29th Dec 1979 Morton 1 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL Premier Division - game 18)

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Match Information

			former Jag / future man. Benny Rooney		Bertie Auld			41y, 9m, 6d
					Dave MacKinnon; Colin McAdam; Ian Gibson
					George Mackie; Iain Jardine; Gordon McGregor
Roddy Hutchison (3-1, 79 mins)					Colin McAdam (1-0, 16 mins); Jim Melrose (2-0, 45 mins); Jim Melrose (3-0, 53 mins)
Bobby Russell (Ally Scott, 50 mins)					Ian Gibson (Iain Jardine)
			Roy Baines		Alan Rough			28y, 1m, 4d
			future Jag Davie Hayes		Dave MacKinnon			23y, 7m, 6d
			Jimmy Miller		Brian Whittaker			23y, 3m, 6d
			George Anderson		Jackie Campbell			33y, 10m, 2d
			Joe McLaughlin		Colin McAdam			28y, 4m, 1d
			Neil Orr		Andy Anderson			26y, 4m, 22d
			future Jag Billy McLaren		Jamie Doyle			18y, 2m, 28d
			future Jag Roddy Hutchison		Jim Melrose			21y, 2m, 22d
			Bobby Russell		Alex O'Hara			23y, 2m, 8d
			Jim Tolmie		Ian Gibson			23y, 5m, 5d
			Andy Ritchie		Donald Park			26y, 5m, 10d
								25y, 1m, 3d
			Charlie Brown		Paul Wilson			29y, 1m, 6d
			future Jag Ally Scott		Iain Jardine			21y, 10m, 12d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle bounced back with a win at last against 2nd top Morton. They sat in and made best use of their chances. McAdam headed the opener (16) from a Gibson cross. Morton pressed but lacked a finish then Park set up Melrose for 2-0 (45). Poor defending let in Melrose (53) and Morton scored (79).

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Evening Times, 29th December, 1979

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 30 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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