18th Aug 1894 Hibernian 5 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Second Division - game 2)

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Match Information

					Williams [ii]
					Robert Murray
William Smith (0-1, 1st half); Robert Neill (0-3, 1st half) | UNPLACED: Robert Neill; Allan Martin; Allan Martin					Willie Freebairn (1-5, 2nd half)
			William Donnelly		Pat Smith
			Hugh Rooney		Thomas McCulloch			28y, 0m, 10d
			Thomas McFarlane		Bob Campbell			27y, 1m, 21d
			Bernard Breslin		Daniel Devine			25y, 11m, 28d
			Robert Neill		Henry Ross
			James Murphy		David Bruce
			Patrick Murray		Willie Freebairn			19y, 7m, 9d
			John Kennedy		John Proudfoot			20y, 5m, 22d
			Allan Martin		Williams [ii]
			William Smith		John Campbell			16y, 10m, 16d
			Charles Amos		John Wilkie			18y, 0m, 3d
								22y, 3m, 20d

notes

The scheduled 4pm Kick off was delayed as Thistle were late in arriving.

Match Report

TTA report

Hibs (who had been denied “promotion” due to being seen by the SFL as overtly Irish) swept Thistle aside. They rattled in 5 (3 before half-time) before Freebairn scored a consolation goal. “With two or three exceptions the Thistle team is composed of youngsters, some of them apparently mere lads” (EEN).

Stats Watch

● Williams [ii] registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● Henry Ross makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 29th Apr 1893 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 20 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 19th Aug 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 26 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 27th May 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 26 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Freebairn, 27th May 1893 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: John McCorkindale - 36 games, 29th Aug 1888 to 12th Dec 1891.)

● 61 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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