19th Feb 1979 Stirling Albion 0 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

matches:1978-79: ← 31game 3233 →

Match Information

			Alex Smith		Bertie Auld			40y, 10m, 27d
					John Marr
					Ian Gibson
					Dougie Somner (1-0, pen 55 mins); Jim Melrose (2-0, 73 mins)
George Watson (Stuart Heggie, 73 mins); Tom McLeod (Ian Browning, 73 mins)					Colin McAdam (Jim Melrose, 23 mins)
			George Young		Alan Rough			27y, 2m, 25d
			George Nicol		Dave MacKinnon			22y, 8m, 27d
			Davie Steedman		Brian Whittaker			22y, 4m, 27d
			Rab Duffin		Andy Anderson			25y, 6m, 12d
			former Jag John Kennedy		Colin McAdam			27y, 5m, 22d
			Allan Moffat		Jackie Campbell			32y, 11m, 23d
			Matt McPhee		Bobby Houston			27y, 0m, 29d
			George Watson		Dougie Somner			27y, 7m, 15d
			Billy Steele		John Marr			22y, 8m, 16d
			Tom McLeod		Alex O'Hara			22y, 3m, 29d
			Graeme Armstrong		Donald Park			25y, 7m, 0d
								25y, 9m, 15d
			Stuart Heggie		Jim Melrose			20y, 4m, 12d
			Ian Browning		Ian Gibson			22y, 6m, 26d

notes

The Scotsman report described the pitch as "a disguised sanded glacier".

Match Report

TTA report

The Albion keeper had some brilliant saves. McAdam was rushed to hospital with concussion (23) and Melrose was off for 20 minutes after a collision. It took a pen by Somner after he had been pulled down to put Thistle ahead (55) and Melrose sprinted from the half-way line and shot home from 18 yards (73).

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Glasgow Herald, 20th February, 1979

Stats Watch

● Thistle's 87th Scottish Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 22nd Apr 1978 to date. (Longest run since: John Marr - 34 games, 25th Feb 1978 to 14th Oct 1978. 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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