4th Oct 1972 Partick Thistle 0 East Fife 0 (League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg)

matches:1972-73: ← 23game 2425 →

Match Information

37y, 4m, 29d			Davie McParland		Pat Quinn future PT manager
Bobby Gray [ii]; Tommy Rae
Ian Reid; Ronnie Glavin
Hugh Strachan (Joe Craig, 75 mins)					Jim Hamilton (Mike Green, 30 mins)
20y, 10m, 9d			Alan Rough		Dave Gorman
32y, 2m, 11d			Bobby Gray [ii]		Bobby Duncan
20y, 7m, 29d			Alex Forsyth		Peter McQuade
24y, 3m, 11d			Charlie Smith		Jim Hamilton
22y, 5m, 22d			Nobby Clark		John Martis
33y, 7m, 13d			Hugh Strachan		Dave Clarke
21y, 8m, 28d			Denis McQuade		Graham Honeyman
29y, 11m, 29d			Frank Coulston		Kevin Hegarty
26y, 7m, 17d			Tommy Rae		Doug Dailey
26y, 1m, 11d			Alex Rae		Walter Borthwick
24y, 10m, 20d			Bobby Lawrie		Billy McPhee
25y, 9m, 7d
18y, 4m, 20d			Joe Craig		Mike Green

Match Report

TTA report

AGG: 0-1. East Fife survived a Thistle barrage. Strong in defence, the Fifers were in no mood to concede their lead. Thistle attacked constantly but could make no headway despite several close things from McQuade and Coulston. Grip on the Leage Cup relinquished.

Scrapbook

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Daily Record, 5th October, 1972

The Scotsman, 5th October, 1972

Aberdeen Press & Journal, 5th October, 1972

Dundee Courier, 5th October, 1972

East Fife Mail, 11th October, 1972

Gallery

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• Green (right) moves in to block Thistle's Gray. (SC)

• Green, the East Fife sub, moves in to block Thistle right back Gray. (APJ)

• Gorman, the East Fife 'keeper, plucks the ball out of the air, former Don Tommy Rae and EF centre half John Martis in close attendance. (APJ)

• No way through… EF sweeper Dave Clarke blocks off the way to goal by heading clear from Thistle's Frank Coulston. (DR)

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 60 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough (a new personal best) & Hugh Strachan (a new personal best), 4th Sep 1971 to date. (Longest run since: Arthur Duncan - 78 games, 2nd Mar 1968 to 1st Jan 1970. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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