28th Feb 1979 Aberdeen 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 20)


Alex Ferguson Manager(s) Bertie Auld man-bertie-auld.jpg born in Scotland 40y, 11m, 5d
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John McMaster (0-1, 74 mins); Steve Archibald (1-2, 85 mins) mh-goal.png Ian Gibson (1-1, 84 mins)
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Drew Jarvie (Joe Harper, 69 mins); Gordon Strachan (Chic McLelland, 89 mins) mh-subs.png Colin McAdam (Ian Gibson, 76 mins); Bobby Houston (Jim Melrose, 79 mins)
Bobby Clark mh-01.png Alan Rough alan-rough.jpg Scotland 27y, 3m, 3d
Stuart Kennedy mh-02.png Dave MacKinnon dave-mackinnon.jpg Scotland 22y, 9m, 5d
Doug Considine mh-03.png Brian Whittaker brian-whittaker.jpg Scotland 22y, 5m, 5d
Doug Rougvie mh-04.png Andy Anderson andy-anderson.jpg Scotland 25y, 6m, 21d
John McMaster mh-05.png Colin McAdam sub-off.png colin-mcadam.jpg Scotland 27y, 6m, 0d
Alex McLeish mh-06.png Jackie Campbell jackie-campbell.jpg Scotland 33y, 0m, 1d
Dom Sullivan mh-07.png Bobby Houston sub-off.png bobby-houston.jpg Scotland 27y, 1m, 7d
Steve Archibald mh-08.png Dougie Somner dougie-somner.jpg Scotland 27y, 7m, 24d
Ian Scanlon mh-09.png John Marr john-marr.jpg Scotland 22y, 8m, 25d
mh-sub-off.png Drew Jarvie mh-10.png Alex O'Hara alex-ohara.jpg Scotland 22y, 4m, 7d
mh-sub-off.png Gordon Strachan mh-11.png Donald Park donald-park.jpg Scotland 25y, 7m, 9d
Age 25y, 9m, 24d
mh-sub-on.png Joe Harper mh-12.png Ian Gibson sub-on.png ian-gibson.jpg Scotland 22y, 7m, 4d
mh-sub-on.png Chic McLelland mh-13.png Jim Melrose sub-on.png jim-melrose.jpg Scotland 20y, 4m, 21d

notes
  • This was the match where Auld refused to announce his team until Aberdeen had announced theirs. The Thistle team was never announced over the public address!
  • OH credits Jim Melrose with Thistle's goal but GH/ET/DR/APJ/SC all say it was Ian Gibson and we go with them.

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