13th Mar 1976 Partick Thistle 5 Meadowbank Thistle 0 (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 2)

matches:1975-76: ← 43game 4445 →

Match Information

37y, 11m, 19d			Bertie Auld		Alec Ness
Brian Whittaker; Jackie Campbell; Jim Melrose; Denis McQuade
Danny Kellachan; Kenny Fitzpatrick; John Marr; John Craig
Jim Melrose (1-0, 33 mins); Denis McQuade (2-0, 36 mins); Dougie Somner (3-0, 49 mins); Brian Whittaker (4-0, 62 mins); Denis McQuade (5-0, 79 mins)
Benny Rooney (John Marr); Dougie Somner (Alan McQueen)					Roy Jones (Derek Fotheringham); Joe Morgan (Les McVay)
24y, 3m, 17d			Alan Rough		Derek Gray
26y, 1m, 10d			John Hansen		Rab Kilgour
19y, 5m, 19d			Brian Whittaker		David McKenzie
32y, 10m, 10d			Benny Rooney		David Wight
20y, 9m, 0d			Alan Hansen		Dave Cathcart
30y, 0m, 15d			Jackie Campbell		Roy Jones
24y, 1m, 21d			Bobby Houston		Joe Morgan
17y, 5m, 6d			Jim Melrose		Jim Hancock
24y, 8m, 9d			Dougie Somner		Tom McKenzie
21y, 9m, 28d			Joe Craig		Tom O'Rourke
25y, 2m, 7d			Denis McQuade		Kenny Davidson
24y, 3m, 2d
19y, 9m, 10d			John Marr		Derek Fotheringham
18y, 10m, 8d			Alan McQueen		Les McVay

Match Report

TTA report

Meadowbank were no match for a Thistle side containing several youngsters. Melrose finished off a thundering shot by Whittaker touched on to the bar (31) then came McQuade's diving header from a Whittaker corner (38). Somner beat the keeper with a trundler (49), a 20-yarder by Whittaker (63) and a header by McQuade finished off an one-sided win (80).

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Sunday Post, 14th March, 1976

West End News, 19th March, 1976

Stats Watch

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

● Brian Whittaker scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Jim Melrose scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Thistle's joint-record margin of victory over Meadowbank Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

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

● 68 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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