28th Feb 1981 Heart of Midlothian 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 26)

matches:1980-81: ← 41game 4243 →

Match Information

			Bobby Moncur		Peter Cormack			34y, 7m, 11d
					Tony Higgins
					Jamie Doyle
Walter Kidd (0-1, 27 mins)					Tony Higgins (1-1, 29 mins)
					Jackie Campbell (John Lapsley, HT)
			future Jag John Brough		Alan Rough			29y, 3m, 3d
			Stephen Hamilton		Dave MacKinnon			24y, 9m, 5d
			future Jag Peter Shields		Brian Whittaker			24y, 5m, 5d
			Colin More		Jackie Campbell			35y, 0m, 1d
			Frank Liddell		Andy Anderson			27y, 6m, 21d
			Alex Hamill		Kenny Watson			25y, 1m, 23d
			Gary MacKay		Ian McDonald			22y, 2m, 2d
			future Jag Willie Gibson		Iain Jardine			23y, 0m, 11d
			Pat McShane		Alex O'Hara			24y, 4m, 7d
			Gary Liddell		Tony Higgins			26y, 8m, 25d
			Walter Kidd		George Clark			22y, 7m, 13d
								25y, 10m, 30d
			Paul O'Brien		John Lapsley			29y, 3m, 4d
			Dave Bowman		Joe Sweeney			24y, 0m, 9d

Match Report

TTA report

Whittaker hit the bar with a free-kick but 2nd bottom Hearts took the lead with a well taken goal (27). Higgins (back after a long injury) headed in a Whittaker cross (29) and hit the woodwork soon after. Rough had some fine saves as Hearts pressed but for once Thistle didn't sit in. “Tony back in style” (ET).

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Glasgow Herald, 2nd March, 1981

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without a win; 15th Nov 1980 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 28th Apr 1979 to 22nd Sep 1979. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 6 League games without defeat, 1st Jan 1981 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 27th Sep 1980 to 8th Nov 1980. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 37 consecutive competitive appearances for Kenny Watson, 9th Aug 1980 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alex O'Hara - 50 games, 30th Jan 1980 to 3rd Jan 1981. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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