26th Oct 1963 East Stirlingshire 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 9)

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Match Information

			Jack Steedman		Willie Thornton			43y, 7m, 23d
			Charlie Steedman
					no changes
					no changes
Jackie Coburn (0-1, 22 mins)
			Ronnie Swan		George Niven			34y, 4m, 15d
			former Jag Tom McNab		Joe Hogan			25y, 8m, 2d
			Jackie McQueen		Hugh Tinney			19y, 5m, 12d
			Ernie Collumbine		David Closs			22y, 4m, 25d
			Tommy Craig		Donnie McKinnon			23y, 2m, 6d
			Jim Kilgannon		Billy Cunningham			22y, 3m, 11d
			Arthur Hamill		Jim Fleming			21y, 9m, 19d
			Frank Sandeman		Ernie Yard			22y, 5m, 23d
			Jackie Coburn		Eric Norman			17y, 2m, 19d
			Jimmy Kemp		Neil Duffy			26y, 7m, 19d
			Willie McIntosh		Davie McParland			28y, 5m, 21d
								23y, 11m, 29d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle had the bulk of the play initially but gradually Shire came more into it and their forwards caused problems. Duffy and McParland missed chances - but there were some fine saves as well. The only goal came when Hogan and McKinnon dithered (22). Very poor.

Stats Watch

● Thistle's record margin of defeat against East Stirlingshire.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 away League games without a win; 11th May 1963 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 13th Jan 1962 to 28th Apr 1962. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 91 consecutive competitive appearances for Davie McParland, 25th Nov 1961 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Henderson - 107 games, 22nd Aug 1942 to 13th Jan 1945. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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