25th Aug 1976 Heart of Midlothian 3 Partick Thistle 3 (League Cup Section 1 - game 4)

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Match Information

			future PT manager John Hagart		Bertie Auld			38y, 5m, 2d
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Donald Park (0-1, 1 min); Drew Busby (3-2, pen 62 mins); Drew Busby (3-3, 86 mins)					Jim Melrose (1-1, 12 mins); Jim Melrose (2-1, 30 mins); Joe Craig (3-1, 41 mins)
Sandy Burrell (Jim Brown, 55 mins); Willie Gibson (Graham Shaw, 55 mins)
			Brian Wilson		Alan Rough			24y, 9m, 0d
			Roy Kay		George Mackie			22y, 3m, 7d
			Sandy Burrell		Danny Kellachan			23y, 7m, 1d
			Jim Jefferies		Jackie Campbell			30y, 5m, 29d
			John Gallacher		Alan Hansen			21y, 2m, 12d
			Dave Clunie		John Marr			20y, 2m, 22d
			Ralph Callachan		Bobby Houston			24y, 7m, 4d
			former Jag Drew Busby		Jim Melrose			17y, 10m, 18d
			future Jag Willie Gibson		Joe Craig			22y, 3m, 11d
			future Jag Donald Park		John Craig			23y, 4m, 15d
			Bobby Prentice		Denis McQuade			25y, 7m, 19d
								23y, 3m, 19d
			Jim Brown		John Hansen			26y, 6m, 22d
			Graham Shaw		Dougie Somner			25y, 1m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle went behind (1) but played some excellent football. Melrose jinked round the keeper to level (12) then headed home after McQuade had left 2 defenders in his wake (30). Joe Craig made it 3-1 (41). Melrose hit the post just after half-time but Hearts fought back with a soft pen (62) and a late header (86). Pulsating.

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Evening Times, 26th August, 1976

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ongoing sequences:

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Houston, 3rd Jan 1976 to date. (Longest run since: John Hansen - 81 games, 6th Nov 1974 to 18th Aug 1976. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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