27th Feb 1978 Cowdenbeath 0 Partick Thistle 1 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round replay)

matches:1977-78: ← 34game 3536 →

Match Information

			Paddy Wilson		Bertie Auld			39y, 11m, 4d
					Jackie Campbell; Alex O'Hara; Denis McQuade
					Andy Anderson; Ally Love; Sandy Frame
					Denis McQuade (1-0, 29 mins)
			Ernie McGarr		Alan Rough			26y, 3m, 2d
			Bobby Aitken		George Mackie			23y, 9m, 9d
			Alan Carpenter		Brian Whittaker			21y, 5m, 4d
			Jimmy Thomson		Jackie Campbell			32y, 0m, 0d
			Evan Stewart		John Marr			21y, 8m, 24d
			Robert Graham		John Craig			24y, 10m, 17d
			George Hunter		Bobby Houston			26y, 1m, 6d
			future Jag Bryan Purdie		Dougie Somner			26y, 7m, 23d
			Jim Marshall		Alex O'Hara			21y, 4m, 6d
			Ian Harley		Ian Gibson			21y, 7m, 3d
			Billy Steele		Denis McQuade			27y, 1m, 21d
								24y, 9m, 22d
			Davie Fair		Ally Love			22y, 9m, 18d
			Martin Caithness		Sandy Frame			23y, 3m, 12d

Match Report

TTA report

This replay (postponed 10 times) was a furious affair with Cowdenbeath unlucky not to take it into extra time. Thistle dominated and O'Hara hit the post (1) then McQuade headed in (29). The second half saw them pinned back and they survived a solid pen scare in the dying minutes to scrape through.

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Glasgow Herald, 28th February, 1978

Dundee Courier, 28th February, 1978

Daily Record, 28th February, 1978

Evening Times, 28th February, 1978

Stats Watch

● Thistle go 8 competitive games without defeat versus Cowdenbeath, the H2H record.

ongoing sequences:

● 74 consecutive competitive appearances for Brian Whittaker, 1st Sep 1976 to date, a new personal best. (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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