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Joe Hogan

• Joe Hogan, 1961 (LEA)

Joe Hogan was born on Thursday, 24th February, 1938, in Armadale, West Lothian.

The 5' 8 (10st 10lbs) defender signed for Davie Meiklejohn's Thistle circa Saturday, 14th August, 1954, having most recently been with Newtongrange Star.

Aged 17, he made his debut appearance on Wednesday, 30th November, 1955, in a 4-3 friendly defeat at home to Royal Scots.

Joe scored his first goal for Thistle on Tuesday, 9th October, 1956, in a 3-2 neutral-venue win against Dundee in the League Cup.

He scored the last of his 28 goals on Saturday, 18th December, 1965, in a 2-0 win at home to Dundee in the SFL First Division.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 17th September, 1966, in a 1-0 defeat at home to Clyde in the SFL First Division, having clocked up an impressive 300 appearances as a Jag.

Joe's club-list included Newtongrange Star and Partick Thistle.

Raised in West Lothian, Hogan originally played as a forward; he signed for Partick Thistle on an S-Form in the summer of 1954, and proceeded to enjoy a single, successful season in the Junior level with Newtongrange Star, where he won the Edinburgh & District League alongside future Scotland star Alex Young.

He was at the Jags during a relatively successful era for the club across the 1950s and early 60s, and played in two of their Scottish League Cup final appearances in the period (all of which were lost) – against Celtic in 1956 and against Heart of Midlothian in the 1958 edition, by which point he had changed position and become established at right back. Hogan did win the Glasgow Cup in the 1960–61 season, and was involved in the club's challenge for the Scottish Football League title in the 1962–63 season, though they lost form after delays caused by a very harsh winter.

He was selected once for the Scotland U23 team in 1961, and played in two trial matches between the Scottish Football League XI and a SFA XI, but was never capped for either team at full level.

Outside football Hogan trained to become a schoolteacher, specialising in Physics, and was later an education officer for Strathclyde Regional Council. He was also an accomplished golfer.

(WIK)


18y, 7m, 15d		09.10.1956 Dundee [n] W3-2 (League Cup Semi Final replay)
18y, 7m, 23d		17.10.1956 Newcastle United [h] W4-1 (Friendly)
18y, 9m, 14d		08.12.1956 Falkirk [h] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 11)
19y, 1m, 11d		04.04.1957 Brighton & Hove Albion [a] D1-1 (Friendly)
19y, 1m, 17d		10.04.1957 Celtic [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 28)
21y, 11m, 24d		17.02.1960 Dundee United [h] W4-1 (Scottish Cup 2nd Round replay)
22y, 2m, 13d		07.05.1960 Clachnacuddin / Inverness Thistle XI [a] W4-0 (Friendly)
22y, 6m, 0d		24.08.1960 Rangers [a] L3-6 (SFL First Division - game 1)
22y, 6m, 12d		05.09.1960 Clyde [h] W3-2 (Glasgow Cup Semi Final)
22y, 6m, 17d		10.09.1960 Clyde [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 2)
22y, 7m, 0d		24.09.1960 Dundee United [h] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 4)
22y, 8m, 19d		12.11.1960 Celtic [a] W1-0 (SFL First Division - game 11)
24y, 9m, 0d		24.11.1962 Celtic [a] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)
25y, 10m, 9d		02.01.1964 Rangers [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 20)
26y, 11m, 20d		13.02.1965 Third Lanark [a] W3-0 (SFL First Division - game 24)
26y, 11m, 30d		23.02.1965 Clyde [a] D2-2 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)
27y, 1m, 3d		27.03.1965 Dundee [h] D4-4 (SFL First Division - game 29)
27y, 1m, 10d		03.04.1965 Airdrieonians [a] W5-0 (SFL First Division - game 30)
27y, 1m, 24d		17.04.1965 Celtic [a] W2-1 (SFL First Division - game 32)
27y, 6m, 4d		28.08.1965 Dunfermline Athletic [a] L2-6 (League Cup Section 3 - game 4)
27y, 7m, 22d		16.10.1965 Heart of Midlothian [h] D3-3 (SFL First Division - game 7)
27y, 7m, 29d		23.10.1965 Dunfermline Athletic [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 8)
27y, 9m, 24d		18.12.1965 Dundee [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 13)

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1	22y, 2m, 13d		07.05.1960 Clachnacuddin / Inverness Thistle XI [a] W4-0 (Friendly)	2-0, pen 74 mins

Joe Hogan
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Partick Thistle
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	1956 - LEAGUE CUP Runner-up
	1958 - LEAGUE CUP Runner-up
	1959 - GLASGOW CUP Runner-up
	1960 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP Runner-up
	1960 - GLASGOW CUP Winner
	1963 - LEAGUE (1st tier) Third place

the decisive games…

1956 - LEAGUE CUP

Wed-31-Oct-1956 [n] L0-3 Celtic (League Cup Final replay)

Hampden. Thistle were weakened by injuries but contained Celtic in a dull 1st half. Goals (49, 51 and 59) - some aided by poor defending - saw Thistle off. Collins, Kerr and Mathers tried hard but spirit alone wasn't enough and the makeshift defence inevitably wilted. “Celtic were faster and stronger” (GH).

Davie Meiklejohn

1958 - LEAGUE CUP

Sat-25-Oct-1958 [n] L1-5 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Final)

Rampant Hearts scored (clearly off-side, 5) then a crunching tackle by Mackay went unpunished and led to the 2nd goal (10). With a 3rd goal (28) and a 4th (off-side, 38) a drubbing looked likely but Smith scored with a header (56) then McParland hit the bar. Hearts' 5th (off-side, 68) was rough justice. Luckless.

Davie Meiklejohn

1959 - GLASGOW CUP

Mon-28-Sep-1959 [n] L1-2 Rangers (Glasgow Cup Final)

Hampden. A spirited performance. Thistle attacked from the start but the forwards failed to combine and Rangers led 1-0 at h-t. Niven saved a 30-yard shot from Thomson before they scored again (49). A 25-yard free-kick from Davidson (75) signalled a Thistle rally but Thistle's skilful individual forwards didn't gel.

Committee / Willie Thornton

1960 - GLASGOW CHARITY CUP

Wed-11-May-1960 [n] L0-2 Rangers (Glasgow Charity Cup Final)

Hampden. “A match of dreadful mediocrity” (GH). Rangers scored following a dummy at a corner (5) and again (78) looking suspiciously off-side. With Smith missing and Hogan and Brown both injured early on, Thistle were up against it. A magnificent save denied Fearns (89) but it was a meek end to the season.

Willie Thornton

1960 - GLASGOW CUP

Mon-26-Sep-1960 [n] W2-0 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Final)

Hampden. Unchanged for 5 consecutive games, Thistle were on the back foot for most of the game but Celtic missed several chances. Cunningham pounced on a poor clearance (72) then McParland ran through the defence and shot home (74). Freebairn had some tremendous saves and Wright excelled.

Willie Thornton

1963 - SFL FIRST DIVISION

Sat-11-May-1963 [a] D1-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 33)

Whitelaw gave Thistle the best possible start with a goal from a Smith pass (1). It was mostly Thistle and he went close again when he beat the off-side trap. After they had a goal disallowed for a foul on Niven, Dunfermline equalised (55). After that they hemmed Thistle in but lacked a finishing touch. The “big freeze” derailed the title bid, but a highly credible 3rd place was confirmed 2 days later after Hearts lost 4-2 at Airdrie.

Willie Thornton

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