17th Nov 1894 Partick Thistle 5 Motherwell 3 (SFL Second Division - game 5)

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Match Information

Pat Smith
Robert Robertson
Willie Freebairn (1-2, 1st half); John Proudfoot (2-2, 1st half); David Harding (3-2, og 2nd half); John Wilkie (4-2, 2nd half); Willie Freebairn (5-2, 2nd half)					Robert Steel (0-1, 1st half); Robert Steel (0-2, 1st half); Edward Goldie (5-3, 2nd half)
			Pat Smith		Patrick McCall
			Robert Ferguson		David Harding
27y, 4m, 20d			Bob Campbell		James Collins
24y, 9m, 2d			James Bryce		Govan
21y, 11m, 13d			Paddy Gray		Richard Daly
			David Bruce		Owen Mullen
19y, 10m, 8d			Willie Freebairn		Walter Cowan
20y, 8m, 21d			John Proudfoot		William Dunn
28y, 9m, 10d			Willie Paul		Robert Steel
18y, 3m, 2d			John Wilkie		Edward Goldie
17y, 1m, 15d			John Campbell		Thomas Wallace
22y, 4m, 8d

notes

Almost all of our quoted scorers come from the detailed account in the MT, albeit they list Thistle's third as a “scrimmage” (no mention of an o.g.) and do not name a scorer for Motherwell's third. We fill in the David Harding o.g. (for Thistle's 3rd) and Edward Goldie (for Motherwell's 3rd) via JL. Further, JL credits John Wilkie (with a double) and Willie Paul (with a single) at the expense of one goal apiece for Willie Freebairn (credited with a double in the MT) and John Proudfoot (actually the only scorer mentioned in the OH). We stick with the MT/OH account for both of these goals.

Match Report

TTA report

There was a lively start and Motherwell went 2-up but Freebairn and Proudfoot equalised before half-time. Thistle had the best of things in the second half with goals from an og/scrimmage, Wilkie and Freebairn again before Motherwell finished the scoring.

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Scottish Referee, 19th November, 1894

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ongoing sequences:

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

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

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

● 33 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.)

● 63 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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