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| Bobby Houston |
 Robert Joseph Houston was born on Monday, 21st January, 1952, in Glasgow. The 5' 10½ (10st 6lbs) forward signed for Davie McParland's Thistle on Tuesday, 12th October, 1971, having most recently been with Rutherglen Glencairn. Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 13th January, 1973, in a 2-0 win at home to Airdrieonians in the SFL First Division. Bobby scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 6th October, 1973, in a 1-0 win at home to Dundee in the SFL First Division. He scored the last of his 30 goals on Tuesday, 18th September, 1979, in a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City in the Anglo-Scottish Cup. He played his last game for the club on Wednesday, 26th September, 1979, in a 1-0 defeat at home to Morton in the League Cup, having clocked up an impressive 291 appearances as a Jag. Bobby's club-list included Rutherglen Glencairn, Partick Thistle, Kilmarnock and Morton. |
| Bobby Houston's Summary Totals |
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| League | 186 | 68 | 49 | 69 | 19 |
| Competitive | 271 | 102 | 68 | 101 | 26 |
| All Games | 291 | 115 | 70 | 106 | 30 |
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 Bobby Houston or, as he affectionately came to be know by Thistle fans, 'Badger', started his football career playing for his school teams. It was while playing with St Margaret Mary's Secondary School in Castlemilk that this talented young lad really started to make people sit up and take notice. His stepped up to the junior ranks when he joined Rutherglen Glencairn and it was from there that he joined Thistle in 1971. His debut for the Thistle Reserves would soon follow. Season 1973-74 was his first full season as a member of the Thistle first team squad and Houston played a total of 39 games that season as, to quote a Thistle programme of the time, "an inside man, midfield player and latterly as a full back." The article continued. “Although this is his first season as a regular first team choice Bobby has shown commendable skill in each of the roles he has been asked to play.” Versatile or not it is as a flying winger that Houston the Thistle player is first thought of. Johnny Gibson's transfer to Ayr United saw Houston move more or less permanently to an attacking role in the Thistle side. A role he filled with no little skill. It was a little disappointing therefore that Bobby's undoubted skills were never recognised at international level. Twice he was called into the Scotland Under 23 squad but on neither occasion did he get to make an appearance. He was, however, capped by the Scottish League in a fixture against the Irish League in 1978. The biggest disappointment, though, in Houston's Thistle career was unquestionably defeat in the 1979 Scottish Cup semi-final. Thistle lost a Hampden replay 0-1 to Rangers but it was a replay that Thistle fans swear to this day should not have been necessary. With the score tied at 0-0 and with time rapidly running out Bobby Houston looked to have headed the goal that would have taken Thistle to the final for the first time since 1930. A raised flag though ended Thistle celebrations. In an interview in the Thistle Programme in 1989 Houston took up the story.
Houston's Thistle career came to an end in the first few months of the 1979-80 season, his final appearance for Thistle coming in a fixture against Dundee United on 22 September. By the time the following weekend's fixtures came round Houston had joined Kilmarnock in a deal that saw Ian Jardine move to Firhill. Now at Rugby Park, Houston came up against his old side for the first time just a couple of months after his departure from Firhill. Thistle won the fixture 1-0, as they often seemed to do at Rugby Park in those days, with Houston's involvement in the match fleeting to say the least. Sent on as a second half substitute the story goes that Houston received a less than friendly welcome from his old teammates. “Still aff yir heid then Badger?” is one of the comments alleged to have made in Houston's direction. At any rate the red mist came down, a yellow card was swiftly followed by a red one and off he went. Houston had been on the park for only a handful of minutes. Despite that indiscretion Houston would serve Kilmarnock well for a number of years. After leaving Rugby Park Houston spent a number of seasons with Morton before retiring at the end of the 1983-84 season. |
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| (age) 1972-73 |
| 1. (20y, 11m, 23d) #10 Sat-13-Jan-1973 [h] W2-0 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 21) |
| 2. (20y, 11m, 30d) #10 Sat-20-Jan-1973 [a] W3-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 3. (21y, 0m, 6d) #10 Sat-27-Jan-1973 [h] L1-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 4. (21y, 2m, 3d) #10 Sat-24-Mar-1973 [a] D0-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 5. (21y, 2m, 10d) #10 Sat-31-Mar-1973 [h] W3-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 30) |
| 6. (21y, 2m, 17d) #10 Sat-07-Apr-1973 [h] D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 7. (21y, 2m, 24d) #10 Sat-14-Apr-1973 [a] L0-5 Morton (SFL First Division - game 32) |
| 8. (21y, 3m, 0d) #10 Sat-21-Apr-1973 [h] D1-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 33) |
| 9. (21y, 3m, 7d) #10 Sat-28-Apr-1973 [a] W3-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 34) |
| 10. (21y, 3m, 12d) #10 Thu-03-May-1973 [a] L2-3 Vejle Boldklub (Friendly) |
