30th Jan 1892 Morton 3 Partick Thistle 1 (Scottish Alliance - game 13)

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Match Information

					David Freebairn; John Cameron [ii]; Watty Keay; Lawrence Proudfoot
					William Proudfoot; Willie Paul; Billy Fleming; James Miller
John Symington (1-1, 48 mins); William Joyce (1-2, 51 mins); Malcolm (1-3, 66 mins)					Watty Keay (1-0, 40 mins)
			James McLellan		James Marshall
			James Nesbitt		Jacky Smith
			Thomas Simpson		Thomas Campbell
			Peter Robertson		David Freebairn			20y, 5m, 26d
			Campbell		John Cameron [ii]
			Adam Elliot		David Bruce
			William Joyce		Peter Bennett
			Malcolm		James Henry Davie			19y, 4m, 14d
			Oswald		Watty Keay			21y, 0m, 14d
			John Symington		John Gilchrist			20y, 4m, 6d
			John Morrison		Lawrence Proudfoot			21y, 9m, 21d
								20y, 7m, 10d

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Match Report

TTA report

Thistle scored through Keay to take the lead (40) but in the second half Morton were soon on top, scored 3 times (48, 51 and 66) and ran out comfortable winners with fine goalkeeping by Marshall keeping the score down. “The day was not one to bring out the good points of the players” (GEP).

Media report

01-Feb-1892, Glasgow Herald

At Greenock in an Alliance fixture. The Thistle had the upper hand in the first portion of the game, and led by a goal to none on crossing over. However, the Morton, playing in well sustained style, pulled ahead, and won by 3 goals to 1.

Stats Watch

● Watty Keay scores his last-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 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.)

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

● 29 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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