27th Nov 1963 Spartak ZJŠ Brno 4 Partick Thistle 0 (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg)

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Match Information

			Alfréd Sezemský		Willie Thornton			43y, 8m, 24d
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Ján Brada (0-1, 20 mins); Ján Brada (0-2, 28 mins); Pando Jankulovský (0-3, 40 mins); Karel Lichtnégl (0-4, 53 mins)
			Frantisek Schmucker		George Niven			34y, 5m, 16d
			Bohumil Pisek		George Muir			23y, 10m, 6d
			Miroslav Vitü		Hugh Tinney			19y, 6m, 13d
			Karel Komarek		David Closs			22y, 5m, 26d
			Karel Kohlik		John Harvey			30y, 10m, 6d
			Jan Stloukal		Billy Cunningham			22y, 4m, 12d
			Karel Koláček		Ian Cowan			19y, 0m, 0d
			Karel Lichtnégl		Ernie Yard			22y, 6m, 24d
			Pando Jankulovský		Billy Hainey			24y, 5m, 11d
			Ján Brada		Neil Duffy			26y, 8m, 20d
			Bohumil Hlavac		Davie McParland			28y, 6m, 22d
								24y, 11m, 25d

notes

Due to the fact there were no floodlights, kick off was “shortly after lunch time” (ET).

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Match Report

TTA report

AGG: 3-6. On a muddy pitch Brno played all the good football. McParland was prominent but generally Thistle's defence was no match for Brno's lively forwards. 4 goals (20, 28, 40 and 53) saw them through. Niven had some fine saves but spilled shots that led to 2 of the goals. The European dream was over.

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The Scotsman, 27th November, 1963

Aberdeen Evening Express, 27th November, 1963

Evening Times, 27th November, 1963

The Scotsman, 28th November, 1963

Gallery

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• Secret police and government guides show the Thistle contingent around some local caves. (SD)

• Brno at their Stadion Za Lužánkami in 1963. Top (l to r): František Schmucker, Jiří Sýkora, Stanislav Navrátil, Bohumil Píšek, Jan Stloukal, Karel Kohlík, Karel Lichtnegl, Pavel Spišák, ?. Bottom (l to r): ?, Karel Koláček, Zdenek Farmačka, Karel Komárek, František Majer, Miroslav Vítů, Bohumil Hlaváč.

• Stadion Za Lužánkami in Brno, Czech Republic, from the south, c2010. (WIK)

• Panorama of Stadion Za Lužánkami in Brno, Czech Republic. Taken in April 2010. (WIK)

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 21st Sep 1963 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 11th May 1963 to 7th Sep 1963. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 98 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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