7th Aug 1982 Partick Thistle 1 Bristol Rovers 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

36y, 0m, 21d			Peter Cormack		Bobby Gould
Iain Jardine; Ian McDonald
Gerry Docherty; Jamie Doyle
Maurice Johnston (1-0, 30 mins)					Errington Kelly (1-1, 37 mins); Brian Williams (1-2, pen 75 mins)
John Murray (Gerry Docherty, 30 mins); David Kenny (Kenny McDowall, HT); Kenny Watson (George Clark, 67 mins)
30y, 8m, 13d			Alan Rough		Phil Kite
22y, 8m, 8d			John Murray		John McDowell
30y, 8m, 14d			John Lapsley		Neil Slatter
25y, 10m, 15d			Brian Whittaker		Geraint Williams
24y, 7m, 27d			Andy Dunlop		Mark Hughes
26y, 7m, 2d			Kenny Watson		Aiden McCaffery
29y, 0m, 19d			Donald Park		Keith Curle
24y, 5m, 21d			Iain Jardine		David Williams
19y, 3m, 25d			Maurice Johnston		Archie Stephens
23y, 7m, 12d			Ian McDonald		Errington Kelly
19y, 8m, 22d			David Kenny		Brian Williams
25y, 2m, 19d
24y, 0m, 23d			George Clark		Tim Parkin
22y, 9m, 23d			Gerry Docherty		Ian Holloway
19y, 0m, 9d			Kenny McDowall		Paul Randall
					Mike Barrett
					Nicky Platnauer

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Match Report

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Thistle had the better of the early exchanges. McDonald lashed the ball wide with the goal gaping. Rough had a fine save to deny Rovers then Johnston shot home from the edge of the box (30). A fine solo goal (37) made it 1-1 then a pen when Rough was surprisingly deemed to have brought down a forward (75) won it.

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PTFC Match Programme, 21st August, 1982

Evening Times, 7th August, 1982

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• Kenny McDowall in the tussle. (MP)

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 49 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 11th Apr 1981 to date. (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.)

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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