10th Aug 1888 Partick Thistle 5 Airdrieonians 2 (Exhibition Cup 1st Round)

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Match Information

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? (1-1, 1st half); ? (2-1, 1st half); ? (3-2, 2nd half); ? (4-2, 2nd half); ? (5-2, 2nd half)					Mulvey (0-1, 1st half); Thomson (2-2, 2nd half)
			?		James Connor
			?		J. Sharp
			?		Downs
			?		John McFarlane
			?		John Spence
			?		Robert McFarlane
			?		Robert Scott
			?		Matthew Cullen
			?		Thomson
			?		Malloy
			?		Mulvey
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notes

This cup competition organized to coincide with the 1888 Exhibition taking place in Glasgow. All games were played on the Exhibition Grounds (roughly where the tennis courts are now in Kelvingrove Park) between 1st August & 6th September. ~ SFHA

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Match Report

TTA report

Kelvingrove Park. To celebrate Glasgow Exhibition of 1888. There was an even start then Airdrie took the lead but 2 goals just before half-time put Thistle ahead. It was level soon after half-time but this reversal spurred Thistle on and 3 more goals made for a good win, helped by Airdrie falling out of the game.

Media report

11-Aug-1888, Edinburgh Evening News

Partick Thistle met the Airdrieonians within the Exhibition Grounds last night. Result: Thistle, 5 goals; Airdrieonians, 2 goals.

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Greenock Telegraph, 8th August, 1888

Stats Watch

● Airdrieonians become the 38th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action, 3 years on from the first friendly meeting between the sides.

● Thistle play their first match in the Exhibition Cup, their ninth competition.

ongoing sequences:

● 19 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for John Hendry, 10th Nov 1883 to date. (A new club-record.)

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