Partick Thistle Reserves Season 1884-85

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1884-85 (Reserves)

The tenth season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

scorers in CAPS

1. Sat-23-Aug-1884 [a] D1-1 Morton (Friendly)

– GT 28/8/1884. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced.

2. Sat-20-Sep-1884 [a] D2-2 Alloa Athletic (Friendly)

– AA 27/9/1884. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced.

– Thistle attacked from the start and took the lead from a scrimmage (Alloa claiming off-side). They scored again just after half-time but Alloa reduced the lead then the Thistle keeper was charged into the net (too slow to clear his save) for 2-2.

3. Sat-15-Nov-1884 [a] W1-0 Johnstone (Friendly)

– PRG 22/11/1884. SHANKLAND. Line-up as yet unsourced.

4. Sat-27-Dec-1884 [a] L0-1 Kilmarnock Athletic (Friendly)

– NBDM 29/12/1884. Line-up as yet unsourced.

– “On Holm Quarry ground. After an exciting game in which the home team maintained their good name, the match ended in their favour by one goal to none.”

5. Fri-02-Jan-1885 [a] D1-1 Angus Athletic (Friendly)

– DC 3/1/1885. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. Played Our Boys Dundee the same day. Assumed this was the 2nd XI selection. Forfar club.

6. Sat-10-Jan-1885 [a] W3-1 Port Glasgow Athletic (Friendly)

– GH 12/1/1885. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced.

– “Played in very disagreeable weather at Port Glasgow.” The score was 1-1 at half-time but 2 more goals gave Thistle a comfortable win.

7. Sat-31-Jan-1885 [a] L2-3 St Mirren (Friendly)

– GEP 31/1/1885. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced.

8. Sat-28-Feb-1885 [a] D3-3 Rosevale (Friendly)

– GEP 28/2/1885. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced.

9. Sat-28-Mar-1885 [a] L1-3 Heart of Midlothian (Friendly)

– EEN 30/3/1885. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced.

10. Sat-11-Apr-1885 [a] W3-2 Falkirk (Friendly)

– FH 18/4/1885. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. Thistle played part of the match with 10 men.

– Played on a dreadful surface, neither side was at full strength. Falkirk played down hill (!) and with the wind but it was Thistle who led 3-0 at half-time. The second half was almost the reverse but Falkirk only scored twice.

1884-85 Reserves summary notes

P10 W3 D4 L3 (1.3 ppg) Historical PT Reserves average: 1.464 ppg (@ 23-May-2023) The points-per-game measurements (ppg) above are calculated on the same principle as the first-team's all games category, and are based on 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win across all eras. NBDM (1/9/1884) reported the draw for the 1st round of the Scottish 2nd XI Cup; Partick Thistle was not included. It listed 11 clubs - including Thistle - who had been “struck off the roll” because their subscriptions were unpaid. Oh, the ignominy!

see also: 1884-85 (first-team) →

• The Thistle kit image for this season is © Historical Football Kits and is reproduced here by kind permission.