25th May 1895 Partick Thistle 5 Port Glasgow Athletic 0 (SFL Second Division - game 18)

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Match Information

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John Proudfoot (1-0, 25 mins); Willie Paul (2-0, 1st half); John Proudfoot (3-0, 1st half); John Proudfoot (4-0, 2nd half); John Proudfoot (5-0, 2nd half)
			Pat Smith		James Conlin
			Robert Ferguson		Peter Curran
20y, 3m, 3d			Abe Morrison		Samuel Scott
22y, 5m, 21d			Paddy Gray		Robert Martin
25y, 3m, 10d			James Bryce		Alex McDougall
			William McDonald [i]		Charles Barrie
			Robert Currie		Duncan McCorquodale
21y, 2m, 28d			John Proudfoot		Daniel Tarbet
29y, 3m, 18d			Willie Paul		William Smith
18y, 9m, 10d			John Wilkie		Alexander Neil
17y, 7m, 23d			John Campbell		Alex McNeill
22y, 1m, 17d

notes

The OH only lists 3 Thistle scorers. The “missing” 2 goals both belong to John Proudfoot according to JL (completing his haul of four).

Match Report

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After 25 minutes Proudfoot shot Thistle in front and Paul made it 2-0. They led 3-0 at half-time. Proudfoot scored 3 more. Port tried hard but enjoyed no luck in front of goal and the comfortable win put Thistle safe, 1 point above having to apply for re-election.

Stats Watch

● The 25th May becomes the new club-record for the latest end to a League season, which stands today.

● The 18th and final game of this League season, which stands today as a joint club-record in terms of fewest games played.

● Thistle's joint-record margin of victory over Port Glasgow Athletic in competitive action.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for John Campbell, 10th Nov 1894 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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

● 70 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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