2nd Sep 1978 Falkirk 2 Partick Thistle 2 (League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg)

matches:1978-79: ← 11game 1213 →

Match Information

			Billy Little		Bertie Auld			40y, 5m, 10d
					George Mackie; Ian Gibson
					Jim Melrose; Denis McQuade
Wilson Hoggan (0-1, 16 mins); Ronnie Sheed (1-2, og 108 mins)					Ian Gibson (1-1, 41 mins); John Craig (2-2, 118 mins)
John Perry (Gary Thompson); Paul Leetion (Billy Stevenson)					Ian Gibson (Jim Melrose); George Mackie (Ronnie Sheed)
			Bobby McKell		Alan Rough			26y, 9m, 8d
			former Jag Billy Johnston		George Mackie			24y, 3m, 15d
			Sandy Burrell		Brian Whittaker			21y, 11m, 10d
			John Hay		John Marr			22y, 2m, 30d
			Gordon Hamilton		Jackie Campbell			32y, 6m, 6d
			Wilson Hoggan		Ian Gibson			22y, 1m, 9d
			John Perry		Bobby Houston			26y, 7m, 12d
			Joe McCallan		Alex O'Hara			21y, 10m, 12d
			Paul Leetion		Colin McAdam			27y, 0m, 5d
			Ally McRoberts		Dougie Somner			27y, 1m, 29d
			John Mitchell		John Craig			25y, 4m, 23d
								25y, 3m, 6d
			Billy Stevenson		Jim Melrose			19y, 10m, 26d
			Gary Thompson		Ronnie Sheed			31y, 3m, 25d

Match Report

TTA report

AGG: 3-3. AET. Lost 3-5 on pens. Falkirk went ahead (16) and against the run of play Gibson levelled from 20 yards (41). An unbelievable save by Rough kept things level but an OG by Sheed (108) and a 20-yarder from Craig (118) took the tie to penalties. Falkirk wanted the win more and deserved it. “Slick Falkirk made Thistle look ordinary” (FH).

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Glasgow Herald, 4th September, 1978

Stats Watch

● 25-year-old John Craig plays his last game for Thistle and marks the occasion by scoring his final goal for the club.

● Thistle go 12 competitive games without defeat versus Falkirk, the H2H joint-record.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive games without defeat, 12th Aug 1978 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 16th Apr 1977 to 13th Aug 1977. Club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 26 consecutive competitive appearances for John Marr, 25th Feb 1978 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alex O'Hara - 35 games, 15th Oct 1977 to 29th Apr 1978. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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