16th Feb 1884 Heart of Midlothian 1 Partick Thistle 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

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Jimmy Brogan (1-1, 2nd half)					John Young [i] (1-0, 2nd half)
			J. Robertson		Andrew Duff			24y, 10m, 6d
			George Fairweather		Bobby Brown			22y, 2m, 10d
			John McLennan		McKinnon [i]
			Davie Aitken		Jack Beattie			24y, 5m, 20d
			Willie Gilmour		George Leckie			23y, 8m, 8d
			James Fraser		Peter Ewing			25y, 9m, 29d
			Andrew Lees		John Young [i]
			John McNeil		Ward
			Jimmy Brogan		Bob Robertson			18y, 8m, 25d
			Douglas		Hugh Beaton			25y, 4m, 17d
			Jimmy Wood		Jerry Suter			20y, 8m, 13d
								23y, 2m, 26d

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Match Report

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Thistle's first ever match against Hearts. Duff in goals kept Hearts at bay and was largely responsible for the 0-0 scoreline at half-time. In the second half Young scored a goal after a fine run but Hearts equalised before the end. It could have gone either way but remained 1-1.

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The Scotsman, 16th February, 1884

The Scotsman, 18th February, 1884

Edinburgh Evening News, 18th February, 1884

Stats Watch

● Ward makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● McKinnon [i] registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● John Young [i] makes his last-known appearance and marks the occasion by scoring his last-known goal for Thistle.

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Tynecastle Fields.

● Thistle and Heart of Midlothian meet for the first time.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 10th Mar 1883 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins, 28th Jan 1882 to 30th Sep 1882. A new joint club-record.)

● 17 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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