| 11. (21y, 3m, 16d) #10 Mon-07-May-1973 [a] W4-1 Aalborg Boldspilklub (Friendly) |
| 12. (21y, 3m, 18d) #10 Wed-09-May-1973 [a] D1-1 Hvidovre (Friendly) |
| 13. (21y, 3m, 22d) #10 Sun-13-May-1973 [a] L0-3 Köln (Friendly) |
| 14. (21y, 3m, 24d) #10 Tue-15-May-1973 [a] L1-7 Rot-Weiss Essen (Friendly) |
| (age) 1973-74 |
| 15. (21y, 6m, 11d) #11 Wed-01-Aug-1973 [h] L0-2 Middlesbrough (Friendly) |
| 16. (21y, 6m, 14d) #15 Sat-04-Aug-1973 [a] W2-0 Clydebank (Friendly) |
| 17. (21y, 6m, 25d) #12 Wed-15-Aug-1973 [h] L0-3 Dundee (League Cup Section 3 - game 2) |
| 18. (21y, 7m, 1d) #10 Wed-22-Aug-1973 [a] L0-4 Dundee (League Cup Section 3 - game 4) |
| 19. (21y, 7m, 4d) #3 Sat-25-Aug-1973 [h] L1-3 St Johnstone (League Cup Section 3 - game 5) |
| 20. (21y, 7m, 18d) #10 Sat-08-Sep-1973 [h] L0-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| 21. (21y, 7m, 25d) #10 Sat-15-Sep-1973 [a] D0-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 3) |
| 22. (21y, 8m, 1d) #10 Sat-22-Sep-1973 [h] D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 4) |
| 23. (21y, 8m, 8d) #12 Sat-29-Sep-1973 [a] L0-2 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 5) |
24. (21y, 8m, 15d) #10 Sat-06-Oct-1973 [h] W1-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 6)  |
| 25. (21y, 8m, 22d) #10 Sat-13-Oct-1973 [a] W2-1 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 7) |
| 26. (21y, 8m, 29d) #10 Sat-20-Oct-1973 [h] L1-3 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 27. (21y, 9m, 6d) #10 Sat-27-Oct-1973 [a] L1-2 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 9) |
| 28. (21y, 9m, 13d) #10 Sat-03-Nov-1973 [h] W3-0 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 10) |
| 29. (21y, 9m, 15d) #10 Mon-05-Nov-1973 [h] L0-3 Manchester United (Donnie McKinnon Testimonial) |
| 30. (21y, 9m, 20d) #10 Sat-10-Nov-1973 [a] D2-2 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 31. (21y, 9m, 27d) #11 Sat-17-Nov-1973 [a] L0-7 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 32. (21y, 10m, 3d) #12 Sat-24-Nov-1973 [h] L2-3 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 13) |
| 33. (21y, 11m, 1d) #11 Sat-22-Dec-1973 [h] L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 14) |
| 34. (21y, 11m, 8d) #2 Sat-29-Dec-1973 [h] W1-0 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 15) |
| 35. (21y, 11m, 11d) #2 Tue-01-Jan-1974 [a] D1-1 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 16) |
| 36. (21y, 11m, 15d) #2 Sat-05-Jan-1974 [h] D0-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 37. (21y, 11m, 22d) #2 Sat-12-Jan-1974 [a] D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 18) |
| 38. (21y, 11m, 29d) #2 Sat-19-Jan-1974 [h] D0-0 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 19) |
| 39. (22y, 0m, 6d) #3 Sun-27-Jan-1974 [h] W6-1 Ferranti Thistle (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 40. (22y, 0m, 13d) #2 Sun-03-Feb-1974 [a] L1-4 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 41. (22y, 0m, 19d) #4 Sat-09-Feb-1974 [h] W1-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 21) |
| 42. (22y, 0m, 26d) #3 Sat-16-Feb-1974 [a] D1-1 Heart of Midlothian (Scottish Cup 4th Round) |
| 43. (22y, 0m, 29d) #3 Tue-19-Feb-1974 [h] L1-4 Heart of Midlothian (Scottish Cup 4th Round replay) |
| 44. (22y, 1m, 2d) #3 Sat-23-Feb-1974 [a] L0-1 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 45. (22y, 1m, 9d) #2 Sat-02-Mar-1974 [h] L0-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 46. (22y, 1m, 16d) #3 Sat-09-Mar-1974 [a] D0-0 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 24) |
| 47. (22y, 1m, 23d) #4 Sat-16-Mar-1974 [h] L0-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 25) |
| 48. (22y, 2m, 2d) #2 Sat-23-Mar-1974 [h] W2-0 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 26) |
| 49. (22y, 2m, 9d) #2 Sat-30-Mar-1974 [a] W3-0 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 27) |
| 50. (22y, 2m, 13d) #2 Wed-03-Apr-1974 [a] L0-1 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 28) |
| 51. (22y, 2m, 18d) #2 Mon-08-Apr-1974 [h] W2-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 52. (22y, 2m, 23d) #2 Sat-13-Apr-1974 [a] L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 30) |
| 53. (22y, 2m, 30d) #2 Sat-20-Apr-1974 [h] D2-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 54. (22y, 3m, 3d) #11 Wed-24-Apr-1974 [a] D1-1 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 32) |
| 55. (22y, 3m, 6d) #2 Sat-27-Apr-1974 [a] L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 33) |
| 56. (22y, 3m, 8d) #2 Mon-29-Apr-1974 [h] W2-1 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 34) |
| (age) 1974-75 |
| 57. (22y, 6m, 13d) #6 Sat-03-Aug-1974 [h] W4-3 Aalborg Boldspilklub (Friendly) |
| 58. (22y, 6m, 20d) #6 Sat-10-Aug-1974 [h] W4-0 Arbroath (League Cup Section 1 - game 1) |
| 59. (22y, 6m, 24d) #6 Wed-14-Aug-1974 [a] D2-2 Clyde (League Cup Section 1 - game 2) |
| 60. (22y, 6m, 27d) #6 Sat-17-Aug-1974 [h] L1-2 Dumbarton (League Cup Section 1 - game 3) |
| 61. (22y, 7m, 0d) #6 Wed-21-Aug-1974 [h] W3-1 Clyde (League Cup Section 1 - game 4) |
| 62. (22y, 7m, 3d) #6 Sat-24-Aug-1974 [a] L1-3 Dumbarton (League Cup Section 1 - game 5) |
| 63. (22y, 7m, 7d) #10 Wed-28-Aug-1974 [a] W2-0 Arbroath (League Cup Section 1 - game 6) |
| 64. (22y, 7m, 10d) #6 Sat-31-Aug-1974 [h] W3-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| 65. (22y, 7m, 17d) #6 Sat-07-Sep-1974 [a] L2-3 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| 66. (22y, 7m, 21d) #6 Wed-11-Sep-1974 [h] L2-5 Airdrieonians (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 67. (22y, 7m, 24d) #10 Sat-14-Sep-1974 [h] L1-5 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 3) |
