16th Feb 1980 Queen of the South 1 Partick Thistle 3 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

matches:1979-80: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

			Billy Little		Bertie Auld			41y, 10m, 24d
					no changes
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Gerry Phillips (2-1, 56 mins)					Colin McAdam (1-0, 9 mins); Jim Melrose (2-0, 40 mins); Jim Melrose (3-1, 89 mins)
Billy Gordon (Ian Mitchell, HT)					Iain Jardine (Ian Gibson, 86 mins)
			Alan Ball		Alan Rough			28y, 2m, 22d
			Peter Dickson		Dave MacKinnon			23y, 8m, 24d
			George Cloy		Brian Whittaker			23y, 4m, 24d
			former Jag Nobby Clark		Jackie Campbell			33y, 11m, 20d
			Duncan Shields		Colin McAdam			28y, 5m, 19d
			Kevin McCann		Andy Anderson			26y, 6m, 9d
			Billy Gordon		Jamie Doyle			18y, 4m, 15d
			Gerry Phillips		Jim Melrose			21y, 4m, 9d
			Rowan Alexander		Alex O'Hara			23y, 3m, 26d
			Jimmy Coughlin		Iain Jardine			21y, 11m, 30d
			future Jag Graeme Robertson		Donald Park			26y, 6m, 28d
								25y, 0m, 31d
			Ian Mitchell		Paul Wilson			29y, 2m, 24d
			Paul Halley		Ian Gibson			23y, 6m, 23d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle took a comfortable 2-goal lead with headers from McAdam, 5 goals in 6, (9) and Melrose (40). Queens hit the bar immediately after half-time then scored from a scramble (56). Game on! Park hit the bar from the spot, Rough saved with his knees and numerous bookings later Melrose scored (89).

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Evening Times, 16th February, 1980

Sunday Mail, 17th February, 1980

Sunday Post, 17th February, 1980

Tom Boyd report

Daily Record, 18th February, 1980

Gallery

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• A tremendous shot from Iain Jardine, but saved by Queens 'keeper Alan Ball. (SM)

Stats Watch

● Thistle play their 250th match in the Scottish Cup.

● Thistle progress to their 23rd Scottish Cup Quarter Final.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without defeat, 29th Dec 1979 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games, 25th Aug 1979 to 18th Sep 1979. Club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 35 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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