13th Oct 1888 Partick Thistle 2 Rangers 0 (Friendly)

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Match Information

John Hendry; Peter Bennett; Matthew Ferguson
James Miller; Andrew Johnston; David Hislop
Willie Paul (1-0, 7 mins); Willie Paul (2-0, 85 mins)
21y, 1m, 13d			John McCorkindale		Jimmy Nichol
			John Hendry		Donald Gow
			Thomas Campbell		Maxwell
22y, 8m, 16d			William Proudfoot		Bremner
25y, 1m, 5d			George Ward		James McIntyre
23y, 4m, 21d			Bob Robertson		Johnny Muir
			Peter Bennett		Tom Wylie
			McBride		Stark
22y, 8m, 6d			Willie Paul		Alick McKenzie
20y, 8m, 15d			Matthew Ferguson		Willie Pringle
23y, 11m, 13d			Bob Marshall		John Gow
22y, 9m, 22d

notes

Kick-off was “2 minutes to 4” (GEN). It's not clear whether this was earlier or later than the schedule!

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Match Report

TTA report

Paul scored (7) and Thistle defended well as Rangers looked for a leveller. Ferguson was crocked for the rest of the match then on half-time Rangers lost a man for good. A dubious decision denied Thistle a 2nd goal but it came from Paul (85). “The forwards worked with remarkable precision” (GEP).

Stats Watch

● Peter Bennett makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Goalie John McCorkindale registers his first-known clean-sheet for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 19 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Andrew Johnston, 24th Oct 1885 to date. (Longest run since: John Hendry, 19 games - 10th Nov 1883 to 26th Nov 1887. 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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