Partick Thistle 0 - 3 Aberdeen

PARTICK BACK SENT OFF IN "HE MAN'S" GAME

A five thousand crowd at Firhill, Glasgow, saw the second strings of Partick Thistle and Aberdeen serve up a red hot ninety minutes' football in the Scottish Reserve League game. In fact there was too much of the "he man stuff, particularly after the interval when free-kicks were awarded with painful regularity.
Girdwood was booked by the referee and several others were lucky in escaping the same fate.
Aberdeen were a cut ahead of Thistle throughout, and played more methodical football. The Jags were inclined to go in for slap dash methods which failed to pay a dividend against the rugged defence of the Dons, and the home forwards were seldom allowed to become dangerous.

KELLY IMPRESSES

Yet in the first half the Aberdeen 'keeper was a busy man who never hesitated about leaving his goal when the ball was around, and invariably got it. Kelly gave a sound exhibition and got all support from the men in front. "Junior" at left back did well, although he seemed deficient in kicking. Waddell, at centre-half, was the pick of the middle men.
Aberdeen had a big pull in front and had much the better ideas in finishing. They had two strong inside supports in G. Scott and Hume, and fast raiding wingers in Brady and Williams. W. Scott, however, was not seen to the same advantage although not a failure.
Thistle by comparison were ragged and had few constructive ideas. They had a strong kicking back in McGregor, and half-backs who did not stand on ceremony. The forwards did not impress, and none are due special mention.

CLEVER GOALS

Hume opened the scoring in the third minute, a twenty yards' drive giving Henderson no chance. Aberdeen continued to have the pull until the interval, without adding to the score. In the opening five minutes of the second half the Dons made victory secure when first G. Scott counted with a grand shot, and a minute later Brady headed through. This finished the scoring although Aberdeen kept pressing until the end.

Source: Press & Journal, 24th August 1938