30th Apr 1983 Dumbarton 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 37)

matches:1982-83: ← 55game 5657 →

Match Information

			future PT manager Billy Lamont		Peter Cormack			36y, 9m, 13d
					Frank Welsh; Colin Jackson; Donald Park; John Buckley
					Gerry Doyle; Andy Dunlop; Kenny McDowall; Alex O'Hara
David McCaig (0-1, 40 mins); Pat McGowan (0-2, 56 mins)					Maurice Johnston (1-2, 68 mins)
Mick Dunlop (Albert Craig)					Colin Jackson (Alex O'Hara, HT); Ian McDonald (Kenny McDowall, 85 mins)
			future Jag Tom Carson		Dougie McNab			26y, 9m, 27d
			future Jag Ray Montgomerie		Frank Welsh			28y, 11m, 16d
			Martin McGowan		Alan Kay			21y, 8m, 28d
			Pat McGowan		John Murray			23y, 5m, 0d
			Albert Burnett		Colin Jackson			36y, 6m, 22d
			Mark Clougherty		Kenny Watson			27y, 3m, 25d
			David McCaig		Donald Park			29y, 9m, 11d
			Tommy Coyle		Ian McDonald			24y, 4m, 4d
			John Bourke		Maurice Johnston			20y, 0m, 17d
			Mick Dunlop		Jamie Doyle			21y, 6m, 29d
			former Jag David Stevenson		John Buckley			20y, 11m, 20d
								25y, 7m, 4d
			future Jag Albert Craig		Kenny McDowall			19y, 9m, 1d
			Joe McGrogan		Alex O'Hara			26y, 6m, 9d

Match Report

TTA report

Defeat to mid-table Dumbarton mathematically ruled out promotion. They had most of the chances as lethargic Thistle struggled. Park went close from a Johnston cross but they went behind (40). A 2nd goal (56) woke Thistle up and after a spell of dominance Johnston scored (78). Blatant time-wasting ensured the game petered out.

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Evening Times, 30th April, 1983

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● 36-year-old Colin Jackson plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 85 consecutive competitive appearances for Maurice Johnston, 29th Sep 1981 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Brian Whittaker - 89 games, 1st Sep 1976 to 22nd Apr 1978. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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