| 68. (22y, 8m, 0d) #10 Sat-21-Sep-1974 [a] L1-3 Morton (SFL First Division - game 4) |
| 69. (22y, 8m, 4d) #8 Wed-25-Sep-1974 [a] D1-1 Airdrieonians (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: L3-6 |
| 70. (22y, 8m, 7d) #6 Sat-28-Sep-1974 [h] W4-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 5) |
| 71. (22y, 8m, 14d) #6 Sat-05-Oct-1974 [a] L2-5 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 72. (22y, 8m, 28d) #6 Sat-19-Oct-1974 [a] L0-2 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 73. (22y, 9m, 8d) #8 Tue-29-Oct-1974 [a] W5-3 Clyde (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 74. (22y, 9m, 12d) #8 Sat-02-Nov-1974 [h] D2-2 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 9) |
| 75. (22y, 9m, 16d) #8 Wed-06-Nov-1974 [h] L1-2 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 10) |
| 76. (22y, 9m, 19d) #8 Sat-09-Nov-1974 [a] D1-1 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 77. (22y, 9m, 26d) #8 Sat-16-Nov-1974 [h] L0-5 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 78. (22y, 10m, 2d) #4 Sat-23-Nov-1974 [a] L0-1 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 13) |
| 79. (22y, 10m, 9d) #7 Sat-30-Nov-1974 [a] L0-1 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 14) |
| 80. (22y, 10m, 16d) #10 Sat-07-Dec-1974 [h] W2-1 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 15) |
| 81. (22y, 10m, 23d) #11 Sat-14-Dec-1974 [a] W3-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 16) |
| 82. (22y, 11m, 0d) #7 Sat-21-Dec-1974 [h] D2-2 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 83. (22y, 11m, 7d) #7 Sat-28-Dec-1974 [a] W2-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 18) |
| 84. (22y, 11m, 11d) #7 Wed-01-Jan-1975 [h] L0-4 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 19) |
| 85. (22y, 11m, 14d) #7 Sat-04-Jan-1975 [a] D2-2 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 86. (22y, 11m, 21d) #7 Sat-11-Jan-1975 [h] W3-1 Morton (SFL First Division - game 21) |
| 87. (22y, 11m, 28d) #7 Sat-18-Jan-1975 [a] L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 88. (23y, 0m, 4d) #7 Sat-25-Jan-1975 [a] D0-0 Motherwell (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 89. (23y, 0m, 11d) #7 Sat-01-Feb-1975 [h] D2-2 Ayr United (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 90. (23y, 0m, 13d) #11 Mon-03-Feb-1975 [h] L0-1 Motherwell (Scottish Cup 3rd Round replay) |
| 91. (23y, 0m, 18d) #7 Sat-08-Feb-1975 [a] W1-0 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 24) |
| 92. (23y, 1m, 1d) #7 Sat-22-Feb-1975 [h] W1-0 Arbroath (SFL First Division - game 25) |
| 93. (23y, 1m, 8d) #7 Sat-01-Mar-1975 [a] L2-3 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 26) |
| 94. (23y, 1m, 15d) #7 Sat-08-Mar-1975 [a] D1-1 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 27) |
| 95. (23y, 1m, 22d) #7 Sat-15-Mar-1975 [h] W1-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 28) |
| 96. (23y, 1m, 26d) #4 Wed-19-Mar-1975 [a] L0-1 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 97. (23y, 2m, 1d) #7 Sat-22-Mar-1975 [a] L1-2 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 29) |
| 98. (23y, 2m, 8d) #7 Sat-29-Mar-1975 [h] L1-3 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 30) |
| 99. (23y, 2m, 15d) #7 Sat-05-Apr-1975 [h] D2-2 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 100. (23y, 2m, 22d) #7 Sat-12-Apr-1975 [a] D0-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 32) |
| 101. (23y, 2m, 29d) #7 Sat-19-Apr-1975 [h] D0-0 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 33) |
| 102. (23y, 3m, 5d) #7 Sat-26-Apr-1975 [a] D2-2 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 34) |
| (age) 1975-76 |
| 103. (23y, 6m, 7d) #7 Mon-28-Jul-1975 [a] W4-0 Nairn County (Friendly) |
| 104. (23y, 6m, 9d) #7 Wed-30-Jul-1975 [a] W4-0 Ross County (Stan Sokolowski & Ian Greig Benefit) |
| 105. (23y, 6m, 11d) #7 Fri-01-Aug-1975 [a] W5-1 Caledonian (Friendly) |
| 106. (23y, 6m, 19d) #11 Sat-09-Aug-1975 [a] W3-1 Kilmarnock (League Cup Section 4 - game 1) |
| 107. (23y, 6m, 23d) #11 Wed-13-Aug-1975 [h] W3-1 Dundee United (League Cup Section 4 - game 2) |
| 108. (23y, 6m, 26d) #11 Sat-16-Aug-1975 [a] W4-2 St Johnstone (League Cup Section 4 - game 3) |
| 109. (23y, 6m, 30d) #7 Wed-20-Aug-1975 [a] W2-1 Dundee United (League Cup Section 4 - game 4) |
| 110. (23y, 7m, 2d) #7 Sat-23-Aug-1975 [h] W3-0 St Johnstone (League Cup Section 4 - game 5) |
| 111. (23y, 7m, 6d) #6 Wed-27-Aug-1975 [h] W2-1 Kilmarnock (League Cup Section 4 - game 6) |
| 112. (23y, 7m, 9d) #7 Sat-30-Aug-1975 [a] D0-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 1) |
| 113. (23y, 7m, 16d) #7 Sat-06-Sep-1975 [h] W1-0 Clyde (SFL First Division - game 2) |
| 114. (23y, 7m, 20d) #7 Wed-10-Sep-1975 [h] W4-0 Clydebank (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 115. (23y, 7m, 23d) #7 Sat-13-Sep-1975 [a] W1-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 3) |
| 116. (23y, 7m, 30d) #7 Sat-20-Sep-1975 [a] W3-2 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 4) |
| 117. (23y, 8m, 3d) #7 Wed-24-Sep-1975 [a] L0-1 Clydebank (League Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W4-1 |
| 118. (23y, 8m, 6d) #7 Sat-27-Sep-1975 [h] W2-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 5) |
| 119. (23y, 8m, 13d) #7 Sat-04-Oct-1975 [a] W2-1 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 120. (23y, 8m, 15d) #8 Mon-06-Oct-1975 [n] L0-1 Celtic (League Cup Semi Final) |
