29th Aug 1891 Queen's Park 6 Partick Thistle 5 (Friendly)

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Match Information

					David Bruce; William McCombie
					Peter Rodger; John Gilchrist
William Gulliland (4-1, 35 mins); ? (4-2, 36 mins); ? (4-3, 65 mins); ? (4-4, 67 mins); ? (4-5, 75 mins); ? (4-6, 78 mins)					Watty Keay (1-0, 7 mins); ? (2-0, 25 mins); ? (3-0, 28 mins); ? (4-0, 30 mins); William McCombie (5-6, 85 mins)
			former Jag George Gillespie		John McCorkindale			23y, 11m, 30d
			McArthur		William Proudfoot			25y, 7m, 2d
			future Jag Bob Smellie		Thomas Campbell
			Allan Stewart		Jacky Smith
			Jenkins		John Cameron
			Thomas Robertson		David Bruce
			William Watt		Willie Paul			25y, 6m, 22d
			William Berry		James Henry Davie			18y, 11m, 13d
			James Hamilton		Watty Keay			20y, 7m, 13d
			Thomas Waddell		William McCombie			22y, 11m, 3d
			William Gulliland		J. Woods
								22y, 11m, 7d

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Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were 4-0 up after 30 mins, Keay having opened the scoring but Queens were shocked into action. It was 4-2 at half-time. They dominated the second half and they went 6-4 up. McCombie scored (85). The match saw the first ever penalty in a Thistle match which was conceded and saved by McCorkindale in the first half.

Media report

31-Aug-1891, The Scotsman

Hampden Park was opened with this match. Arnott and Sellars were absent from the Queen's. In seven minutes the Thistle cleverly scored. A penalty kick against them proved unsuccessful. Partick had also a goal disallowed. Before half-time the Thistle got a second point, a third following immediately thereafter, followed by a fourth in rapid succession. The Thistle played grandly. The Queen's scored ten minutes from the interval, repeating immediately afterwards. Two goals down, the Queen's resumed indifferently, but had the first try. They improved and kept the Thistle on the defence, which was good. After twenty minutes pressure the Queen's got through the third point, and immediately afterwards equalised. Watt was not particularly bright, but Gulliland on the left was a treat. McCorkindale's goal-keeping was a feature. A quarter of an hour from time the Hampden Park team took the lead, and put on the sixth. Five minutes to time the Thistle responded with the fifth. Result:- Queen's Park, six goals; Thistle, five goals.

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Glasgow Herald, 31st August, 1891

Scottish Referee, 31st August, 1891

Stats Watch

● David Bruce makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● 22-year-old William McCombie makes his first-known appearance for Thistle and, theoretically, joins our scoring debutants club.

● The first penalty kick in a Partick Thistle match is awarded and goes against Thistle for hand ball. John McCorkindale becomes the first Thistle 'keeper to save a penalty! All to no avail mind you, despite leading 4-0 after 30 minutes Thistle contrive to lose the game 6-5. Our first win against the mighty QP would have to wait a little longer yet…

● Thistle score 5 goals and lose, a joint club-record which stands today. (L5-6 29-Aug-1891; L5-6 09-Mar-1895; L5-7 06-Jan-1914)

ongoing sequences:

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

● 18 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 8th Dec 1888 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

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

● 23 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.)

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