14th Nov 1885 Dumbarton 3 Partick Thistle 0 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

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Match Information

					Bobby Brown; James Miller; Jerry Suter
					Alexander Brown; J. Martin [i]; Bob Robertson
Ralph Aitken (0-1, 60 mins); Ralph Aitken (0-2, 70 mins); Joe Lindsay (0-3, 85 mins)
			James McAulay		Andrew Duff			26y, 7m, 4d
			former Jag Peter Miller		John Hendry
			Hugh Wilson		Bobby Brown			23y, 11m, 8d
			Leitch Keir		H. Eadie
			former Jag Peter Miller		Robert Middleton			23y, 4m, 28d
			Robert Brown		Bob Marshall			21y, 0m, 15d
			Pete Tait		John Marshall			35y, 7m, 14d
			Joe Lindsay		James Miller
			David Hartley		J. Sutherland
			James Liddell		Jerry Suter			22y, 5m, 11d
			Ralph Aitken		Andrew Johnston			20y, 1m, 2d
								24y, 8m, 25d

notes

The PT line-up in the LNH is frustratingly spoiled by lack of names:- Duff, Hendry, Brown, “centre-back” A Brown, “forwards (left wing)” Souter, Johnston, “right wing” Marshall, Miller, “centre” R Robertson. So far, it looks like 2 are included who aren't in the OH, namely Alexander Brown and Bob Robertson. We've decided to stick with the OH for now, with the intention of seeking out the SFA Scottish Cup ledger book at Hampden Park for the definitive answer.

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Match Report

TTA report

After an even first 10 minutes with chances at both ends, Thistle were pinned back and only showed on the break. Pressure told in the end and Dumbarton scored (60) “amid the wildest excitement” (GEP). A deflected shot following a corner (70) and a 3rd goal (85) confirmed there was only one winner.

Stats Watch

● Dumbarton become the 28th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action, 1 year on from the first friendly meeting between the sides.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Andrew Duff & John Hendry, 10th Nov 1883 to date. (Longest run since: Bob Robertson - 6 games, 29th Sep 1883 to 31st Oct 1885. Joint club-record: Jack Beattie, 17 games - 5th Apr 1879 to 13th Sep 1884 & George Leckie, 17 games - 5th Apr 1879 to 10th Nov 1883.)

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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