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Davie Ness

● Davie Ness, 1932 (HA)

David Hogg Ness was born on Friday, 15th August, 1902, in Irvine, North Ayrshire.

The 5' 8 (10st 9lbs) forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Tuesday, 1st May, 1923, having most recently been with Nithsdale Wanderers.

Aged 21, he made his debut appearance on Tuesday, 21st August, 1923, in a 1-0 friendly win at home to Nithsdale Wanderers.

Davie scored his first goal for Thistle on Monday, 24th September, 1923, in a 4-2 win away to Third Lanark in the SFL First Division.

He scored the last of his 97 goals on Saturday, 11th August, 1934, in a 2-1 win at home to Aberdeen in the SFL First Division.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 22nd December, 1934, in a 3-0 defeat away to Aberdeen in the SFL First Division, having clocked up a mighty 432 appearances as a Jag.

His club-list included Irvine Meadow XI, Nithsdale Wanderers and Partick Thistle.

Davie died in 1974, in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, in 1974, aged 71.

Davie played as an outside right; his only club at the professional level was Partick Thistle, where he spent twelve seasons (all in the top division), making over 400 appearances for the Jags, scoring almost 100 goals. His tallies place him in the all-time Top 15 tables in both instances.

After gradually ousting the 1921 Scottish Cup Final goalscorer John Blair from the position, he went on to play for the club in the 1930 Scottish Cup Final which they lost to Rangers after a replay, but did manage to claim winner's medals in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup in 1927 and the one-off Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup in 1928, both against the same opponents. Towards the end of his spell, a replacement was signed in the shape of Alex McSpadyen, who went on to become a Scotland international within a few years.

Ness was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring in that match against the Irish League XI in 1934, and played in three editions of the Glasgow Football Association's annual challenge match against Sheffield.

(WIK)

compiled from our All Games criteria.


