2nd Dec 1893 Partick Thistle 1 Clyde 2 (Friendly)

matches:1893-94: ← 15game 1617 →

Match Information

Robert Melrose; Willie Paul
Archie Freebairn; Peter Findlay
Willie Freebairn (1-0, 1st half)					? (1-1, 2nd half); ? (1-2, 2nd half)
			James Crozier		John McCorkindale former Jag
25y, 10m, 15d			Hope Robertson		Robert Cameron
26y, 5m, 4d			Bob Campbell		Robert McNeill
24y, 9m, 1d			Jacky Robertson		William Bowie
21y, 11m, 28d			John M. Harvey		Frank Morrison
			David Bruce		Harry Johnston
18y, 10m, 23d			Willie Freebairn		John Turner
			Robert Melrose		Donald McNair former Jag
27y, 9m, 25d			Willie Paul		Hugh Robertson
22y, 2m, 8d			John Gilchrist		George Hurry former Jag
			Robert Murray		Archie McKenzie
23y, 11m, 29d

notes

GH lists as a Second Division match, omitting to note that the match status was demoted to “friendly” by agreement due to the weather.

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Match Report

TTA report

Originally scheduled as a league match, “owing to the hard ground a friendly was decided on. Result:- Clyde, two goals: Thistle, one” (SC). Thistle led 1-0 at half-time through Freebairn but Clyde turned things around after the interval.

Media report

04-Dec-1893, The Scotsman

At Whiteinch. Owing to the hard ground a friendly was decided on. Result:- Clyde, two goals; Partick Thistle, one goal.

Stats Watch

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

ongoing sequences:

● 16 consecutive competitive appearances for David Bruce, 13th May 1893 to date. (Longest run since: John M. Harvey - 24 games, 20th Aug 1892 to 29th Apr 1893. Club-record: John McCorkindale - 36 games, 29th Aug 1888 to 12th Dec 1891.)

● 56 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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