13th Dec 1980 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Premier Division - game 18)

matches:1980-81: ← 28game 2930 →

Match Information

			Rikki McFarlane		Peter Cormack			34y, 4m, 26d
					Frank Welsh
					Andy Anderson
Jimmy Bone (0-1, 53 mins)
John Young (Gardner Speirs)					John Lapsley (Ian McDonald)
			former Jag Billy Thomson		Alan Rough			29y, 0m, 18d
			John Young		Jamie Doyle			19y, 2m, 12d
			Alex Beckett		Brian Whittaker			24y, 2m, 20d
			future Jag John McCormack		Frank Welsh			26y, 6m, 29d
			Mark Fulton		Jackie Campbell			34y, 9m, 16d
			Jackie Copland		Kenny Watson			24y, 11m, 8d
			former Jag Jimmy Bone		Donald Park			27y, 4m, 24d
			Billy Stark		Iain Jardine			22y, 9m, 26d
			former Jag Dougie Somner		Alex O'Hara			24y, 1m, 22d
			Lex Richardson		George Clark			22y, 4m, 28d
			Peter Weir		John Lapsley			29y, 0m, 19d
								25y, 10m, 14d
			Frank McDougall		Ian McDonald			21y, 11m, 17d
			Gardner Speirs		Bobby Torrance			22y, 4m, 1d

Match Report

TTA report

Cormack's 1st game in charge was a fighting display by unlucky Thistle in a fierce wind and hailstorms. Watson hit the bar with a header (3) then went close from 20 yards. St Mirren had a shot cleared off the line by Doyle. Ex-JAG Bone gave his side the lead (53) which they held to the end in a tight match.

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Glasgow Herald, 15th December, 1980

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without a win, 8th Nov 1980 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games, 18th Mar 1978 to 12th Apr 1978. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 6 League games without a win; 8th Nov 1980 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 5th Jan 1980 to 15th Mar 1980. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex O'Hara, 30th Jan 1980 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Rough - 49 games, 19th Jul 1979 to 3rd May 1980. 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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