6th Aug 1973 Stenhousemuir 1 Partick Thistle 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Alex Smith		Davie McParland			38y, 3m, 1d
					?
					?
Billy Murdoch (2-1, pen 2nd half)					Tommy Rae (1-0, 30 mins); Alan Munro (2-0, 32 mins)
Jimmy Anderson (Colin McCullie); Kenny Muir (Harry Glasgow); Jim Richardson (Andy Scobie); #8 (Alan Hughes)					? (Jimmy Caskie); ? (Ronnie Johnston); ? (Alf Stamp); ? (Jim Mullin); ? (Alex Cairns)
			Ray Dunlop		Tam Gourlay			22y, 10m, 12d
			Jimmy Anderson		Ian Reid			22y, 7m, 26d
			Archie Rose		?
			Billy Murdoch		Nobby Clark			23y, 3m, 25d
			Kenny Muir		Andy Anderson			19y, 11m, 30d
			?		Alan Hansen			18y, 1m, 24d
			Jim Richardson		Johnny Gibson			22y, 7m, 14d
			?		Colin Smith			22y, 6m, 28d
			Martin Boyle		Tommy Rae			27y, 5m, 20d
			Russell Halliday		Alan Munro			23y, 0m, 15d
			Ian Hume		?
								22y, 6m, 8d
			Colin McCullie		Jimmy Caskie			23y, 6m, 29d
			Harry Glasgow		?
			Andy Scobie		Ronnie Johnston			19y, 4m, 3d
			Alan Hughes		Alf Stamp			23y, 0m, 10d
					Jim Mullin			22y, 4m, 8d
					Alex Cairns			22y, 8m, 7d

notes

Alas, the FH is unreadable in places, hence the gaps in both elevens, also affecting one Thistle sub. Alan Hansen #6 isn't readable, but on Monday, 6th August, 1973, the ET wrote: “ALAN HANSEN, teenage brother of Partick Thistle's international full-back John, will make his debut for the Jags tonight against Stenhousemuir at Ochilview, writes JIM BLAIR.” Brilliantly, Thistle fan Ian Campbell was there and eyewitnessed the debut! With regards to the substitutions made, the FH merely states that Thistle's subs were “largely used”. We've therefore presumed to include the 5 who are readable from the 6 listed. It's not ideal, but it's the resolve which gets closest to the truth.

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Match Report

TTA report

For the first 30 minutes it was all Stenhousemuir. Two fine last-ditch tackles by Clark saved the day. Thistle finally got into the game and Rae shot home (30) followed by Munro (32) with a fine solo run and finish. Stenhousemuir's goal came after half-time from the pen spot.

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Evening Times, 6th August, 1973

Daily Record, 7th August, 1973

Stats Watch

● 18-year-old Alan Hansen makes his Thistle debut.

● 19-year-old Ronnie Johnston plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 22-year-old Alex Cairns plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 22-year-old Tam Gourlay plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 23-year-old Jimmy Caskie plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 22-year-old Ian Reid plays his last game for Thistle.

● 23-year-old Alf Stamp plays his last game for Thistle.

● 23-year-old Alan Munro marks his last game for Thistle by scoring his only goal for the club.

ongoing sequences:

● 93 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 4th Sep 1971 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: George Muir - 145 games, 19th Dec 1964 to 6th Jan 1968. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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