16th Nov 1963 Partick Thistle 2 St Mirren 1 (SFL First Division - game 12)

matches:1963-64: ← 20game 2122 →

Match Information

43y, 8m, 13d			Willie Thornton		Jackie Cox former Jag
George Muir
Joe Hogan
Davie McParland (1-1, 7 mins); Neil Duffy (2-1, 49 mins)					Bobby Carroll (0-1, pen 6 mins)
34y, 5m, 5d			George Niven		Frank Connor
23y, 9m, 26d			George Muir		Cammy Murray
19y, 6m, 2d			Hugh Tinney		Ian Riddell
22y, 5m, 15d			David Closs		Red Campbell
30y, 9m, 26d			John Harvey		Jim Clunie
22y, 4m, 1d			Billy Cunningham		John McTavish
18y, 11m, 20d			Ian Cowan		Bobby Ross
22y, 6m, 13d			Ernie Yard		Bobby Carroll
24y, 5m, 0d			Billy Hainey		Thor Beck
26y, 8m, 9d			Neil Duffy		Willie Allan
28y, 6m, 11d			Davie McParland		Jimmy Robertson
24y, 11m, 14d

Match Report

TTA report

St Mirren scored (6, pen) but McParland levelled a minute later from a Cowan cross. Saints hit the post then Cunningham went close from long range. McParland brought out a magnificent save then Duffy headed in a Tinney cross (49). Saints pressed but Thistle held on and Hainey hit the post.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 28th Sep 1963 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 25th Nov 1961 to 20th Jan 1962. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 95 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.)

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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