| 121. (23y, 8m, 20d) #7 Sat-11-Oct-1975 [h] W3-2 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 7) |
| 122. (23y, 8m, 27d) #7 Sat-18-Oct-1975 [h] L0-1 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 8) |
| 123. (23y, 9m, 11d) #7 Sat-01-Nov-1975 [h] D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 10) |
| 124. (23y, 9m, 18d) #10 Sat-08-Nov-1975 [a] L1-2 Montrose (SFL First Division - game 11) |
| 125. (23y, 9m, 25d) #7 Sat-15-Nov-1975 [h] W5-0 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 126. (23y, 10m, 1d) #7 Sat-22-Nov-1975 [h] W2-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 13) |
| 127. (23y, 10m, 8d) #7 Sat-29-Nov-1975 [a] D1-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 14) |
| 128. (23y, 10m, 15d) #7 Sat-06-Dec-1975 [h] W2-0 Hamilton Academical (SFL First Division - game 15) |
| 129. (23y, 10m, 29d) #11 Sat-20-Dec-1975 [a] W4-2 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 17) |
| 130. (23y, 11m, 13d) #7 Sat-03-Jan-1976 [h] W2-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 20) |
| 131. (23y, 11m, 20d) #7 Sat-10-Jan-1976 [a] D1-1 East Fife (SFL First Division - game 21) |
| 132. (23y, 11m, 27d) #7 Sat-17-Jan-1976 [a] W3-2 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 133. (24y, 0m, 3d) #7 Sat-24-Jan-1976 [a] W2-1 Albion Rovers (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 134. (24y, 0m, 10d) #7 Sat-31-Jan-1976 [h] D0-0 Dumbarton (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 135. (24y, 0m, 17d) #7 Sat-07-Feb-1976 [h] W2-0 Morton (SFL First Division - game 24) |
| 136. (24y, 0m, 24d) #7 Sat-14-Feb-1976 [h] D0-0 Dumbarton (Scottish Cup 4th Round) |
| 137. (24y, 1m, 0d) #7 Sat-21-Feb-1976 [a] W3-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 25) |
| 138. (24y, 1m, 4d) #7 Wed-25-Feb-1976 [a] L0-1 Dumbarton (Scottish Cup 4th Round replay) |
| 139. (24y, 1m, 7d) #7 Sat-28-Feb-1976 [h] W4-1 Montrose (SFL First Division - game 26) |
| 140. (24y, 1m, 14d) #7 Sat-06-Mar-1976 [a] W1-0 Forfar Athletic (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 1) |
| 141. (24y, 1m, 21d) #7 Sat-13-Mar-1976 [h] W5-0 Meadowbank Thistle (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 2) |
| 142. (24y, 1m, 28d) #7 Sat-20-Mar-1976 [a] W2-1 St Mirren (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 3) |
| 143. (24y, 2m, 2d) #7 Tue-23-Mar-1976 [h] L0-1 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 144. (24y, 2m, 6d) #7 Sat-27-Mar-1976 [a] L1-2 Meadowbank Thistle (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 4) |
| 145. (24y, 2m, 13d) #7 Sat-03-Apr-1976 [h] W4-2 Forfar Athletic (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 5) |
| 146. (24y, 2m, 20d) #7 Sat-10-Apr-1976 [h] L1-3 St Mirren (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 6) |
| 147. (24y, 2m, 24d) #7 Wed-14-Apr-1976 [h] W1-0 East Fife (Spring Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 148. (24y, 2m, 27d) #11 Sat-17-Apr-1976 [a] L0-2 East Fife (Spring Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: L1-2 |
| 149. (24y, 3m, 3d) #7 Sat-24-Apr-1976 [h] D2-2 Kilmarnock (Friendly) |
| (age) 1976-77 |
| 150. (24y, 6m, 12d) #13 Mon-02-Aug-1976 [a] L0-2 Rangers (Tennent Caledonian Cup Semi Final) |
| 151. (24y, 6m, 13d) #12 Tue-03-Aug-1976 [n] L1-4 Manchester City (Tennent Caledonian Cup 3rd Place Play-Off) |
| 152. (24y, 6m, 17d) #11 Sat-07-Aug-1976 [a] W2-1 Raith Rovers (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 1st leg) |
| 153. (24y, 6m, 21d) #7 Wed-11-Aug-1976 [h] W3-1 Raith Rovers (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 2nd leg) agg: W5-2 |
| 154. (24y, 6m, 24d) #7 Sat-14-Aug-1976 [a] D1-1 Motherwell (League Cup Section 1 - game 1) |
| 155. (24y, 6m, 28d) #7 Wed-18-Aug-1976 [h] L0-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 1 - game 2) |
| 156. (24y, 7m, 0d) #7 Sat-21-Aug-1976 [a] W2-0 Dundee (League Cup Section 1 - game 3) |
| 157. (24y, 7m, 4d) #7 Wed-25-Aug-1976 [a] D3-3 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 1 - game 4) |
| 158. (24y, 7m, 7d) #7 Sat-28-Aug-1976 [h] L0-1 Dundee (League Cup Section 1 - game 5) |
| 159. (24y, 7m, 14d) #7 Sat-04-Sep-1976 [h] L0-2 Ayr United (SFL Premier Division - game 1) |
| 160. (24y, 7m, 21d) #7 Sat-11-Sep-1976 [a] D0-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 2) |
| 161. (24y, 7m, 24d) #7 Tue-14-Sep-1976 [a] D0-0 Bolton Wanderers (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 162. (24y, 8m, 8d) #7 Wed-29-Sep-1976 [h] W1-0 Bolton Wanderers (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: W1-0 |
| 163. (24y, 8m, 11d) #7 Sat-02-Oct-1976 [h] D2-2 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 5) |
| 164. (24y, 9m, 2d) #7 Sat-23-Oct-1976 [h] W2-1 Kilmarnock (SFL Premier Division - game 7) |
| 165. (24y, 9m, 18d) #7 Mon-08-Nov-1976 [h] L0-1 Orient (Anglo-Scottish Cup Semi Final, 1st leg) |
| 166. (24y, 9m, 30d) #12 Sat-20-Nov-1976 [a] L0-3 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 10) |
| 167. (24y, 10m, 3d) #7 Wed-24-Nov-1976 [a] L2-3 Orient (Anglo-Scottish Cup Semi Final, 2nd leg) agg: L2-4 |
| 168. (24y, 10m, 6d) #7 Sat-27-Nov-1976 [h] L1-5 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 11) |
| 169. (24y, 10m, 9d) #7 Tue-30-Nov-1976 [h] W2-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 12) |
| 170. (24y, 10m, 27d) #7 Sat-18-Dec-1976 [h] D1-1 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 13) |
| 171. (24y, 11m, 6d) #7 Mon-27-Dec-1976 [a] D0-0 Kilmarnock (SFL Premier Division - game 14) |
