12th Sep 1891 Partick Thistle 2 Glasgow Thistle 4 (Scottish Alliance - game 4)

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Match Information

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J. Woods (1-2, 2nd half); J. Woods (2-3, 2nd half)					Calderwood (0-1, 1st half); Calderwood (0-2, 1st half); Adam Carson (1-3, 2nd half); Adam Carson (2-4, 2nd half)
24y, 0m, 13d			John McCorkindale		Kay
25y, 7m, 16d			William Proudfoot		John Herd former Jag
			?		Brownlie
			Jacky Smith		?
			John Cameron		?
			David Bruce		?
			?		?
18y, 11m, 27d			James Henry Davie		?
20y, 7m, 27d			Watty Keay		Calderwood
22y, 11m, 17d			William McCombie		Adam Carson former Jag
			J. Woods		?
22y, 5m, 13d

notes

The predicted team in the GEP (11.09.1891) had 2 x A.N. Others in place of Campbell and Paul, as well as positional differences. In Monday's post-match analysis, the SR was explicit with the statement: “The Partick team sorely missed Paul & Campbell, who were injured last Saturday.”

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Match Report

TTA report

The Glasgow version scored 1st with a shot in off a post. 15 minutes later it was 2-0. Woods pulled one back after half-time but soon it was 3-1. Woods got his 2nd from a corner but as the game came to an exciting finish Glasgow scored a 4th. “The best team certainly won“ (SR).

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Scottish Referee, 14th September, 1891

Stats Watch

● J. Woods scores his first-known goal for Thistle, adding a second for good measure.

● Thistle concede 4 goals in a competitive home game, matching the joint club-record which was set on 10-Feb-1883, 10-Nov-1883 & 27-Apr-1889.

ongoing sequences:

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

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

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

● 25 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for John McCorkindale, 29th Aug 1888 to date. (A new 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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