20th Aug 1975 Dundee United 1 Partick Thistle 2 (League Cup Section 4 - game 4)

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Match Information

			Jim McLean		Bertie Auld			37y, 4m, 28d
					Andy Anderson
					Denis McQuade
Billy Steele (1-1, pen 74 mins)					Joe Craig (1-0, 23 mins); John Hansen (2-1, 88 mins)
George Fleming (Iain McDonald, 57 mins); Doug Smith (Jackie Copland, 68 mins)
			Hamish McAlpine		Alan Rough			23y, 8m, 26d
			Andy Rolland		John Hansen			25y, 6m, 17d
			Frank Kopel		Danny Kellachan			22y, 6m, 27d
			George Fleming		Jackie Campbell			29y, 5m, 24d
			Doug Smith		Alan Hansen			20y, 2m, 7d
			Dave Narey		Andy Anderson			22y, 0m, 13d
			Tommy Traynor		Bobby Houston			23y, 6m, 30d
			Paul Hegarty		Benny Rooney			32y, 3m, 17d
			Andy Gray		Joe Craig			21y, 3m, 6d
			Billy Steele		John Craig			22y, 4m, 10d
			Paul Sturrock		Dougie Somner			24y, 1m, 16d
								24y, 3m, 14d
			Jackie Copland		Denis McQuade			24y, 7m, 14d
			Iain McDonald		John Marr			19y, 2m, 17d

Match Report

TTA report

Anderson and Rough were in brilliant form as United piled on the pressure but it was Joe Craig who opened the scoring as the defence dithered (23) when he was set up by Somner. Thistle held firm until Rough conceded a pen (74). More United pressure came to nothing and Hansen (J) blasted home a loose ball (88).

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Daily Record, 20th August, 1975

Glasgow Herald, 21st August, 1975

Evening Times, 21st August, 1975

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 9th Aug 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins, 3rd Jan 1972 to 29th Jan 1972. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 8 competitive games without defeat, 5th Apr 1975 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 11 games - 14th Aug 1971 to 18th Sep 1971, 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949 & 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 35 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Houston, 19th Oct 1974 to date. (Longest run since: Andy Anderson - 38 games, 7th Sep 1974 to 19th Apr 1975. 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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