| 172. (24y, 11m, 18d) #7 Sat-08-Jan-1977 [a] L0-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 16) |
| 173. (24y, 11m, 22d) #7 Wed-12-Jan-1977 [a] D1-1 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 17) |
| 174. (25y, 0m, 15d) #7 Sat-05-Feb-1977 [h] W2-1 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 18) |
| 175. (25y, 0m, 16d) #7 Sun-06-Feb-1977 [a] L0-3 Hibernian (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 176. (25y, 0m, 22d) #12 Sat-12-Feb-1977 [a] L0-2 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 19) |
| 177. (25y, 0m, 26d) #7 Wed-16-Feb-1977 [h] L0-1 Ayr United (SFL Premier Division - game 20) |
| 178. (25y, 1m, 1d) #7 Tue-22-Feb-1977 [h] L2-4 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 22) |
| 179. (25y, 1m, 12d) #7 Sat-05-Mar-1977 [h] W3-1 Kilmarnock (SFL Premier Division - game 24) |
| 180. (25y, 1m, 16d) #7 Wed-09-Mar-1977 [a] L1-2 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 25) |
| 181. (25y, 2m, 19d) #7 Sat-09-Apr-1977 [h] D0-0 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 31) |
| 182. (25y, 2m, 26d) #7 Sat-16-Apr-1977 [a] W2-0 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 33) |
| 183. (25y, 2m, 30d) #7 Wed-20-Apr-1977 [a] W3-1 Kilmarnock (SFL Premier Division - game 34) |
| (age) 1977-78 |
| 184. (25y, 6m, 11d) #8 Mon-01-Aug-1977 [a] W1-0 Keith (Friendly) |
| 185. (25y, 6m, 13d) #7 Wed-03-Aug-1977 [a] W6-1 Caledonian (Friendly) |
| 186. (25y, 6m, 16d) #7 Sat-06-Aug-1977 [a] W4-1 Ross County (Friendly) |
| 187. (25y, 6m, 18d) #7 Mon-08-Aug-1977 [h] W3-0 Clydebank (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 1st leg) |
| 188. (25y, 6m, 20d) #7 Wed-10-Aug-1977 [a] D1-1 Clydebank (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 2nd leg) agg: W4-1 |
| 189. (25y, 6m, 23d) #7 Sat-13-Aug-1977 [h] D2-2 Ayr United (SFL Premier Division - game 1) |
| 190. (25y, 6m, 30d) #7 Sat-20-Aug-1977 [a] L0-3 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 2) |
| 191. (25y, 7m, 6d) #12 Sat-27-Aug-1977 [h] L0-4 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 3) |
| 192. (25y, 7m, 10d) #7 Wed-31-Aug-1977 [h] D0-0 Dundee United (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) |
| 193. (25y, 7m, 13d) #11 Sat-03-Sep-1977 [a] L0-1 Dundee United (League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg) agg: L0-1 |
| 194. (25y, 7m, 20d) #7 Sat-10-Sep-1977 [a] W4-0 Clydebank (SFL Premier Division - game 4) |
| 195. (25y, 7m, 23d) #7 Tue-13-Sep-1977 [h] W2-0 Bristol City (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 196. (25y, 7m, 27d) #7 Sat-17-Sep-1977 [h] W1-0 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 5) |
| 197. (25y, 8m, 3d) #7 Sat-24-Sep-1977 [a] L1-2 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 6) |
| 198. (25y, 8m, 6d) #7 Tue-27-Sep-1977 [a] L0-3 Bristol City (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: L2-3 |
| 199. (25y, 8m, 10d) #7 Sat-01-Oct-1977 [a] L1-2 St Mirren (SFL Premier Division - game 7) |
| 200. (25y, 8m, 17d) #7 Sat-08-Oct-1977 [h] W1-0 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 8) |
| 201. (25y, 8m, 24d) #7 Sat-15-Oct-1977 [h] W2-1 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 9) |
| 202. (25y, 8m, 27d) #12 Tue-18-Oct-1977 [a] L*2-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) * L3-4 pens |
| 203. (25y, 9m, 1d) #7 Sat-22-Oct-1977 [a] W2-1 Ayr United (SFL Premier Division - game 10) |
| 204. (25y, 9m, 8d) #7 Sat-29-Oct-1977 [h] W1-0 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 11) |
| 205. (25y, 9m, 15d) #12 Sat-05-Nov-1977 [a] D3-3 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 12) |
| 206. (25y, 9m, 22d) #7 Sat-12-Nov-1977 [h] W1-0 Clydebank (SFL Premier Division - game 13) |
| 207. (25y, 9m, 29d) #12 Sat-19-Nov-1977 [a] W3-2 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 14) |
| 208. (25y, 10m, 5d) #7 Sat-26-Nov-1977 [h] W1-0 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 15) |
| 209. (25y, 10m, 19d) #13 Sat-10-Dec-1977 [a] L0-3 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 16) |
| 210. (25y, 10m, 26d) #7 Sat-17-Dec-1977 [a] D2-2 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 17) |
| 211. (25y, 11m, 3d) #7 Sat-24-Dec-1977 [h] W4-1 Ayr United (SFL Premier Division - game 18) |
| 212. (25y, 11m, 10d) #7 Sat-31-Dec-1977 [a] L0-2 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 19) |
| 213. (25y, 11m, 12d) #7 Mon-02-Jan-1978 [h] L1-2 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 20) |
| 214. (25y, 11m, 17d) #7 Sat-07-Jan-1978 [a] L0-2 Clydebank (SFL Premier Division - game 21) |
| 215. (26y, 0m, 14d) #7 Sat-04-Feb-1978 [a] D1-1 St Mirren (SFL Premier Division - game 22) |
| 216. (26y, 0m, 15d) #7 Sun-05-Feb-1978 [h] D1-1 Cowdenbeath (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 217. (26y, 1m, 4d) #7 Sat-25-Feb-1978 [h] L0-2 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 23) |
| 218. (26y, 1m, 6d) #7 Mon-27-Feb-1978 [a] W1-0 Cowdenbeath (Scottish Cup 3rd Round replay) |
| 219. (26y, 1m, 11d) #7 Sat-04-Mar-1978 [a] D0-0 Hibernian (Scottish Cup 4th Round) |
| 220. (26y, 1m, 14d) #7 Tue-07-Mar-1978 [h] W2-1 Hibernian (Scottish Cup 4th Round replay) |
| 221. (26y, 1m, 18d) #7 Sat-11-Mar-1978 [h] W2-1 Dumbarton (Scottish Cup Quarter Final) |
| 222. (26y, 1m, 22d) #7 Wed-15-Mar-1978 [a] W3-1 Ayr United (SFL Premier Division - game 24) |
| 223. (26y, 1m, 25d) #7 Sat-18-Mar-1978 [h] L2-3 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 25) |
| 224. (26y, 2m, 0d) #7 Tue-21-Mar-1978 [a] L1-2 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 26) |
