21st Mar 1891 Partick Thistle 2 Glasgow Thistle 3 (Friendly)

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Match Information

James Marshall
John McCorkindale
Sam Clark (1-0, 10 mins); Gibson (og, 2nd half)					William McCracken (1-1, 1st half); William McCracken (1-2, 1st half); ? (2nd half)
			James Marshall		Gibson
25y, 1m, 22d			William Proudfoot		W. Robb
23y, 2m, 19d			John Herd		A. Foyers
			Jacky Smith		A. Gemmell
			John Cameron		Henry Ross future Jag
24y, 0m, 12d			George Gorham		William McCracken
19y, 5m, 25d			John Gilchrist		Mathieson
			Sam Clark		Adam Carson future Jag
20y, 2m, 5d			Watty Keay		Archie Craig
18y, 6m, 5d			James Henry Davie		Gillespie
19y, 3m, 10d			Billy Fleming		A. Robb
21y, 4m, 27d

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Match Report

TTA report

McCorkindale was playing for Scotland v Wales. Thistle scored through Clark (10) but Thistle (Glasgow) equalised and went in 2-1 ahead. A closely fought second half saw both teams score once but “it was only occasionally the match rose above the mediocre” (SR). Thistle (Glasgow's) keeper scored an og.

Stats Watch

● Sam Clark scores his last-known goal 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.)

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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