5th Nov 1881 Partick Thistle 3 Petershill FC 2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round replay)

matches:1881-82: ← 08game 0910 →

Match Information

George Cochrane; Fred MacKay
John Hendry; J. Shankland
Hugh Beaton (1-0, 5 mins); Fred MacKay (2-2, 2nd half); Fred MacKay (3-2, 2nd half ET)					? (1-1, 1st half); ? (1-2, 1st half)
22y, 6m, 26d			Andrew Duff		?
19y, 10m, 30d			Bobby Brown		?
			George Cochrane		?
22y, 2m, 9d			Jack Beattie		?
21y, 4m, 28d			George Leckie		?
23y, 1m, 6d			Hugh Beaton		?
22y, 10m, 14d			John Burleigh		?
			John Inglis		?
25y, 7m, 3d			Fred MacKay		?
23y, 6m, 18d			Peter Ewing		?
			John Young [i]		?
22y, 7m, 25d

notes

NK reports Beaton / Burleigh / Beaton in text, but stats sheet and OH says Beaton (1) and MacKay (2). We've stuck with the latter in the meantime but further verification is required.

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Match Report

TTA report

AET. “For the third time these teams met and the result was a win for the Thistle by three goals to two” (GH). “Both clubs have some smart players”. “The game was one continuous string of exciting incidents” (AN).

Media report

ptearlyyears.net

The Thistle supporters who attended the second replayed tie might have been expecting another rout after Beaton scored a good individual goal after just five minutes. However, Petershill were sterner opposition than Pilgrims and by half-time the north Glasgow team were 2-1 up. Burleigh equalised the tie after good work from Mackay and Thistle kept up the pressure until time was called with the score at 2-2. The SFA, wishing the game to be concluded on the day, had ordered that extra-time be played, and in the second period Beaton scored the third and decisive goal.

Stats Watch

● Fred MacKay scores his last goals for Thistle, signing off with a brace.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 5th Feb 1881 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 7 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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