13th Mar 1963 Arbroath 2 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay)

matches:1962-63: ← 31game 3233 →

Match Information

			Albert Henderson		Willie Thornton			43y, 0m, 10d
					David Closs; Jim Fleming
					Gordon Whitelaw; Billy Hainey
George Tulloch (0-1, 28 mins); Norrie Gillespie (2-2, 72 mins)					Sandy Brown (1-1, pen 1st half); Jim Fleming (2-1, 46 mins)
			former Jag Davie Thomson		George Niven			33y, 9m, 2d
			Walter Cameron		Joe Hogan			25y, 0m, 17d
			Tom Hughes		Sandy Brown			23y, 11m, 17d
			Tom Robertson		David Closs			21y, 9m, 12d
			Jim Fraser		John Harvey			30y, 1m, 20d
			Allan Kennedy		Billy Cunningham			21y, 7m, 26d
			George Tulloch		Ian Cowan			18y, 3m, 14d
			Dave Easson		Davie McParland			27y, 10m, 8d
			Norrie Gillespie		George Smith			27y, 9m, 12d
			Ron Murray		Neil Duffy			26y, 0m, 6d
			Ian Matthews		Jim Fleming			21y, 2m, 6d
								25y, 2m, 22d

Match Report

TTA report

AET. Thistle started the stronger in this typical cup tie - good goalkeeping, end to end and rugged. Arbroath took the lead with a shot from 20 yards (28) but Brown replied with a pen. Fleming's header went in off a post (46) but still fighting, Arbroath equalised (72). Duffy missed an open goal from 3 yards (119).

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Glasgow Herald, 14th March, 1963

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 10 competitive away games without defeat; 29th Sep 1962 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 16 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 15th Aug 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 12th Sep 1953 to 31st Mar 1954. Club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 69 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.)

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