29th Nov 1890 Mossend Swifts 6 Partick Thistle 3 (Friendly)

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Match Information

					George Gorham; H. Brown; Matthew Ferguson; Watty Keay
					Jacky Smith; Bob Robertson; Sam Clark; John Gilchrist
D. Ellis (3-1, 1st half); Robert Boyd (3-2, 1st half); Robert Boyd (3-3, 48 mins); David Mackie (3-4, 2nd half); D. Ellis (3-5, 2nd half); James Ellis (3-6, 2nd half)					Matthew Ferguson (1-0, 5 mins); Watty Keay (2-0, 8 mins); Watty Keay (3-0, 18 mins)
			Hamilton		John McCorkindale			23y, 2m, 30d
			Alex Ellis		Thomas McCulloch			24y, 3m, 21d
			Nicol		John Herd			22y, 10m, 27d
			Robert Howieson		George Gorham			23y, 8m, 20d
			George Hogg		John Cameron
			Davidson		William Proudfoot			24y, 10m, 2d
			James Ellis		H. Brown
			D. Ellis		Matthew Ferguson			22y, 10m, 1d
			David Mackie		Archie Freebairn			21y, 3m, 27d
			Robert Boyd		Watty Keay			19y, 10m, 13d
			Robert Inglis		Roddy McLeod			19y, 11m, 16d
								22y, 6m, 22d

notes

The scorer of Thistle's opening goal is not explicitly stated in any of the papers that we've read (LUWE/ACA/GH/SC/WLC) but we've credited Ferguson who is inferred in the report by the supplier of our teamlines (WLC 6/12/1890): “Ferguson, securing the ball, dashed up the field and the Thistle secured their first goal.” He may or may not have actually scored it (50-50?) but it looks like the closest we'll get to the truth.

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Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were 3-up inside 10 minutes but the home team scored twice just before half-time. Thistle were seldom seen as an attacking force after the break and 4 goals were conceded. “The Thistle tried to retrieve their fortunes but their forwards were very slack“ (GH).

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West Lothian Courier, 6th December, 1890

Stats Watch

● 19-year-old Watty Keay makes his first-known appearance for Thistle and, theoretically, joins our scoring debutants club, netting a brace on the day.

● 22-year-old Matthew Ferguson makes his last-known appearance for Thistle and joins our scoring finale club.

● H. Brown registers his first-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive away defeats; 2nd Nov 1889 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 15 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 14th May 1887 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 18 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for John McCorkindale, 29th Aug 1888 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: Andrew Johnston - 24 games, 24th Oct 1885 to 27th May 1889.)

● 20 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 31st Oct 1885 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

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