11th Oct 1975 Partick Thistle 3 Falkirk 2 (SFL First Division - game 7)

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Match Information

37y, 6m, 18d			Bertie Auld		George Miller
Benny Rooney; Joe Craig
Alan Hansen; John Marr
Dougie Somner (1-0, 38 mins); Denis McQuade (2-0, 48 mins); Dougie Somner (3-0, 58 mins)					David McCaig (3-1, 75 mins); John Whiteford (3-2, 84 mins)
23y, 10m, 16d			Alan Rough		Ally Donaldson
25y, 8m, 8d			John Hansen		Stuart Kennedy
22y, 8m, 17d			Danny Kellachan		Jim Fowler
29y, 7m, 14d			Jackie Campbell		John Markie
32y, 5m, 8d			Benny Rooney		George Gibson
22y, 2m, 4d			Andy Anderson		Alan Holt
23y, 8m, 20d			Bobby Houston		John Whiteford
24y, 9m, 5d			Denis McQuade		Stewart Wheatley
21y, 4m, 27d			Joe Craig		Dave McCaig
24y, 3m, 7d			Dougie Somner		Kirkie Lawson
22y, 6m, 1d			John Craig		Jim Shirra
24y, 9m, 30d
18y, 1m, 27d			Kenny Fitzpatrick		Davie Whiteford
19y, 4m, 8d			John Marr		John Mitchell

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle went 3 points clear at the top playing “fast, entertaining football” (ET), scoring through McQuade and 2 by Somner (who also hit the post twice). Falkirk were well beaten but their 2 goals in the last 15 mins took the shine off the win. “A team loaded with talent”. “Somner destroyed his old team”.

Scrapbook

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Sunday Post, 12th October, 1975

Daily Record, 13th October, 1975

West End News, 17th October, 1975

Gallery

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• Joe Craig and Dougie Somner in the frame for Thistle. (WEN)

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 consecutive League wins; 6th Sep 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 10 wins; 6th Oct 1962 to 8th Dec 1962. Club-record: 12 wins; 1st Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 7 consecutive competitive home wins; 13th Aug 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 9 wins; 7th Nov 1970 to 20th Mar 1971. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 5th Apr 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 19th Feb 1972 to 2nd Sep 1972. Joint club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936 & 29th Aug 1970 to 20th Mar 1971.)

● 11 League games without defeat, 5th Apr 1975 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 47 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Houston, 19th Oct 1974 to date. (Longest run since: Bobby Houston - 50 games, 8th Sep 1973 to 5th Oct 1974. 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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