The Thistle Archive

The Montrose club finished their New Year fixtures by playing the Partick Thistle yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of spectators, and excellent weather prevailed. The strangers won the toss, and chose to play towards the east goal. They pressed at once, and in quick succession three goals fell to their credit. The home team did their utmost to score, but the splendid defence of the strangers defied all their efforts. At half-time the score stood in favour of the visitors by 3 goals to 0. On hostilities being resumed the home team played up better, and repeatedly attacked the Thistle stronghold. The backs and goalkeeper, however, were simply impassable, and the ball could not be got through. After half an hour’s play the home team dashed down the field and Coutts, from half-back, scored for the home team amid cheers. Fast play followed, and before time was called the strangers scored another point, and the game ended in a win for the Glasgow men by 4 goals to 1.

Dundee Courier and Argus, Saturday, 4th January, 1890

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