1st Jan 1894 Peterhead 1 Partick Thistle 10 (Friendly)

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Match Information

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Smith (10-1, 2nd half)					Willie Paul (1-0, 1st half); ? (2-0, 1st half); Willie Freebairn (3-0, 1st half); Willie Paul (4-0, 1st half); ? (5-0, 1st half); Willie Paul (6-0, 1st half); Robert Murray (7-0, 1st half); ? (8-0, 2nd half); ? (9-0, 1st half); Willie Paul (10-0, 2nd half)
			Cowie		James Crozier
			Cordiner		Hope Robertson			25y, 11m, 15d
			May		Bob Campbell			26y, 6m, 4d
			Cowie		Jacky Robertson			24y, 10m, 0d
			Milne		John M. Harvey			22y, 0m, 28d
			Davidson		David Bruce
			Ogg		Willie Freebairn			18y, 11m, 23d
			Mitchell		Peter Findlay			23y, 4m, 30d
			Smith		Willie Paul			27y, 10m, 25d
			Murray		Robert Murray
			Moir		John Gilchrist			22y, 3m, 8d
								23y, 11m, 28d

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Match Report

TTA report

2,000+ paid £23.9s 6d to see Thistle dominate and produce some sparkling football - despite the snowfall at half-time. Peterhead “played up wonderfully” (PS) but were overwhelmed by 7 goals before half-time. Paul (4), Freebairn, Murray were amongst the scorers before the locals scored almost at the end.

Media report

02-Jan-1894, The Scotsman

Played at Peterhead. Partick, ten goals; Peterhead, one.

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Peterhead Sentinel, 2nd January, 1894

Stats Watch

● 23-year-old Peter Findlay makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● Thistle and Peterhead meet for the first time.

● Thistle's record margin of victory over Peterhead.

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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