5th Sep 1885 St Bernard's 1 Partick Thistle 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

					Andy Leckie; Andrew Johnston; Willie Paul
					J. Sutherland; Bob Marshall; Tony Robertson
Riddoch (0-1, 45 mins)					James Miller (1-1, 90 mins)
			James Baillie		Andrew Duff			26y, 4m, 26d
			George Heathcote		Bobby Brown			23y, 8m, 30d
			Girdwood		Mossman
			Hutton		George McKay			24y, 8m, 18d
			George Guild		Andy Leckie			23y, 6m, 17d
			Taylor		Andrew Johnston			19y, 10m, 24d
			Mcauslane		Willie Paul			19y, 6m, 29d
			Wright		John Marshall			35y, 5m, 5d
			Macintosh		Bob Robertson			20y, 3m, 14d
			Riddoch		J. Martin [i]
			Low		James Miller
								24y, 2m, 13d

notes

This 'Powderhall' ground would later be renamed 'Heriot Cricket and Football Ground'. In November 1901, it was re-purposed by Leith Athletic who simply named it 'Logie Green' which historians came to label 'Old Logie Green'. It's not to be confused with the nearby 'Powderhall Grounds' (later renamed 'New Powderhall' then 'Powderhall Stadium'), 'Powderhall Park' or the 'Logie Green' (1889-1899) which historians came to label 'New Logie Green', all of which were distinct pitches in the area. Got it?!

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Match Report

TTA report

In fine weather and on an excellent surface two well-matched teams found it hard going against the respective defences. St Bernard's took the lead just on half-time. In the second half the home keeper was in excellent form but Miller scored to earn Thistle a deserved draw in their first ever match against the Edinburgh team.

Stats Watch

● Mossman makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

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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