23rd Mar 1963 Partick Thistle 4 Raith Rovers 1 (SFL First Division - game 22)

matches:1962-63: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

43y, 0m, 20d			Willie Thornton		Hugh Shaw
no changes
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Neil Duffy (1-0, 8 mins); Billy Gourley (2-0, 13 mins); Billy Gourley (3-1, 30 mins); Gordon Whitelaw (4-1, 85 mins)					John McNamee (2-1, 20 mins)
33y, 9m, 12d			George Niven		Jim Thorburn
23y, 2m, 2d			George Muir		Willie Wilson
23y, 11m, 27d			Sandy Brown		Gordon Haig
27y, 10m, 18d			Davie McParland		Bobby Stein
22y, 7m, 3d			Donnie McKinnon		Jack Bolton
21y, 8m, 8d			Billy Cunningham		Frank Burrows
18y, 3m, 24d			Ian Cowan		John Laurie
24y, 5m, 10d			Gordon Whitelaw		Jimmy Menzies
23y, 9m, 7d			Billy Hainey		Bobby Adamson
26y, 0m, 16d			Neil Duffy		Jim McFadzean
20y, 2m, 20d			Billy Gourley		John McNamee
24y, 2m, 2d

Match Report

TTA report

“Gourley goals brighten a dull match“ (GH). Thistle were unimpressive but Duffy scored from close in (8) then Gourley smashed in a volley (13) before Raith scored with an angled drive (20). Gourley scored again with another fine shot (30). Bottom club Rovers defended strongly until Duffy scored (85). Still 3rd.

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Fife Free Press, 30th March, 1963

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 73 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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