22nd Oct 1881 Petershill FC 2 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

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Match Information

					Bobby Brown; John Burleigh
					George Cochrane; Fred MacKay
? (0-1, 1st half); ? (2-2, 87 mins)					? (1-1); ? (2-1)
			?		Andrew Duff			22y, 6m, 12d
			?		John Hendry
			?		Bobby Brown			19y, 10m, 16d
			?		Jack Beattie			22y, 1m, 25d
			?		George Leckie			21y, 4m, 14d
			?		Peter Ewing			23y, 6m, 4d
			?		John Young [i]
			?		John Inglis
			?		J. Shankland
			?		John Burleigh			22y, 10m, 0d
			?		Hugh Beaton			23y, 0m, 22d
								22y, 2m, 10d

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Match Report

TTA report

Petershill took the lead early on but Thistle turned things around with 2 goals (scorer(s) unknown). “It looked as if Petershill were in for a thrashing” (BL) but it didn't happen. They levelled “a few minutes before the referee's voice was heard announcing time”.

Media report

ptearlyyears.net

The Scottish Cup continued to be the object of concentration as the third round came just seven days later – an away game against Petershill at Germiston Park in front of a good turn-out. A strong wind reduced the standard of play, and the game finished in a 2-2 draw.

Stats Watch

● Petershill FC become the sixteenth club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action, 3 years on from the first friendly meeting between the sides.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for John Burleigh, 28th Dec 1878 to date. (A new club-record.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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