14th Apr 1883 Partick Thistle 2 Rangers 0 (Friendly)

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Match Information

William Stirling; Andy Leckie; Jerry Suter
Walsh; Martin; John Gardiner
Jack Beattie; ? (og)
24y, 0m, 4d			Andrew Duff		George Gillespie future Jag
21y, 4m, 8d			Bobby Brown		John W. Holm future Jag
24y, 0m, 26d			William Stirling		Jimmy Duncan
22y, 10m, 6d			George Leckie		James McIntyre
21y, 1m, 26d			Andy Leckie		Charlie Heggie
23y, 7m, 18d			Jack Beattie		Jock Inglis former Jag
			John Young [i]		Alex Hamilton
24y, 11m, 27d			Peter Ewing		William Corbett
19y, 10m, 11d			Jerry Suter		David Hill
			James Erskine		Billy McGregor
24y, 6m, 15d			Hugh Beaton		James Gossland
22y, 11m, 8d

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Match Report

TTA report

Rangers started the better but faded towards half-time when Thistle scored. The second half was even but it was Thistle who got the 2nd goal and the win. When Thistle scored one of their goals, the Rangers keeper (who wore his coat) was chatting to a friend near the goal. “Gross carelessness” (BL).

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Athletic News, 18th April, 1883

The Sporting Life, 19th April, 1883

Bell's Life & Sporting Chronicle, 21st April, 1883

Stats Watch

● James Erskine makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 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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