3rd Jan 1976 Partick Thistle 2 Kilmarnock 0 (SFL First Division - game 20)

matches:1975-76: ← 32game 3334 →

Match Information

37y, 9m, 11d			Bertie Auld		Willie Fernie
Bobby Houston
Denis McQuade
Benny Rooney (1-0, 22 mins); Joe Craig (2-0, 49 mins)
					Brian Rodman (Stuart McLean, 2nd half)
24y, 1m, 9d			Alan Rough		Jim Stewart future Jag
25y, 11m, 0d			John Hansen		George Maxwell
22y, 11m, 10d			Danny Kellachan		Alan Robertson
32y, 8m, 0d			Benny Rooney		Ian McCulloch
20y, 6m, 21d			Alan Hansen		Paul Clarke
22y, 4m, 27d			Andy Anderson		Brian Rodman future Jag
23y, 11m, 13d			Bobby Houston		Davie Provan
21y, 7m, 20d			Joe Craig		Ian Fallis
19y, 7m, 0d			John Marr		Eddie Morrison
24y, 5m, 30d			Dougie Somner		Ronnie Sheed future Jag
22y, 8m, 24d			John Craig		Gordon Smith
23y, 8m, 22d
24y, 11m, 28d			Denis McQuade		Stuart McLean
18y, 4m, 20d			Kenny Fitzpatrick		Dillon Alexander

Match Report

TTA report

1st v 2nd was billed in the press as the Div 1 decider. 11,500 saw Thistle go ahead when Rooney shot home for a half-time lead (22). Somner crossed to the unmarked Joe Craig to head in the 2nd (49). There were no failures on the day and promotion was almost guaranteed as Thistle went 9 points clear of 3rd place with 6 games remaining.

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Sunday Post, 4th January, 1976

Glasgow Herald, 5th January, 1976

Daily Record, 5th January, 1976

Evening Times, 5th January, 1976

West End News, 9th January, 1976

PTFC Match Programme, 27th October, 1987

Stats Watch

● Benny Rooney scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 20th Dec 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins, 6th Sep 1975 to 20th Sep 1975. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 4 consecutive League wins; 20th Dec 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 6 wins; 6th Sep 1975 to 11th Oct 1975. Club-record: 12 wins; 1st Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 5 consecutive competitive home wins; 15th Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 7 wins; 13th Aug 1975 to 11th Oct 1975. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 5 consecutive home League wins; 15th Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 10 wins; 7th Nov 1970 to 5th Apr 1971 & 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 1st Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 5th Apr 1975 to 11th Oct 1975. Joint club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936 & 29th Aug 1970 to 20th Mar 1971.)

● 6 home League games without defeat; 1st Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 3rd Jan 1972 to 2nd Sep 1972. Joint club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911 & 29th Aug 1970 to 6th Nov 1971.)

● 9 competitive games without defeat, 15th Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 15 games, 5th Apr 1975 to 20th Sep 1975.)

● 9 League games without defeat, 15th Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 11 games; 5th Apr 1975 to 11th Oct 1975. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 57 consecutive competitive appearances for John Hansen, 6th Nov 1974 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Rough - 145 games, 4th Sep 1971 to 11th Sep 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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