27th Aug 1892 Partick Thistle 3 St Bernard's 4 (Scottish Alliance - game 2)

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Match Information

James Marshall; Walter Edgar; Robert Currie; Kennedy
David Freebairn; John McMoreland; Maurice White; James Ingram
Robert Murray (1-2, 1st half); John Gilchrist (2-2, 1st half); Willie Paul (3-3, 1st half)					Munn (0-1, 6 mins); Frank Scott (0-2, 8 mins); Frank Scott (2-3, 1st half); Chambers (3-4, 50 mins)
			James Marshall		James Baillie
			J. Willis		James Philip
23y, 5m, 26d			Jacky Robertson		Andrew Foyers
			A. Moffat		James McNab
20y, 8m, 23d			John M. Harvey		William Baird
			Walter Edgar		George Murdoch
			Robert Currie		Frank Scott
20y, 11m, 3d			John Gilchrist		Chambers
26y, 6m, 20d			Willie Paul		David Mackie
			Robert Murray		Munn
			Kennedy		Robert Dobie
22y, 11m, 3d

notes

OH credits Kennedy with a goal, both GH and SC credit John Gilchrist in detailed reports, and we go with them.

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Match Report

TTA report

There were goals a-plenty in the first half. Thistle went 2-down in less than 10 minutes but scored 2 through Murray and Gilchrist to level. The visitors went ahead but Paul equalised before half-time. The winner 5 minutes into the second half was “a beauty” (GH).

Media report

29-Aug-1892, The Scotsman

This match was played at Whiteinch in splendid weather, and before a good attendance. The Saints started, and Baird early tried the home custodian. After six minutes play Munn opened the scoring for the Saints. Scott followed with number two. The Thistle improved considerably, and Murray shot passed Baillie. Some time later Gilchrist scored a second goal for the homesters. the Saints were showing to most advantage, and eventually Scott again scored. Paul before half-time equalised. Play during this period was fast and Dobie put in some brilliant runs. The half-time score was three goals each. In the second half the Saints managed to put on another goal, and won by four goals to three.

Stats Watch

● Robert Currie makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Kennedy makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 30th Apr 1892 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint-record with: 4 defeats, 10th Oct 1891 to 7th Nov 1891.)

● 12 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Paul, 6th Feb 1892 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: David Bruce - 23 games, 5th Sep 1891 to 23rd Apr 1892. Club-record: John McCorkindale - 36 games, 29th Aug 1888 to 12th Dec 1891.)

● 36 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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