1st Dec 1979 Hibernian 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 16)

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Match Information

			Eddie Turnbull		Bertie Auld			41y, 8m, 8d
					Iain Jardine; Ian McDonald
					Ian Gibson; Jim Melrose
Ally McLeod (0-1, pen 10 mins); Brian Whittaker (0-2, og 33 mins)					Alex O'Hara (1-2, 72 mins)
Tony Higgins (Willie Murray)					Dave MacKinnon (Jim Melrose, HT)
			Jim McArthur		Alan Rough			28y, 0m, 6d
			Ally Brazil		Dave MacKinnon			23y, 6m, 8d
			former Jag Arthur Duncan		Brian Whittaker			23y, 2m, 8d
			future Jag Gordon Rae		Jackie Campbell			33y, 9m, 4d
			Craig Paterson		Andy Anderson			26y, 3m, 24d
			Jackie McNamara		Alex O'Hara			23y, 1m, 10d
			Ralph Callachan		Donald Park			26y, 4m, 12d
			Ally McLeod		Jamie Doyle			18y, 2m, 0d
			Bobby Hutchinson		Iain Jardine			21y, 9m, 14d
			future Jag Tony Higgins		Colin McAdam			28y, 3m, 3d
			George Best		Ian McDonald			20y, 11m, 5d
								24y, 10m, 7d
			Paul McGlinchey		Jim Melrose			21y, 1m, 24d
			Willie Murray		Ian Gibson			23y, 4m, 7d

Match Report

TTA report

20,622 saw George Best's debut. Bottom of the table Hibs scored with a soft pen award (10) then Whitaker (under no pressure) hit the ball past Rough for an og (34). McAdam saw his pen saved (67) then O'Hara scored when a Melrose shot was blocked (72) but it was too late. It was Hibs' 2nd win in 16.

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Glasgow Herald, 3rd December, 1979

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 28 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 19th Jul 1979 to date. (Longest run since: Dave MacKinnon - 65 games, 9th Sep 1978 to 27th Oct 1979. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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