30th Dec 1893 Victoria United 4 Partick Thistle 5 (Friendly)

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Match Information

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Ferries (3-1, 1st half); John Sutherland (5-2, 2nd half); John Sutherland (5-3, 2nd half); John Sutherland (5-4, 2nd half)					? (1-0, 1st half); John M. Harvey (2-0, 1st half); ? (3-0, 1st half); ? (4-1, 1st half); Willie Paul (5-1, 60 mins)
			Cannon		James Crozier
			Foote		Bob Campbell			26y, 6m, 2d
			Ririe		Hope Robertson			25y, 11m, 13d
			Morice		Jacky Robertson			24y, 9m, 29d
			William Ritchie		John M. Harvey			22y, 0m, 26d
			Annand		David Bruce
			Turner		Willie Freebairn			18y, 11m, 21d
			Smith		Peter Findlay			23y, 4m, 28d
			John Sutherland		Willie Paul			27y, 10m, 23d
			Lewis		Robert Murray
			Ferries		John Gilchrist			22y, 3m, 6d
								23y, 11m, 26d

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Match Report

TTA report

An entertaining friendly for the 2,000 crowd. Thistle led 4-1 at half-time (Harvey plus 3 scorers unknown) and after Paul had made it 5 the locals rallied with 3 goals in 5 minutes but they couldn't find a 5th. “Paul gave a fascinating display of centre-forward play and is apparently as good as ever” (AFP).

Media report

01-Jan-1894, Dundee Courier

These teams met each other in Wellington Ground, Aberdeen, in a friendly match. The game was a fast one. No fewer than nine goals altogether were scored before the close of the game. When the whistle blew the score stood 4 to 1 in favour of the strangers. In the second period the Thistle added a fifth. The whistle at the close found the game as follows:- Thistle, 5; Victoria United, 4.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 14 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 27th May 1893 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 22 games; 12th Mar 1892 to 18th Feb 1893 & 8th Dec 1888 to 26th Sep 1891.)

● 17 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.)

● 57 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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