Richard Nixon Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Re RN question above: I'm certain that's the same club crest that we have on our navy blue (Firhill) centenary shirts of 2009. Really? Comparing pictures, it looks very different to me. That's why I was hoping there might be other pictures. If I had my way we'd have a Thistle Museum with every shirt we've worn on display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter of '63 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Not quite right. As far as I can see, Duffy's debut for St Johnstone was on 31 October 1964. He played for Thistle the previous Saturday. Flanagan's debut for Thistle was almost a year later - 23 October 1965. A 3-4 defeat away to Dunfermline. You are a treasure trove of Thistle information afk. I think I may have a question to stump you though..has there ever been a time when we haven't transferred our best players? Actually I probably know the answer and it's never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I'm basically now out of old photos (apart from old 1980's press photos which are back home and so unavailable to scan). Nobody got anything interesting old newspaper cuttings or photos to share? Loads of Pictures, Match Reports, Teamsheets etc in here nearly 3,700 but I'm always looking for help with contributions and help creating pages etc !!! Hint hint.... Also would anybody fancy writing pen-pics / bio's of players from the past ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Yer man signed for Manchester City at the end of June 1935. Apparently, Scotland bred the most desireable hard-man centre halves - a must-have for any ambitious English club. Ten months later, the bold Robert had clocked up 30 appearances for them and was in possession of a League winners medal as Man City became champions of England for the first time! Thanks for that, TJR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Apologies for the awful quality: an iPhone photo of a screen shot of an old microfilmed newspaper.....! Any of the eagle-eyed amongst you provide any information on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Eddie Gallagher ''85-'86ish? Dunno who the opposition is. Looks like an ad' for Asfield dugz in the background, which might give a clue to someone. Don't remember that ad' at Firhill. Pre-season firiendly in Possil maybe? E.t.a. Apparently that top didn't appear till '87-'88. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Partick_Thistle/Partick_Thistle.htm Edited January 16, 2015 by ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Deffo Eddie Gallagher. Might be wrong but goalie looks like our current goalkeepers dad, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Same here. My immediate reaction was that it was Jim Gallacher in goal. If so, that makes it Clydebank. Background is no help. Don't recognise the adverts. It could be Kilbowie. If the strip makes it season 1987-88 then unfortunately Thistle played Clydebank 6 times that season - 3 at home, 3 away and Eddie Gallagher played in all 6 of them. If that's him scoring then it can only be 28 Nov (A), 20 Feb (A) or 23 Feb (H). If not, it's 22 Aug (A), 3 Oct (H) or 27 Feb (H). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 You guys are brilliant! 23rd Feb 1988; Scottish Cup 4th round replay against Clydebank, at Firhill. 4-1, with Eddie Gallagher scoring twice. Crowd: a nice 5,564. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 It's Eddie Gallager v Jim Gallacher and it looks to me like Firhill. I'm sure we beat them 4-0 in a cup replay that season on way to quarter final defeat v Celtic. Could that be the February game mentioned? I'm sure John McNaughton (think that was his name) scored a free kick with the outside of his right foot that night too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 You guys are brilliant! 23rd Feb 1988; Scottish Cup 4th round replay against Clydebank, at Firhill. 4-1, with Eddie Gallagher scoring twice. Crowd: a nice 5,564. Ha. I was too slow. Was McNaughton one of the scorers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a f kincaid Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Kelly, Gallagher (2) and John McNaught (not McNaughton!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ashfield did advertise at Firhill, Jim Donald was owner of Saracen Park before Thistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 John McNaught (not McNaughton!) Wurzel (R.I.P.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 has there ever been a time when we haven't transferred our best players? Actually I probably know the answer and it's never! Well we never transferred Donnie MacKinnon or Davie McParland but that was probably because they were both such faithful servants neither of them could ever wear any other jersey! :clapping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Well we never transferred Donnie MacKinnon or Davie McParland but that was probably because they were both such faithful servants neither of them could ever wear any other jersey! :clapping: Kenny Watson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I think we held on to Alan Rough when he could have quite easily been sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I think we held on to Alan Rough when he could have quite easily been sold. Aye we held on to him for a good few years but we did end up selling him to Hibs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yeah but we had the great Dougie McNab waiting in the wings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuthejag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yeah but we had the great Dougie McNab waiting in the wings! the now Good Reverend Douglas McNab ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yeah but we had the great Dougie McNab waiting in the wings! As seen in stuthejags Twitter post (hope the link works!) http://twitter.com/stuthejag/status/556159331365048320/photo/1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Link Worked. I'm pretty sure during our marathon Cup run season where we played Clyde several times, he came out for a long punt and missed it totally to have it go over him and into the net. Still it all worked out when we pumped them 6 nil at Shawfield to finish the tie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Well we never transferred Donnie MacKinnon or Davie McParland but that was probably because they were both such faithful servants neither of them could ever wear any other jersey! :clapping: Well we never transferred Donnie MacKinnon or Davie McParland but that was probably because they were both such faithful servants neither of them could ever wear any other jersey! :clapping: I was browsing some old Glasgow Heralds last night and saw an article (I think around 1958) that described a kind of crisis because four first team regulars, including McParland, had asked for transfers. It's our good fortune that no transfer ensued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I was browsing some old Glasgow Heralds last night and saw an article (I think around 1958) that described a kind of crisis because four first team regulars, including McParland, had asked for transfers. It's our good fortune that no transfer ensued. He`d have been quite young then and obviously got over that blip as he continued as a player with us till 1969 I think it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Three from a match at Porkheid in 1968. Who are the Thistle players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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