9th Sep 1978 Partick Thistle 3 Heart of Midlothian 2 (SFL Premier Division - game 4)

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Match Information

40y, 5m, 17d			Bertie Auld		Willie Ormond
Dave MacKinnon; Donald Park; Jim Melrose; Ally Love
George Mackie; Ian Gibson; Alex O'Hara; John Craig
Jim Melrose (1-0, 15 mins); Dougie Somner (2-0, 43 mins); Dougie Somner (3-0, pen 55 mins)					Eamonn Bannon (3-1, pen 76 mins); Drew Busby (3-2, 83 mins)
					Jim Jefferies (Willie Gibson, 73 mins); Malcolm Robertson (Lawrie Tierney, 73 mins)
26y, 9m, 15d			Alan Rough		John Brough future Jag
27y, 0m, 12d			Colin McAdam		Jim Brown
21y, 11m, 17d			Brian Whittaker		Cammy Fraser
22y, 3m, 17d			Dave MacKinnon		David McNicoll
32y, 6m, 13d			Jackie Campbell		Frank Liddell
22y, 3m, 6d			John Marr		Jim Jefferies
25y, 1m, 21d			Donald Park		Denis McQuade former Jag
19y, 11m, 2d			Jim Melrose		Eamonn Bannon
27y, 2m, 5d			Dougie Somner		Drew Busby former Jag
23y, 4m, 0d			Ally Love		John Craig former Jag
26y, 7m, 19d			Bobby Houston		Malcolm Robertson
25y, 0m, 2d
31y, 4m, 1d			Ronnie Sheed		Willie Gibson future Jag
21y, 10m, 19d			Alex O'Hara		Lawrie Tierney

Match Report

TTA report

Park from Hearts/Craig and McQuade from Thistle made their debuts. Thistle went ahead with a Melrose flying header (15) then Somner (43 and pen, 57) made it 3-0. A soft pen for hand ball by Love made it 3-1 (76) then a header (81) made for a frantic ending but desperate defending saw Thistle win deservedly.

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Evening Times, 9th September, 1978

Sunday Post, 10th September, 1978

Sunday Post, 10th September, 1978

Glasgow Herald, 11th September, 1978

Hearts Match Programme, 16th September, 1978

Stats Watch

● 25-year-old Donald Park makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive home games without defeat; 15th Apr 1978 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 31st Aug 1977 to 24th Dec 1977. Joint club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936 & 29th Aug 1970 to 20th Mar 1971.)

● 8 competitive games without defeat, 12th Aug 1978 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 27 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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