13th Sep 1884 3rd L.R.V. 3 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

matches:1884-85: ← 03game 0405 →

Match Information

					W. Bennie; Jerry Suter
					Alexander Brown; White
D. McIntyre (0-1, 5 mins); ? (1-2, 1st half); ? (1-3, 1st half)					? (1-1, 15 mins); Jack Beattie (2-3, 87 mins)
			Campbell		Andrew Duff			25y, 5m, 3d
			George Falconer		W. Bennie
			W. McLachlan		John Hendry
			William Tait		Jack Beattie			25y, 0m, 17d
			James Weir		George McKay			23y, 8m, 26d
			John Marshall		Peter Ewing			26y, 4m, 26d
			Duncan		James Miller
			Scobie		Thomas Paterson			27y, 6m, 18d
			Thomas Connelly		Bob Robertson			19y, 3m, 22d
			Thomson		Jerry Suter			21y, 3m, 10d
			D. McIntyre		Hugh Beaton			25y, 11m, 14d
								24y, 4m, 3d

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Match Report

TTA report

Thirds scored (5) but a howler by their keeper led to an equaliser (15). They scored twice more and had 2 disallowed. A scrambled goal by Beattie late on wasn't enough and Thistle went out at the first attempt. “A very stiff game” (AN).Thistle lodged an unsuccessful protest about crowd encroachment.

Stats Watch

● Thistle are back in competitive away action after 693 days, setting the club-record for the longest gap between competitive away games, which stands today.

● The 13th September becomes the new club-record for the earliest competitive end to a season, which stands today.

● At 0 days, the new club-record is set for the shortest competitive season in Thistle's history, which stands today.

● Bennie makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● For the first-time ever, Thistle lose a second successive competitve match.

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Old Cathkin Park.

● Third Lanark become the 25th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action.

● Jack Beattie scores his last-known goal for Thistle.

● Thistle's fifth Scottish Cup campaign begins and ends on the same day, for the first-time ever.

ongoing sequences:

● 17 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Jack Beattie, 5th Apr 1879 to date. (Longest run since: George Leckie - 17 games, 5th Apr 1879 to 10th Nov 1883. Now a joint 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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