| 225. (26y, 2m, 4d) #7 Sat-25-Mar-1978 [h] D0-0 Clydebank (SFL Premier Division - game 27) |
| 226. (26y, 2m, 8d) #7 Wed-29-Mar-1978 [h] L0-4 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 28) |
| 227. (26y, 2m, 11d) #7 Sat-01-Apr-1978 [a] L1-3 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 29) |
| 228. (26y, 2m, 18d) #7 Sat-08-Apr-1978 [h] L0-2 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 31) |
| 229. (26y, 2m, 22d) #7 Wed-12-Apr-1978 [n] L2-4 Aberdeen (Scottish Cup Semi Final) |
| 230. (26y, 2m, 29d) #7 Wed-19-Apr-1978 [h] W2-1 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 33) |
| 231. (26y, 3m, 1d) #7 Sat-22-Apr-1978 [a] L2-5 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 34) |
| (age) 1978-79 |
| 232. (26y, 6m, 8d) #7 Sat-29-Jul-1978 [a] W2-1 Ross County (Friendly) |
| 233. (26y, 6m, 10d) #7 Mon-31-Jul-1978 [a] W5-0 Brora Rangers (Friendly) |
| 234. (26y, 6m, 14d) #7 Fri-04-Aug-1978 [a] W3-1 Buckie Thistle (Friendly) |
| 235. (26y, 6m, 29d) #7 Sat-19-Aug-1978 [h] D1-1 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 2) |
| 236. (26y, 7m, 2d) #7 Wed-23-Aug-1978 [a] D1-1 Heart of Midlothian (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 2nd leg) agg: W3-2 |
| 237. (26y, 7m, 5d) #7 Sat-26-Aug-1978 [a] D0-0 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 3) |
| 238. (26y, 7m, 9d) #7 Wed-30-Aug-1978 [h] D1-1 Falkirk (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) |
| 239. (26y, 7m, 12d) #7 Sat-02-Sep-1978 [a] L2-2 Falkirk (League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg) aet; agg: 3-3; L3-5 pens |
| 240. (26y, 7m, 19d) #11 Sat-09-Sep-1978 [h] W3-2 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 4) |
| 241. (26y, 7m, 23d) #7 Wed-13-Sep-1978 [h] W1-0 Mansfield Town (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 242. (26y, 7m, 26d) #7 Sat-16-Sep-1978 [a] L0-1 St Mirren (SFL Premier Division - game 5) |
| 243. (26y, 8m, 2d) #7 Sat-23-Sep-1978 [h] L2-3 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 6) |
| 244. (26y, 8m, 9d) #7 Sat-30-Sep-1978 [a] D1-1 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 7) |
| 245. (26y, 8m, 12d) #7 Tue-03-Oct-1978 [a] L2-3 Mansfield Town (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) aet; agg: 3-3; L1-3 pens |
| 246. (26y, 8m, 16d) #7 Sat-07-Oct-1978 [a] L0-1 Morton (SFL Premier Division - game 8) |
| 247. (26y, 8m, 23d) #7 Sat-14-Oct-1978 [h] W2-1 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 9) |
| 248. (26y, 9m, 0d) #7 Sat-21-Oct-1978 [h] W2-0 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 10) |
| 249. (26y, 9m, 7d) #7 Sat-28-Oct-1978 [a] L0-2 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 11) |
| 250. (26y, 9m, 14d) #7 Sat-04-Nov-1978 [h] W1-0 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 12) |
| 251. (26y, 9m, 21d) #7 Sat-11-Nov-1978 [a] W1-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 13) |
| 252. (26y, 9m, 28d) #7 Sat-18-Nov-1978 [h] W2-1 St Mirren (SFL Premier Division - game 14) |
| 253. (26y, 10m, 4d) #7 Sat-25-Nov-1978 [a] L0-1 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 15) |
| 254. (26y, 10m, 18d) #7 Sat-09-Dec-1978 [h] W2-1 Morton (SFL Premier Division - game 16) |
| 255. (26y, 10m, 25d) #7 Sat-16-Dec-1978 [a] D0-0 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 17) |
| 256. (26y, 11m, 2d) #7 Sat-23-Dec-1978 [a] D1-1 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 18) |
| 257. (27y, 0m, 20d) #7 Sat-10-Feb-1979 [a] W6-0 Girvan Amateurs (Friendly) |
| 258. (27y, 0m, 27d) #7 Sat-17-Feb-1979 [a] D2-2 Morton (SFL Premier Division - game 19) |
| 259. (27y, 0m, 29d) #7 Mon-19-Feb-1979 [a] W2-0 Stirling Albion (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) |
| 260. (27y, 1m, 3d) #7 Sat-24-Feb-1979 [h] W3-0 Airdrieonians (Scottish Cup 4th Round) |
| 261. (27y, 1m, 7d) #7 Wed-28-Feb-1979 [a] L1-2 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 20) |
| 262. (27y, 1m, 10d) #7 Sat-03-Mar-1979 [h] D0-0 Motherwell (SFL Premier Division - game 21) |
| 263. (27y, 1m, 12d) #11 Mon-05-Mar-1979 [a] W3-0 Queen's Park (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
| 264. (27y, 1m, 17d) #7 Sat-10-Mar-1979 [a] W1-0 Dumbarton (Scottish Cup Quarter Final) |
| 265. (27y, 1m, 24d) #7 Sat-17-Mar-1979 [h] L0-2 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 23) |
| 266. (27y, 2m, 3d) #12 Sat-24-Mar-1979 [a] L*3-3 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) * L3-4 pens |
| 267. (27y, 2m, 7d) #7 Wed-28-Mar-1979 [h] L1-2 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 24) |
| 268. (27y, 2m, 10d) #7 Sat-31-Mar-1979 [h] W3-1 St Mirren (SFL Premier Division - game 25) |
| 269. (27y, 2m, 14d) #12 Wed-04-Apr-1979 [n] D0-0 Rangers (Scottish Cup Semi Final) |
| 270. (27y, 2m, 17d) #12 Sat-07-Apr-1979 [a] L0-2 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 26) |
| 271. (27y, 2m, 21d) #7 Wed-11-Apr-1979 [a] W2-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 27) |
| 272. (27y, 2m, 24d) #7 Sat-14-Apr-1979 [h] L0-1 Aberdeen (SFL Premier Division - game 28) |
| 273. (27y, 2m, 26d) #7 Mon-16-Apr-1979 [n] L0-1 Rangers (Scottish Cup Semi Final replay) |
| 274. (27y, 3m, 0d) #7 Sat-21-Apr-1979 [h] W2-1 Morton (SFL Premier Division - game 29) |
| 275. (27y, 3m, 4d) #7 Wed-25-Apr-1979 [h] W6-1 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 30) |
| 276. (27y, 3m, 7d) #7 Sat-28-Apr-1979 [a] L0-1 Hibernian (SFL Premier Division - game 31) |
| 277. (27y, 3m, 11d) #7 Wed-02-May-1979 [a] D1-1 St Mirren (SFL Premier Division - game 32) |
