 |
Your Archive Needs YOU! Page upload volunteers are urgently required; free time is precious for everyone but if you can spare some then please do get in touch → and play your part in helping to build an Archive for all of Jagskind to use and enjoy! Read more → |
| Jamie Auchincloss |
 James Auchincloss was born on Thursday, 3rd April, 1873, in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire. The defender signed for Thistle on Friday, 5th June, 1896, having most recently been with Arthurlie. Aged 23, he made his first known appearance on Saturday, 15th August, 1896, in a 2-2 draw away to Dumbarton in the SFL Second Division. Jamie scored his only known goal for Thistle on Friday, 14th May, 1897, in a 1-1 friendly draw away to Arthurlie. He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 13th May, 1899, in a 1-0 defeat away to Third Lanark in the Glasgow League, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 93 occasions. His club-list included Arthurlie, Partick Thistle and St Mirren. Jamie died on Wednesday, 11th June, 1952, in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, aged 79. |
 In the summer of 1896, this right back was brought in from Arthurlie to replace Robert Fergsuon who had departed for Morton. He and James Lamont sat atop the appearances chart in 1896-97, turning out in 25 of the 26 competitive fixtures. His efforts were rewarded with a gold medal as Partick Thistle secured their first-ever league title which resulted in being elected to the top-flight of Scottish Football! In September 1897, Jamie played in Thistle's first-ever top-flight fixture, a 3-2 win over the (then) Scottish champions, Heart of Midlothian, in front of a carnival and partisan crowd of 7,000 at Meadowside. Willie Paul was outstanding that famous day and “the rushes of the Thistle forwards were simply irresistible”. Again, Jamie was a near ever-present during the season, missing only 1 of the competitive fixtures. Jamie also topped the appearance chart the following campaign on 30 competitive appearances, alongside Bob Duncan, Robert Gray and the indomitable veteran, Willie Paul. Things weren't so sweet in that 1898-99 season however. A 3-1 defeat at home to Third Lanark in December 1898 (League seasons were much shorter in those days) left Thistle 7 points behind St Bernard's with 3 to play, and a place in the bottom two was assured, meaning that Thistle would, almost certainly, be up for re-election for the third season in a row. Sure enough, the club's first-ever relegation was confirmed via election at the League AGM on 30th May, 1899. Jamie was a victim of the inevitable end-of-season cull as the prudent committee tightened the purse strings, and he landed in Paisley, where he would play with St Mirren. |
| (WS) |
click on image to enlarge (magnifiable if deemed necessary by your browser)