21y, 1m, 9d		24.09.1923 Third Lanark [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 7)
21y, 1m, 28d		13.10.1923 Queen's Park [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 10)
21y, 4m, 28d		12.01.1924 Dunkeld & Birnam [h] W11-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
21y, 6m, 22d		08.03.1924 Hibernian [a] D2-2 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)
22y, 0m, 15d		30.08.1924 Morton [a] W6-1 (SFL First Division - game 4)
22y, 3m, 14d		29.11.1924 Celtic [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 17)
22y, 4m, 26d		10.01.1925 Airdrieonians [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 25)
22y, 6m, 20d		07.03.1925 St Johnstone [a] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 32)
23y, 3m, 6d		21.11.1925 St Mirren [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 14)
23y, 4m, 4d		19.12.1925 Raith Rovers [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 18)
23y, 4m, 11d		26.12.1925 Falkirk [a] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 19)
23y, 5m, 1d		16.01.1926 Airdrieonians [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 24)
23y, 5m, 15d		30.01.1926 Queen's Park [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 25)
23y, 5m, 22d		06.02.1926 King's Park [h] W4-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
23y, 5m, 29d		13.02.1926 Kilmarnock [a] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 26)
23y, 6m, 12d		27.02.1926 Dundee United [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 29)
23y, 7m, 5d		20.03.1926 St Johnstone [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 32)
24y, 0m, 27d		11.09.1926 Hamilton Academical [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 5)
24y, 1m, 10d		25.09.1926 Queen's Park [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 7)
24y, 3m, 19d		04.12.1926 St Mirren [h] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 17)
24y, 6m, 4d		19.02.1927 Clyde [a] W1-0 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)
24y, 6m, 8d		23.02.1927 Cowdenbeath [h] W5-3 (SFL First Division - game 28)
24y, 8m, 1d		16.04.1927 St Mirren [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 36)
24y, 8m, 22d		07.05.1927 Clyde [n] W4-1 (Glasgow Charity Cup Semi Final)
25y, 1m, 9d		24.09.1927 Hamilton Academical [h] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 7)
25y, 2m, 7d		22.10.1927 Cowdenbeath [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 11)
25y, 2m, 21d		05.11.1927 Aberdeen [h] W7-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)
25y, 5m, 6d		21.01.1928 Caledonian [h] W9-1 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
25y, 5m, 20d		04.02.1928 Nithsdale Wanderers [h] W4-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
25y, 5m, 24d		08.02.1928 Hibernian [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 27)
26y, 0m, 3d		18.08.1928 Dundee [h] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 2)
26y, 0m, 17d		01.09.1928 Queen's Park [h] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)
26y, 0m, 24d		08.09.1928 Third Lanark [h] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 4)
26y, 1m, 0d		15.09.1928 Motherwell [a] L4-5 (SFL First Division - game 5)
26y, 1m, 21d		06.10.1928 Hamilton Academical [h] W8-0 (SFL First Division - game 8)
26y, 2m, 19d		03.11.1928 Queen's Park [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 11)
26y, 2m, 26d		10.11.1928 Ayr United [h] L4-8 (SFL First Division - game 12)
26y, 3m, 13d		28.11.1928 Celtic [n] W3-1 (Glasgow Dental Cup Semi Final) aet
26y, 3m, 26d		11.12.1928 Rangers [n] W2-0 (Glasgow Dental Cup Final)
26y, 4m, 14d		29.12.1928 Raith Rovers [h] W6-1 (SFL First Division - game 19)
26y, 5m, 22d		06.02.1929 Motherwell [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 24)
26y, 6m, 15d		02.03.1929 Falkirk [h] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 28)
26y, 6m, 25d		12.03.1929 Kilmarnock [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 30)
26y, 8m, 12d		27.04.1929 Third Lanark [a] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 38)
27y, 4m, 6d		21.12.1929 Dundee [a] W4-2 (SFL First Division - game 20)
27y, 4m, 17d		01.01.1930 Clyde [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 23)
27y, 4m, 18d		02.01.1930 Rangers [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 24)
27y, 5m, 3d		18.01.1930 Dalbeattie Star [a] W6-1 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
27y, 5m, 10d		25.01.1930 Hamilton Academical [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 26)
27y, 5m, 17d		01.02.1930 Dundee United [a] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
27y, 6m, 0d		15.02.1930 Aberdeen [h] W3-2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)
27y, 6m, 14d		01.03.1930 Falkirk [h] W3-1 (Scottish Cup Quarter Final)
27y, 9m, 8d		23.05.1930 Frigg [a] W6-1 (Friendly)
27y, 11m, 25d		09.08.1930 Aberdeen [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 1)
28y, 2m, 24d		08.11.1930 Airdrieonians [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 14)
28y, 3m, 21d		06.12.1930 Heart of Midlothian [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 17)
28y, 5m, 16d		31.01.1931 Aberdeen [a] D1-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)
29y, 0m, 4d		19.08.1931 Airdrieonians [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 3)
29y, 0m, 7d		22.08.1931 Dundee United [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 4)
29y, 0m, 18d		02.09.1931 Cowdenbeath [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 7)
29y, 0m, 25d		09.09.1931 Clyde [h] D1-1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)
29y, 4m, 17d		01.01.1932 Clyde [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 24)
29y, 5m, 1d		16.01.1932 Inverness Citadel [a] W3-0 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)
29y, 5m, 8d		23.01.1932 Leith Athletic [a] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 27)
29y, 5m, 19d		03.02.1932 Bo'ness [h] W5-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay)
29y, 5m, 22d		06.02.1932 Kilmarnock [a] W4-3 (SFL First Division - game 28)
29y, 6m, 12d		27.02.1932 St Mirren [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 31)
30y, 1m, 23d		08.10.1932 Morton [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 10)
30y, 2m, 7d		22.10.1932 Ayr United [h] W7-0 (SFL First Division - game 11)
30y, 2m, 14d		29.10.1932 Motherwell [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 12)
30y, 2m, 21d		05.11.1932 Celtic [h] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)
30y, 2m, 28d		12.11.1932 Airdrieonians [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 14)
30y, 3m, 11d		26.11.1932 Cowdenbeath [h] W4-1 (SFL First Division - game 15)
30y, 3m, 18d		03.12.1932 Dundee [h] W4-0 (SFL First Division - game 16)
30y, 4m, 2d		17.12.1932 Third Lanark [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 18)
30y, 4m, 9d		24.12.1932 Heart of Midlothian [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 19)
30y, 4m, 16d		31.12.1932 St Johnstone [h] D2-2 (SFL First Division - game 21)
30y, 4m, 23d		07.01.1933 Hamilton Academical [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 24)
30y, 6m, 17d		04.03.1933 Queen's Park [h] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 29)
31y, 1m, 29d		14.10.1933 Queen's Park [h] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 12)
31y, 3m, 3d		18.11.1933 Hibernian [h] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 17)
31y, 3m, 17d		02.12.1933 Dundee [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 19)
31y, 6m, 9d		24.02.1934 Heart of Midlothian [h] W7-2 (SFL First Division - game 29)
31y, 6m, 23d		10.03.1934 Ayr United [h] W5-1 (SFL First Division - game 31)
31y, 7m, 2d		17.03.1934 Motherwell [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 32)
31y, 11m, 27d		11.08.1934 Aberdeen [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 1)

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