| 278. (27y, 3m, 14d) #7 Sat-05-May-1979 [h] W2-0 Heart of Midlothian (SFL Premier Division - game 33) |
| 279. (27y, 3m, 16d) #13 Mon-07-May-1979 [h] L1-2 Celtic (SFL Premier Division - game 34) |
| 280. (27y, 4m, 2d) #7 Wed-23-May-1979 [a] L0-1 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 36) |
| (age) 1979-80 |
| 281. (27y, 5m, 28d) #3 Thu-19-Jul-1979 [a] W6-0 Scotia Olympics (Gathering of the Clans Tournament - game 1) |
| 282. (27y, 6m, 1d) #7 Sun-22-Jul-1979 [a] W2-0 Canada National Students (Gathering of the Clans Tournament - game 3) |
| 283. (27y, 6m, 11d) #7 Wed-01-Aug-1979 [h] D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 1st leg) |
| 284. (27y, 6m, 25d) #7 Wed-15-Aug-1979 [h] L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Semi Final) |
| 285. (27y, 7m, 4d) #7 Sat-25-Aug-1979 [h] W2-1 Rangers (SFL Premier Division - game 3) |
| 286. (27y, 7m, 8d) #7 Wed-29-Aug-1979 [h] D2-2 Albion Rovers (League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) |
| 287. (27y, 7m, 18d) #7 Sat-08-Sep-1979 [a] D2-2 Dundee (SFL Premier Division - game 4) |
| 288. (27y, 7m, 25d) #12 Sat-15-Sep-1979 [h] D0-0 Kilmarnock (SFL Premier Division - game 5) |
| 289. (27y, 7m, 28d) #7 Tue-18-Sep-1979 [h] D1-1 Bristol City (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 290. (27y, 8m, 1d) #9 Sat-22-Sep-1979 [a] L1-2 Dundee United (SFL Premier Division - game 6) |
| 291. (27y, 8m, 5d) #7 Wed-26-Sep-1979 [h] L0-1 Morton (League Cup 3rd Round, 1st leg) |
| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
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| 21y, 8m, 15d | |
06.10.1973 Dundee [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 6) |
| 22y, 2m, 30d | |
20.04.1974 Falkirk [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 31) |
| 22y, 6m, 13d | |
03.08.1974 Aalborg Boldspilklub [h] W4-3 (Friendly) |
| 22y, 11m, 7d | |
28.12.1974 Dunfermline Athletic [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 18) |
| 23y, 0m, 11d | |
01.02.1975 Ayr United [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 23) |
| 23y, 6m, 19d | |
09.08.1975 Kilmarnock [a] W3-1 (League Cup Section 4 - game 1) |
| 23y, 7m, 6d | |
27.08.1975 Kilmarnock [h] W2-1 (League Cup Section 4 - game 6) |
| 23y, 7m, 20d | |
10.09.1975 Clydebank [h] W4-0 (League Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
| 23y, 9m, 25d | |
15.11.1975 East Fife [h] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
| 23y, 11m, 27d | |
17.01.1976 St Mirren [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 22) |
| 24y, 2m, 20d | |
10.04.1976 St Mirren [h] L1-3 (Spring Cup Section 3 - game 6) |
| 24y, 6m, 17d | |
07.08.1976 Raith Rovers [a] W2-1 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Round, 1st leg) |
| 25y, 1m, 12d | |
05.03.1977 Kilmarnock [h] W3-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 24) |
| 25y, 6m, 16d | |
06.08.1977 Ross County [a] W4-1 (Friendly) |
| 25y, 6m, 23d | |
13.08.1977 Ayr United [h] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 1) |
| 25y, 7m, 27d | |
17.09.1977 Hibernian [h] W1-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 5) |
| 25y, 8m, 3d | |
24.09.1977 Aberdeen [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 6) |
| 25y, 9m, 8d | |
29.10.1977 Motherwell [h] W1-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 11) |
| 25y, 11m, 3d | |
24.12.1977 Ayr United [h] W4-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 18) |
| 26y, 1m, 22d | |
15.03.1978 Ayr United [a] W3-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 24) |
| 26y, 1m, 25d | |
18.03.1978 Motherwell [h] L2-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 25) |
| 26y, 3m, 1d | |
22.04.1978 Celtic [a] L2-5 (SFL Premier Division - game 34) |
| 26y, 6m, 10d | |
31.07.1978 Brora Rangers [a] W5-0 (Friendly) |
| 26y, 6m, 29d | |
19.08.1978 Dundee United [h] D1-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 2) |
| 26y, 9m, 14d | |
04.11.1978 Rangers [h] W1-0 (SFL Premier Division - game 12) |
| 26y, 10m, 18d | |
09.12.1978 Morton [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 16) |
| 27y, 0m, 20d | |
10.02.1979 Girvan Amateurs [a] W6-0 (Friendly) |
| 27y, 0m, 27d | |
17.02.1979 Morton [a] D2-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 19) |
| 27y, 6m, 1d | |
22.07.1979 Canada National Students [a] W2-0 (Gathering of the Clans Tournament - game 3) |
| 27y, 7m, 28d | |
18.09.1979 Bristol City [h] D1-1 (Anglo-Scottish Cup Quarter Final, 1st leg) |
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1976 - LEAGUE (2nd tier) Champion |
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1979 - GATHERING OF THE CLANS TOURNAMENT Winner |
| the decisive games… |
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1976 - SFL FIRST DIVISION
Championship confirmed. Thistle, “a team of poise and power” (GH) comfortably disposed of Dunfermline. A soaring header by Joe Craig gave them the lead (24) then Rooney tapped a free-kick to Somner who rifled it home (30). Craig hooked home a Houston corner (80).  Bertie Auld |
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1979 - GATHERING OF THE CLANS TOURNAMENT
As it turned out, the final match in the “no draws allowed” group was the winner-takes-all decider. No U.S. shoot-off was necessary as Thistle registered a third consecutive win-to-nil in at the St Mary's Stadium in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Goals from Jim Melrose and Bobby Houston secured the trophy for Thistle. Bertie Auld |
- Listed per out Honours list criteria.
