21st Nov 1987 Forfar Athletic 1 Partick Thistle 4 (SFL First Division - game 22)

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Match Information

			Henry Hall		Billy Lamont			51y, 6m, 9d
					Budgie McGhie; Kenny Watson
					Alan Pirie; John McCormack
Steve Clarke (1-1, 31 mins)					Pat Kelly (1-0, 25 mins); Eddie Gallagher (2-1, 71 mins); Pat Kelly (3-1, 75 mins); Billy Dodds (4-1, 79 mins)
Billy Bennett (Jim Morton)					Jackie Rafferty (John Mitchell)
			Stewart Kennedy		Archie MacLean			22y, 10m, 30d
			Billy Bennett		Alan Dinnie			24y, 6m, 7d
			Alex Hamill		John Workman			21y, 4m, 25d
			Bruce Lyall		Brian Scrimgeour			28y, 3m, 10d
			John Clark		Budgie McGhie			26y, 0m, 8d
			Ray Lorimer		Kenny Watson			31y, 10m, 16d
			Kenny Ward		Pat Kelly			19y, 9m, 17d
			Mark Bennett		Jackie Rafferty			21y, 6m, 18d
			Billy Blackie		Eddie Gallagher			23y, 0m, 0d
			Steve Clarke		Ian McDonald			28y, 10m, 26d
			Kenny MacDonald		Billy Dodds			18y, 9m, 16d
								24y, 3m, 10d
			Craig Brewster		Willie McGuire			30y, 9m, 28d
			Jim Morton		John Mitchell			19y, 0m, 9d

Match Report

TTA report

An excellent win as the injury crisis eased. Kelly scored after a Gallagher shot had been blocked (25) but Forfar scored with an excellent solo effort (31) with several defenders floundering. Gallagher scored from a corner (71). Dodds set up Kelly (75) then he got the 4th goal with an audacious shot from a tight angle (79).

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Sunday Post, 22nd November, 1987

Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Jackie Rafferty plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 34 consecutive competitive appearances for Ian McDonald, 10th Mar 1987 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Donnelly - 34 games, 6th Apr 1985 to 25th Jan 1986. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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