11th Oct 1980 Dundee United 0 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Premier Division - game 9)

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Match Information

			Jim McLean		Bertie Auld			42y, 6m, 18d
					John Lapsley; Bobby Torrance; Ian McDonald
					Jamie Doyle; Ian Gibson; Iain Jardine
Willie Pettigrew (Billy Kirkwood)					Ian McDonald (John Marr, 82 mins)
			Hamish McAlpine		Alan Rough			28y, 10m, 16d
			Derek Stark		Frank Welsh			26y, 4m, 27d
			Frank Kopel		John Lapsley			28y, 10m, 17d
			John Holt		Tony Higgins			26y, 4m, 8d
			Paul Hegarty		Jackie Campbell			34y, 7m, 14d
			Dave Narey		Brian Whittaker			24y, 0m, 18d
			Eamonn Bannon		Donald Park			27y, 2m, 22d
			Paul Sturrock		Alex O'Hara			23y, 11m, 20d
			Willie Pettigrew		Bobby Torrance			22y, 1m, 29d
			Colin Campbell		Kenny Watson			24y, 9m, 6d
			Graeme Payne		Ian McDonald			21y, 9m, 15d
								26y, 3m, 13d
			Billy Kirkwood		John Marr			24y, 4m, 8d
			Gerry Lesslie		Ally Scott			30y, 1m, 15d

Match Report

TTA report

“The 0-0 yawn” (GH). Both sets of forwards squandered the chances that came their way. United, still looking for their 1st win, seldom threatened. They came into it more in the second half but the Thistle defence was sound as they sat in and mopped up the pressure for yet another ultra defensive away point.

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Glasgow Herald, 13th October, 1980

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Bobby Torrance makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 35 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex O'Hara, 30th Jan 1980 to date. (Longest run since: Jackie Campbell - 36 games, 29th Sep 1979 to 30th Jul 1980. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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