1st Apr 1893 Partick Thistle 5 Thornliebank 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

Harry McLiddon; Walter Edgar; Robert Murray
Peter Rodger; Jacky Robertson; David Hislop
Maurice White (1-0, 1st half); Robert Murray (2-0, 1st half); John Gilchrist (3-1, 2nd half); Robert Currie (4-1, 2nd half); Scrimmage (5-1, 2nd half)					Murray (2-1, 1st half)
			Archibald Brown		?
25y, 9m, 4d			Bob Campbell		?
			Harry McLiddon		?
			Walter Edgar		?
21y, 3m, 28d			John M. Harvey		Paterson
			David Bruce		Love
21y, 6m, 6d			Andrew Stewart		Murray
22y, 10m, 23d			Maurice White		?
			Robert Currie		Sloan
			Robert Murray		Scobie
21y, 6m, 8d			John Gilchrist		?
22y, 7m, 7d

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Match Report

TTA report

This was a comfortable win for Thistle side against “the villagers”. White opened the scoring and a 2nd soon followed. It was 2-1 at half-time, Thornliebank having pulled one back. Gilchrist and Currie made it 4-1 before a 5th was scored from a goalmouth scramble to give Thistle the win.

Media report

03-Apr-1893, Glasgow Herald

Played at Inchview Park, Whiteinch. The Thistle, who played a scractch team, kicked off and soon scored, through White. A second point was gained some time later. Murray then scored for the “Villagers“. Half-time:- Thistle, 2 goals; Thornliebank, 1 goal. In the second half, Gilchrist and Currie each scored for the Thistle, and latterly a fifth point was scrimmaged through. The strangers broke away frequently but failed to increase their score. Result:- Partick Thistle, 5 goals; Thornliebank, 1 goal.

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Scottish Referee, 3rd April, 1893

Scottish Referee, 3rd April, 1893

Stats Watch

● Harry McLiddon makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 16 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 14th Nov 1891 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 21 consecutive competitive appearances for John M. Harvey, 20th Aug 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.)

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

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