11th Feb 1882 Partick Thistle 10 King's Park 0 (Friendly)

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Match Information

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John Young [i] (1-0, 1 min); ? (2-0, 1st half); ? (3-0, 1st half); ? (4-0, 1st half); John Inglis (5-0, 2nd half); ? (6-0, 2nd half); ? (7-0, 2nd half); ? (8-0, 2nd half); ? (9-0, 2nd half); ? (10-0, 2nd half)
			J. Cooper		J. Angus
			John Hendry		Andy Leckie future Jag
20y, 2m, 5d			Bobby Brown		Weir
22y, 5m, 15d			Jack Beattie		W. Miller
			Edward Suter		R. Miller
			R. Young		Rigg
23y, 6m, 20d			Hugh McColl		Gall
			John Inglis		Dempster
			J. Shankland		Owen
23y, 9m, 24d			Peter Ewing		Whitehead
			John Young [i]		Jerry Suter future Jag
22y, 6m, 3d

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Match Report

TTA report

A goal by Young (probably “J“) put Thistle on their way and they led 4-0 at half-time. Inglis got the 5th. SO commented on their “splendid passing“ and that in the second half they had King's Park hemmed in their own half. “A very pleasant game“ (!)

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Stirling Journal & Advertiser, 17th February, 1882

Stats Watch

● J. Cooper makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● R. Young makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● 25/26-year-old Edward Suter makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Thistle's record margin of victory over King's Park.

● John Inglis scores his last-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive competitive home wins; 5th Feb 1881 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 8 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Andrew Duff, 5th Apr 1879 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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