, 1963

Glasgow Herald, 5th February, 1963

Daily Record, 5th February, 1963

The Scotsman, 5th February, 1963

Glasgow Herald, 17th February, 2026

Gallery

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• Firhill, 24 January, 1963. They set fire to petrol in the goal areas in an attempt to thaw the frozen ground for Saturday's match. The 11-times postponed cup-tie was finally played on 4th February! (DM)

• Another attempt to thaw out the Firhill pitch! (GH)

• Brown the Morton 'keeper is on his back as Hainey (right) nets a dramatic winner with 2 minutes to go. (SC)

• An exuberant Young Jags fan races on to the pitch to taunt Alec Brown the Morton 'keeper just after the dramatic winner. (DR)

Stats Watch

● 20-year-old Bill Ramsay plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● Thistle's 71st Scottish Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 16 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 4th Apr 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 30th Aug 1961 to 10th Mar 1962. Joint club-record: 25 games; 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929 & 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938.)

● 28 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Aug 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 28 games; 4th Dec 1937 to 20th Aug 1938. Club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 65 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Brown, 9th Sep 1961 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Dougie Baird - 73 games, 15th Nov 1958 to 16th Apr 1960. 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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