4th May 1889 Partick Thistle 6 Rangers 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

Walter McLean; Bob Robertson; William McDonald [i]; McEwan [i]
Thomas Campbell; George Ward; Woods; Andrew Johnston
Bob Robertson (1-0, 1st half); Jerry Suter (2-1, 1st half); Walter McLean (3-2, 2nd half); ? (4-2, 2nd half); ? (5-2, 2nd half); ? (6-2, 2nd half)					Jimmy Mackie (1-1, 1st half); ? (2-2, 47 mins)
21y, 8m, 4d			John McCorkindale		Ritchie
20y, 9m, 0d			William Hay		Dickie
23y, 3m, 7d			William Proudfoot		Jack Hendry future Jag
			Walter McLean		Crozier
23y, 11m, 12d			Bob Robertson		James McIntyre
			William McDonald [i]		Nisbet
24y, 6m, 4d			Bob Marshall		Tom Wylie
			McEwan [i]		Willie White
			J. Kelly		John Robin
25y, 11m, 1d			Jerry Suter		Jimmy Mackie
21y, 6m, 2d			David Hislop		Donald Gow
23y, 0m, 29d

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Match Report

TTA report

Rangers turned up half an hour late. Robertson gave Thistle an early lead and they piled on the pressure. Rangers equalised but Suter restored the lead. Rangers made it 2-2 (47). “The excitement was now intense” (GH) but Thistle took the lead through McLean and won convincingly in the end.

Media report

06-May-1889, Glasgow Herald

These teams engaged in a friendly match at Whiteview [sic], Whiteinch, the ground of the Thistle. Both teams were fully represented. The Rangers kicked off half an hour late. Play was then transferred to the Rangers left, and Robertson scored the first goal for the Thistle. The game for some time was confined to the Rangers territory, the Thistle putting on a severe pressure. The visitors, however, pressed hard, and bore down on their opponents' goal, where Mackie equalised the game. After this, the Thistle broke away, and Soutar [sic] put the ball through. The result at half-time was - Thistle, 2 goals; Rangers, 1. In the second half the Rangers equalised after two minutes play. The excitement was now intense, and each men played with increasing vigour. From a tussle in mid-field, the ball was passed down to the Rangers goal, where McLean put it through. This was repeated ten minutes later by the Thistle. The result was:- Partick Thistle, 6 goals; Rangers, 2 goals. Sir Andrew McLean, Baillie, Caird and Alexander witnessed the match from the grandstand.

Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Bob Marshall makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● J. Kelly makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● McEwan [i] makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● Walter McLean marks his last-known appearance with his only-known goal for Thistle.

● Jerry Suter scores his last-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Andrew Johnston, 24th Oct 1885 to date. (A new club-record.)

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