30th Dec 1882 Partick Thistle 0 Blackburn Olympic 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

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					George Wilson (0-1, 15 mins); George Wilson (0-2, 1st half)
			H. Eadie		Thomas Hacking
21y, 0m, 24d			Bobby Brown		Albert Warburton
			John Hendry		Joe Beverley
23y, 4m, 3d			Jack Beattie		William Astley
22y, 6m, 22d			George Leckie		Jack Hunter
24y, 8m, 12d			Peter Ewing		Thomas Gibson
			John Young [i]		Thomas Dewhurst
25y, 10m, 4d			Thomas Paterson		Arthur Matthews
			T. Paton		George Wilson
24y, 3m, 0d			Hugh Beaton		James Ward
19y, 6m, 27d			Jerry Suter		John Yates
23y, 0m, 17d

notes

The scheduled 2.45pm was delayed by 35 minutes and subsequently the full 45 minutes each way was not played. The first half saw English-style throw-ins (one-handed, any direction), while the second used Scottish throw-ins!

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Match Report

TTA report

Blackburn took an early lead. If anything, Thistle had more of the play after that and were unlucky in front of goal. With the wind behind them in the second half they pinned Blackburn back for long spells but their keeper was in fine form and they scored again from a scramble. Olympic were clinical in front of goal.

Media report

01-Jan-1883, Sheffield Daily Telegraph

BLACKBURN OLYMPIC v. PARTICK THISTLE. These clubs met on the grounds of the Thistle at Whiteinch, three miles from Glasgow, on Saturday afternoon, and were greeted on making their appearance by a very large crowd of spectators. The Olympic players seemed to be in excellent form, and the result of the game proved them to be so, for they beat the Scotch players handsomely by two goals to none. The game throughout was stiffly contested, and some excellent play was shown on both sides, but the neat passing of the Olympic forwards, and their safe half-back defence, were too much to be overcome by those opposing them. Hunter, of Sheffield, an International half-back, was in the Olympic team, and he did yeoman service for his side, but altogether the Englishmen were better players than the members of the Partick Thistle, who, however, have defeated some well-known local teams this season.

It was fifteen minutes after kick off ere a goal was scored, but Wilson, for the Blackburn team, did the needful neatly, after some good passing from his fellow-forwards. Although every effort was made by the local men to equalise the match before half-time, it could not be done, and the second portion was begun with the score of one in favour of the Olympic. For a long time it looked as if the Thistle would succeed in coming up to their rivals, but a clever passing run by the English forwards, and a well-aimed ball from the foot of Wilson, which registered a second goal, dispelled the hopes of their friends. The game continued of an exciting character to the close, but no more scoring took place, and the Thistle had to put up with defeat by two goals to none.

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Athletic News, 3rd January, 1883

Blackburn Standard, 6th January, 1883

Stats Watch

● Jags invited Blackburn Olympic up to Whiteinch for a rematch of the previous seasons 4-4 draw in Lancashire and the game was played at Jordanvale Park on Saturday 30th December 1882. This time the Englishmen won by two to nil. An interesting experiment was carried out in the game – the first half saw English-style throw-ins (one-handed, any direction), while the second used Scottish throw-ins.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without defeat, 28th Jan 1882 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 6 games, 19th Oct 1878 to 2nd Oct 1880.)

● 7 competitive home games without defeat; 5th Feb 1881 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 11 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for George Leckie, 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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