3rd Aug 1977 Caledonian 1 Partick Thistle 6 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Alex Main		Bertie Auld			39y, 4m, 11d
					Ronnie Sheed; John Hansen
					Ian Gibson; Jim Melrose
Allan Presslie (3-1, 82 mins)					Dougie Somner (1-0, 22 mins); Dougie Somner (2-0, 33 mins); Ronnie Sheed (3-0, 38 mins); Jim Melrose (4-1, 84 mins); Jim Melrose (5-1, 87 mins); Jim Melrose (6-1, 90 mins)
					Brian Whittaker (Tommy McGrain); Bobby Houston (Ian McDonald); Ally Love (Ian Gibson); George Mackie (Jim Melrose, 64 mins); Dougie Somner (Jim Kelly, 80 mins)
			Billy MacDonald		Alan Rough			25y, 8m, 9d
			Alastair Kennedy		George Mackie			23y, 2m, 16d
			Billy Sanderson		Brian Whittaker			20y, 10m, 11d
			Peter Corbett		Ronnie Sheed			30y, 2m, 26d
			Allan Presslie		Jackie Campbell			31y, 5m, 7d
			Richie McKay		Andy Anderson			23y, 11m, 27d
			Andy Penman		Bobby Houston			25y, 6m, 13d
			Gordon Fyfe		John Hansen			27y, 6m, 0d
			Billy Urquhart		Ally Love			22y, 2m, 25d
			Ray MacKintosh		Dougie Somner			26y, 0m, 30d
			Roddy Davidson		John Craig			24y, 3m, 24d
								25y, 6m, 20d
			Derek Rudkin		n-a
			Colin MacDonald		Tommy McGrain			18y, 6m, 3d
			Willie Fraser		Ian McDonald			18y, 7m, 8d
			Billy Mackintosh		Ian Gibson			21y, 0m, 10d
					Jim Melrose			18y, 9m, 27d
					Jim Kelly			21y, 3m, 18d

notes

Caledonian listed a sub 'keeper, Thistle did not. Thistle's second is credited to Dougie Somner in the OH, and this is backed up by ET/DC/MP/HA. The DR (no report and so by process of elimination) reckons the second was an o.g. by Corbett, but the ET re-assures that Somner's shot was on-target so that theory can be ruled out. Throwing a spanner in the works, the GH credits John Craig with Thistle's second. There is a second shout for this theory via the ET, which contradicts itself by crediting Somner in the written report and Craig in the goals summary!!! On balance, it seems like Somner is the more likely, especially with the contemporary match programme statto of the day giving him the nod.

Match Report

TTA report

Telford St was Easy Street for Thistle against the Highland League champions. Somner shot them into a 2-goal lead (22 and 33) then Houston set up Sheed (38). There was a personal triumph for sub Melrose who scored a hat-trick in the last 6 minutes to double the score after Inverness had made it 3-1 (82).

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Dundee Courier, 4th August, 1977

Evening Times, 4th August, 1977

Stats Watch

● 18-year-old Tommy McGrain makes his Thistle debut.

● Ronnie Sheed scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 56 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 27th Mar 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.)

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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