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


mh-in.png George Gorham; H. Brown; Matthew Ferguson; Watty Keay
mh-out.png 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) mh-goal.png Matthew Ferguson (1-0, 5 mins); Watty Keay (2-0, 8 mins); Watty Keay (3-0, 18 mins)
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Hamilton mh-01.png John McCorkindale john-mccorkindale.jpg Scotland 23y, 2m, 30d
Alex Ellis mh-02.png Thomas McCulloch thomas-mcculloch.jpg Scotland 24y, 3m, 21d
Nicol mh-03.png John Herd john-herd.jpg Scotland 22y, 10m, 27d
Robert Howieson mh-04.png George Gorham george-gorham.jpg Scotland 23y, 8m, 20d
George Hogg mh-05.png John Cameron john-cameron.jpg Scotland
Davidson mh-06.png William Proudfoot william-proudfoot.jpg Scotland 24y, 10m, 2d
James Ellis mh-07.png H. Brown mh-ptfc-player.jpg Scotland
D. Ellis mh-08.png Matthew Ferguson matthew-ferguson.jpg Scotland 22y, 10m, 1d
David Mackie mh-09.png Archie Freebairn archie-freebairn.jpg Scotland 21y, 3m, 27d
Robert Boyd mh-10.png Watty Keay watty-keay.jpg Scotland 19y, 10m, 13d
Robert Inglis mh-11.png Roddy McLeod roddy-mcleod.jpg Scotland 19y, 11m, 16d
Age 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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