- Players who have contributed an appearance in any given tournament are included.
Bobby featured at #13 in our Top 25 countdown here on The Thistle Archive →
BOBBY HOUSTON
04.04.1979 Rangers [n] D0-0 (Scottish Cup Semi Final)
Unlucky 13? Unlucky yer bum…
Going into this semi-final, Badger, so often a man-of-the-match winger for Thistle, had a well-placed confidence about our chances: “We respect Rangers, but we are not afraid of them… we held them to a goal-less draw at Ibrox earlier in the season and then a goal from yours truly gave us a 1-0 victory over them on our own ground… we’ve got players who can turn a game… I’m saying this is Thistle’s year for the Cup”
Just as it was back in 1921, Thistle’s Scottish Cup campaign of 1979 was moving along determinedly and, after this match with Rangers, we were on a run of four successive clean-sheets. As good as that sounds, it really should have been four successive wins to nil…
Wednesday, 4th April, 1979 was a school night but the occasion was deemed too big to miss, and this young boy was insanely happy to be making his way to Hampden to see Thistle in a Scottish Cup semi-final. I had previously been there to see Rangers v Hearts in the final of ’76, but this time it was Thistle. This time it was personal. The whole occasion was simply awesome in my eyes. It was an 8pm kick-off and it was glorious to see heroes of mine such as Alan Rough and Bobby Houston 'neath the lights on the hallowed Hampden turf. Such was the excitement of the action that I was up and down all night from my perch on a crush barrier in the mixed North Terracing. As any kids from the pre-Hillsborough days will tell you, if the goalmouth action got too exciting, the safest thing to do was jump down before you were pushed down!
All night we were knocking on the door; McCloy in the Rangers goal denied Colin McAdam time and time again. I can’t help but wonder if things might have been different if big Dougie Somner (a late call-off with a dead-leg) had been fit to play. Still, we had plenty of decent ammo; Alex O’Hara made way for Bobby Houston in the second half as Thistle really went for it.
“It was a bad blow for us when Peter McCloy was hurt midway through the second half. He had a cut above his left eye and was concussed. I dreaded Thistle pushing balls inside our penalty area after that… I am happy we are still in the Cup.”
Rangers boss John Greig needn’t have worried. When Thistle got their seemingly inevitable goal, it was routinely and shamelessly dismissed as illegal.
With just 10 minutes left to play, a quick Thistle counter-attack was superbly executed, and Ally Love delivered an inviting cross which was beautifully met by the head of Bobby Houston, who had timed his run to perfection. At last, McCloy was beaten, and the feeling when that ball hit the net was indescribable; like a dream come true. I was off that crush barrier in an instant, bouncing around like a delirious puppy in a playground.
“He’s not gi’en it, he’s not gi’en it!” exclaimed Dad as my short-lived ecstasy instantaneously collapsed into utter despondency, followed by total rage at the sheer injustice of it all. I would say it was thee single most brutal minute of my Thistle-supporting life - of which there have been many!
Turns out a linesman had flagged for offside and Ian Foote (aka Ian Flute) was only too willing to go along with it.
Many’s the time I’ve replayed the goal back in my head. We had a great view (nearly in line) and to this day, we swear that Bobby Houston was a good TWO YARDS ONSIDE when that cross came over. We conclude that those officials were DESPERATE to disallow the goal at all costs, and there seems little doubt that these were “Rangers minded” people.
Speaking to the Thistle programme some years later, Bobby relived the cruel moment:
“We all thought that we could beat them and we did 'beat' them. The goal I scored was never offside. We had practiced the move leading to the goal at training and I can remember that when I started my run I was behind Ally Dawson. The ball came to me at head height and I just had to nod it into the net. I started running about delirious only to see the linesman chalk it off for offside. I met Stan Anderson, who was the Rangers coach at the time, a couple of weeks after the game and he told me that when the ball went in the Rangers bench thought the game was over as there were only ten minutes left.”
After scraping past Thistle 1-0 in the replay, Rangers took 3 games to beat Hibs in the Final. By contrast, Thistle defeated Hibs 3 times out of 4 this term. It doesn’t take a genius to figure that we were cheated out of an amazing opportunity to get our name on the famous old trophy for a second time.
“The smile on the face of referee Ian Foote at the end told it all” reported Hugh Taylor in the Times.
Aye, didn’t it just Hugh…
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| vs. Morton, 17th February 1979 |
(credit: Scottish Television  ) |