| Gavin Arneil |
 Gavin Arneil was born on Friday, 12th February, 1904, in Plantation, Glasgow. The 5' 11 (12st 0lbs) goalkeeper signed for George Easton's Thistle on Thursday, 12th July, 1928, having most recently been with Cambuslang Amateurs. Aged 24, he made his only appearance on Monday, 17th September, 1928, in a 3-3 draw at home to Celtic in a Benefit match. His club-list included Cambuslang Athletic, Cambuslang Amateurs, Glasgow University and Partick Thistle. Gavin died in 1982, in the East neuk of Fife, aged 78. *
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| Gavin Arneil's Summary Totals |
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| League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Competitive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 The son of Allan Arneil (commercial traveller) and Isabella Arneil (née Clerihew) who married in 1897, in Partick. Signed as an understudy to the great Johnny Jackson, it was always going to be difficult for this 'keeper to get a look in first-team-wise and he spent only one season at Firhill, almost wholly in the reserves. Stepping up just the once, he got the nod to play in Denis O'Hare's testimonial match, played against Celtic on a September Monday night in 1928. The occasion was spoiled by atrocious weather which affected the crowd, only 1,000 braving the elements at Firhill. The game was played at a gentle pace, but Thistle took the lead when James McLeod scored from a John Torbet corner. Torbet then scored twice before Celtic pulled one back on half-time. In the second half Celtic increased the pressure and scored twice, the equaliser coming late on. To squander a 3 goal lead must have been disappointing for Gavin, but a draw with Celtic is never a bad result. Before arriving at Firhill, Gavin had played at amateur level with Cambuslang Thistle in 1925-26 and was a Cambuslang Amateurs man when he signed for Thistle, also turning out regularly for his Glasgow University team at various times. He retained his amateur status all the while as a Jag, and most likely reverted to that level in the late 1920s. He was described in the papers as a professional man and it was reported that he held degrees in both arts and law. |
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