17th Feb 1982 Partick Thistle 2 Rangers 0 (SFL Premier Division - game 20)

matches:1981-82: ← 32game 3334 →

Match Information

35y, 7m, 0d			Peter Cormack		John Greig
Iain Jardine
Alex O'Hara
Tony Higgins (1-0, 27 secs); Maurice Johnston (2-0, 73 mins)
Maurice Johnston (George Clark, 82 mins)					Gregor Stevens (Tommy McLean, 75 mins)
30y, 2m, 23d			Alan Rough		Jim Stewart future Jag
25y, 8m, 25d			Dave MacKinnon		Sandy Jardine
25y, 4m, 25d			Brian Whittaker		Alex Miller
28y, 6m, 10d			Andy Anderson		Colin McAdam former Jag
24y, 2m, 6d			Andy Dunlop		Colin Jackson future Jag
26y, 1m, 12d			Kenny Watson		Gregor Stevens future Jag
28y, 6m, 29d			Donald Park		Jim Bett
24y, 0m, 0d			Iain Jardine		Bobby Russell
18y, 10m, 4d			Maurice Johnston		Gordon Dalziel future Jag
20y, 4m, 16d			Jamie Doyle		Ian Redford
27y, 8m, 14d			Tony Higgins		John MacDonald
25y, 5m, 5d
23y, 1m, 22d			Ian McDonald		Tommy McLean
23y, 7m, 2d			George Clark		Billy MacKay

Match Report

TTA report

An excellent display, inspired by Higgins who scored in 27 seconds when he spun and shot home from 12 yards. He set up the 2nd goal with a run along the bye-line and a cut-back for Johnston (73). Rangers only threatened after half-time but the defence stood firm and win effectively blew Rangers' title challenge.

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Match Programme (original date), 3rd January, 1982

Daily Record, 17th February, 1982

Daily Record, 18th February, 1982

Glasgow Herald, 18th February, 1982

The Scotsman, 18th February, 1982

Evening Times, 18th February, 1982

Rangers News, 24th February, 1982

Gallery

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• Wham, 1-0. Tony Higgins stuns Rangers after just 27 seconds of action! (DR)

• Gordon Dalziel and Andy Dunlop race for the ball. (ET)

• Gregor Stevens shields Jim Stewart, but Mo Johnston would soon have the last laugh with a second goal. (DR)

• Jamie Doyle is too quick for Gregor Stevens and gets a firm head to the ball. Andy Anderson looks on. (GH)

• Ian Redford shoots beyond Jamie Doyle, Andy Dunlop stands guard. (RNN)

• Gordon Dalziel skips over Andy Dunlop's slide tackle. (RNN)

Stats Watch

● Thistle secure their sixth league double over Rangers following on from 1914-15, 1915-16, 1950-51, 1976-77 & 1979-80.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive clean-sheets in competitive games; 30th Jan 1982 to date. (Longest run since: 4 games; 31st Jan 1976 to 21st Feb 1976. Club-record: 7 games; 15th Jan 1921 to 15th Feb 1921.)

● 4 consecutive clean-sheets in League games; 30th Jan 1982 to date. (Longest run since: 4 games; 26th Dec 1970 to 9th Jan 1971. Club-record: 5 games; 10th Feb 1968 to 16th Mar 1968.)

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 11th Apr 1981 to date. (Longest run since: Jamie Doyle - 33 games, 1st Apr 1981 to 3rd Feb 1982. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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