8th Oct 1892 Cowlairs 8 Partick Thistle 3 (Scottish Alliance - game 5)

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Match Information

					William Hodge; Bob Campbell; Walter Edgar; Hugh Osborne; Willie Paul
					John McMoreland; Peter Rodger; William Alder; James Miller; J. Miller
Blythe (0-1, 30 mins); ? (2-3, 75 mins); John Shanks (3-3, 2nd half); George Adams (3-4, 2nd half); Blythe (3-5, 2nd half); John Shanks (3-6, 2nd half); Robert McFarlane (3-7, 2nd half); John Shanks (3-8, 2nd half)					Hugh Osborne (1-1, 50 mins); Willie Paul (2-1, 2nd half); Willie Paul (3-1, 2nd half)
			Fyfe		Charles Simpson
			Peter Maxwell		William Hodge
			Rooney		Bob Campbell			25y, 3m, 10d
			James McPherson		Jacky Robertson			23y, 7m, 7d
			Robert McFarlane		John M. Harvey			20y, 10m, 4d
			James Masterton		Walter Edgar
			Blythe		Andrew Stewart			21y, 0m, 12d
			George Aitken		Hugh Osborne
			John Shanks		Willie Paul			26y, 8m, 1d
			William Edgar		James Mulvey
			George Adams		Robert Murray
								23y, 5m, 26d

notes

We've interpreted the GH's (otherwise unknown) Mulroy as our (James) Mulvey of the period, and this is backed up by the GEP and EC. We take a side note that the GEP lists an unknown (Aitken) at no.6 for Thistle at the expense of Walter Edgar. Cowlairs' Edgars are listed as (1) and (2) in the GH. The GEP/SR list them as Edgar and Adams, and the EC lends terrific weight to those papers by naming Adams as the scorer of Cowlairs 4th. We've therefore removed the GH's secondary William Edgar, replacing him with George Adams. EC credits (the otherwise unheard of) Shaw with Thistle's opener, but the OH (by process of elimination) says it was Hugh Osborne and this is backed up by the GH report, so we've dismissed the EC account. The EC also credits James Mulvey with Thistle's second, with the GH describing it as a scrimmage. The SR doesn't commit to sequence but the editorial states that Paul, Murray, Osbourne and Campbell showed up prominently and that Paul and Osbourne were instrumental in obtaining the goals for Thistle. There's no mention of Shaw or Mulvey. We therefore stick with Willie Paul as per the OH in the meantime. Also from the SR editorial, it's suggested that William Edgar, James McPherson and George Aitken were second half scorers for Cowlairs, but there's nothing specific to go on in terms of sequence. By contrast, the EC report has 7 of the 8 Cowlairs scorers named in sequence, so it's easier to fall in line with that account, so we've dismissed the aforementioned three, none of whom are listed scorers in the EC! What can you do? In terms of doubly corroborated contemporary accounts, Blythe and Shanks are listed respectively as scorers of the first and third in both the GH and EC.

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Match Report

TTA report

Cowlairs had all the early pressure and it was 1-0 at half-time. In the second half Osborne scored with a low shot and soon it was 3-1 (Paul scoring twice) after 75 mins. Loss of Stewart to injury signalled a total collapse and Cowlairs (unbelievably) scored 7 goals in the last 15 minutes. Some sort of record?

Media report

10-Oct-1892, Glasgow Herald

At Springavle Park, Springburn, in an Alliance fixture. Thistle started with the wind in their favour and at once assumed the aggressive. Stewart and Osborne got well away, and Osborne, trying a long kick, sent the ball wide. After a lot of pressure in front of Thistle's goal, Shanks passed the ball and Blythe rushed it through. Half-time result:- Cowlairs, 1; Thistle, 0. On changing ends, the Thistle kept up their former pressure, and before Fyfe was aware, Osborne equalised from a quick, low shot. Immediately after, from a scrimmage, Thistle scored a second time and then a third time. After this, play became very fast. From a throw-in, Cowlairs scored number two. Blythe afterwards centred, and Shanks equalised from a header. Hodge and Campbell were defending well, but despite their efforts numbers four, five and six were slipped through by Cowlairs. Result:- Cowlairs, 8 goals; Partick Thistle, 3 goals.

Stats Watch

● William Hodge makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● 25-year-old Bob Campbell makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Hugh Osborne makes his first-known appearance for Thistle and, theoretically, joins our scoring debutants club with his one and only known goal for Thistle.

● Charles Simpson makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Springvale Park.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 consecutive competitive appearances for Jacky Robertson & John M. Harvey, 20th Aug 1892 to date, new personal bests. (Longest run since: John Gilchrist - 9 games, 12th Mar 1892 to 17th Sep 1892. Club-record: John McCorkindale - 36 games, 29th Aug 1888 to 12th Dec 1891.)

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

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