16th Sep 1963 Glentoran 1 Partick Thistle 4 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)

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Match Information

			Isaac McDowell		Willie Thornton			43y, 6m, 13d
					Dougie Wright; Donnie McKinnon
					Joe Hogan; Ian Cowan
Trevor Thompson (1-1, 38 mins)					Billy Hainey (1-0, 7 mins); Ernie Yard (2-1, 58 mins); Ernie Yard (3-1, 74 mins); Dougie Wright (4-1, 78 mins)
			Albert Finlay		George Niven			34y, 3m, 5d
			Victor Wilson		Dougie Wright			22y, 6m, 12d
			Billy McCullough		George Muir			23y, 7m, 26d
			Harold Creighton		John Harvey			30y, 7m, 26d
			Eamon Byrne		Donnie McKinnon			23y, 0m, 27d
			Richard Warburton		Billy Cunningham			22y, 2m, 1d
			Trevor Thompson		Davie McParland			28y, 4m, 11d
			Roy McDowell		Billy Hainey			24y, 3m, 0d
			Gerry Green		Ernie Yard			22y, 4m, 13d
			Anthony Curley		Neil Duffy			26y, 6m, 9d
			Walter Bruce		Ronnie Hume			19y, 3m, 27d
								25y, 2m, 12d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were flattered by the score. 2 defensive lapses by a tiring team helped their cause. They were far from impressive. Hainey scored (7) from a Hume pass then Yard hit the post but Glens equalised (38). Yard waltzed round 3 defenders to make it 2-1 (58). He scored again (74) and Wright (limping on the wing) made it 4-1 (78).

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Sunday Post, 15th September, 1963

Evening Times, 16th September, 1963

Belfast Newsletter, 16th September, 1963

Match Programme, 16th September, 1963

Glasgow Herald, 17th September, 1963

Belfast Newsletter, 17th September, 1963

Evening Times, 17th September, 1963

Stats Watch

● Ernie Yard scores his first goal for Thistle, adding a second for good measure.

● 19-year-old Ronnie Hume plays his last game for Thistle.

● Thistle play their first competitive match on the European stage.

● Glentoran become the 110th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action, 59 years on from the first friendly meeting between the sides.

● Dougie Wright scores his last goal for Thistle.

● Thistle play their first match in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their 37th competition.

ongoing sequences:

● 84 consecutive competitive appearances for Davie McParland, 25th Nov 1961 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Sandy Brown - 90 games, 9th Sep 1961 to 21st Aug 1963. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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