5th May 1888 St Bernard's 6 Partick Thistle 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

					Jacky Smith; Ross; Andrew Johnston
					John Hendry; John Stewart; Matthew Ferguson
George Corson (0-1, 1st half); George Corson (1-2, 48 mins); James Lowe (1-3, 60 mins); James Lowe (1-4, 2nd half); James Lowe (1-5, 2nd half); George Corson (1-6, 2nd half)					Jerry Suter (1-1, 1st half); Andrew Johnston (2-6, 2nd half)
			James Macintosh		John McCorkindale			20y, 8m, 5d
			James Methven		Jacky Smith
			William Reid		Ross
			Teviotdale		William Flannelly			21y, 9m, 10d
			George Guild		Bob Robertson			22y, 11m, 13d
			Sutherland		Thomas Campbell
			William Campbell		Bob Marshall			23y, 6m, 5d
			George Corson		Jim Buchanan
			Paterson		Willie Paul			22y, 2m, 28d
			James McLaren		Andrew Johnston			22y, 6m, 23d
			James Lowe		Jerry Suter			24y, 11m, 2d
								22y, 7m, 30d

notes

We've presumed the SC's (otherwise unheard of) Mitchell (#7) to be a mis-heard (Bob) Marshall i.e. our regular #7 of the time. EY also lists Marshall in this position for this game. 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

“To describe the first half of the game would be neither interesting nor constructive“ (GH). St Bernard's scored first and poor finishing denied Thistle an equaliser until Suter scored. With the wind in the second half St Bernard's scored 5 before Johnston scored late on but it made little difference.

Stats Watch

● Ross registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● Jim Buchanan makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 19 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for John Hendry, 10th Nov 1883 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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