11th Dec 1971 Partick Thistle 8 Motherwell 3 (SFL First Division - game 15)

matches:1971-72: ← 29game 3031 →

Match Information

36y, 7m, 6d			Davie McParland		Bobby Howitt former Jag
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Frank Coulston (1-0, 9 mins); Denis McQuade (2-1, 37 mins); Frank Coulston (3-2, 60 mins); Alex Rae (4-2, 63 mins); Jimmy Bone (5-2, 67 mins); Alex Forsyth (6-2, 85 mins); Jimmy Bone (7-2, 87 mins); Denis McQuade (8-2, 88 mins)					Brian Heron (1-1, 23 mins); Billy Brown (2-2, 51 mins); John Goldthorp (8-3, 89 mins)
Bobby Lawrie (Tommy Rae, 73 mins)					Tom Forsyth (Jim Muir, 68 mins)
20y, 0m, 16d			Alan Rough		Tommy Burns
21y, 10m, 8d			John Hansen		Eric Gillespie
19y, 10m, 6d			Alex Forsyth		Joe Wark
20y, 8m, 14d			Ronnie Glavin		Tom Forsyth
25y, 9m, 14d			Jackie Campbell		John Muir
32y, 9m, 20d			Hugh Strachan		Bobby Watson
20y, 11m, 5d			Denis McQuade		Billy Campbell
29y, 2m, 6d			Frank Coulston		Billy Brown
22y, 2m, 19d			Jimmy Bone		Jimmy McCabe
25y, 3m, 18d			Alex Rae		John Goldthorp
24y, 0m, 27d			Bobby Lawrie		Brian Heron
23y, 10m, 19d
25y, 9m, 24d			Tommy Rae		Jim Muir

notes

Thistle wore white jerseys and red shorts while Motherwell sported all yellow.

Match Report

TTA report

It was one of these daft days nothing went wrong. Coulston (from a Bone pass, 9), Motherwell (23), McQuade (rebound off the bar, 37), Motherwell (51), Coulston (from the edge of the box ,60), Rae (header, 63), Bone (67), Forsyth (85), Bone (87), McQuade (overhead kick, 88), Motherwell (89). Up to 7th.

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Sunday Mail, 12th December, 1971

Sunday Post, 12th December, 1971

Daily Record, 13th December, 1971

Motherwell Times, 17th December, 1971

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 26 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex Forsyth, 18th Aug 1971 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Rough & Frank Coulston - 55 games, 18th Apr 1970 to 28th Aug 1971. 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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