23rd Jan 1892 Port Glasgow Athletic 2 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Alliance - game 12)

matches:1891-92: ← 21game 2223 →

Match Information

					Willie Paul; David Bruce; Billy Fleming; James Miller
					Auld; David Freebairn; J. Woods; Watty Keay
? (1-1, 55 mins); ? (2-2, 2nd half)					? (1-0, 5 mins); ? (2-1, 2nd half)
			Dugald Connell		James Marshall
			Daniel McNeill		William Proudfoot			25y, 11m, 27d
			Robert McNeill		Thomas Campbell
			Robert Martin		Jacky Smith
			Peter Curran		Willie Paul			25y, 11m, 16d
			Stevenson		David Bruce
			William Smith		Peter Bennett
			Connolly		Billy Fleming			20y, 1m, 12d
			Ferguson		James Miller
			Alexander Neil		James Henry Davie			19y, 4m, 7d
			Stewart		John Gilchrist			20y, 3m, 30d
								22y, 4m, 7d

notes

We've presumed the GT's (otherwise unheard-of) Bell to be (Willie) Paul, and this correlates with NK's research notes from the period (possibly from SS) which note that Paul played at centre-half in this game.

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Match Report

TTA report

This was a closely fought match. Thistle took the lead (5) and Marshall who had a fine game in goal frustrated the Port's attempts to get on level terms. They did so 10 minutes into the second half but Thistle took the lead again only to concede another equaliser.

Media report

25-Jan-1892, Glasgow Herald

An Alliance fixture was played at Clune Park, Port Glasgow. The home team commenced play but the Thistle took possession and scored five minutes from the start. The game was well contested and several times the well-directed efforts of the Athletic were frustrated by the capable goalkeeping of Marshall of the Thistle. The cross-over was made without further result. Within ten minutes from the start of the second half the Athletic succeeded in equalising, but the Thistle was soon again a goal in the ascendent. The home team, playing well together, obtained a second goal and the scores remained unaltered at the finish - a draw, 2 goals each.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 14 consecutive competitive appearances for David Bruce, 5th Sep 1891 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: John McCorkindale - 36 games, 29th Aug 1888 to 12th Dec 1891.)

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

● 28 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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