12th Oct 1895 Alloa Athletic 5 Partick Thistle 4 (Scottish Qualifying Cup 3rd Round)

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Match Information

					James Crozier
					Edward Conway
Whyte (0-1, 1st half); Lyons (0-2, 1st half); Whyte (0-3, 1st half); McNulty (1-4, 2nd half); ? (3-5, 2nd half)					Paterson (1-3, og 2nd half); ? (2-4, 2nd half); Lyons (3-4, og 2nd half); ? (4-5, og 85 mins)
			Forsyth		James Crozier
			Paterson		Robert Ferguson
			Ferguson		Abe Morrison			20y, 7m, 20d
			Todd		David Proudfoot			23y, 6m, 11d
			Leckie		Paddy Gray			22y, 10m, 8d
			Lyons		Robert Little			23y, 0m, 6d
			Ross		John Proudfoot			21y, 7m, 15d
			Millar		Robert Currie
			McNulty		Willie Paul			29y, 8m, 5d
			Whyte		John Wilkie			19y, 1m, 27d
			Ferguson		John Campbell			18y, 0m, 10d
								22y, 3m, 24d

notes

Ross, of Alloa, is listed in inverted commas. OH lists Willie Paul (1), Robert Currie (1) and John Campbell (2) as being scorers for Thistle. Neither GH or SC name any Thistle scorers. AA is very specific and describes Thistle's 4 goals thus: (“Paterson misjudged it [a strong shot] and guided the ball past Forsyth”); (“a wild shot going through unchallenged”); (“Lyons sent through accidentally, trying to head the ball out”); (“one of the Alloa team bungling play and scoring a fourth point for the Thistle”). In the circumstances, we feel we have no choice but to accept the AA account. With regards to Alloa's goals, the GH says Whyte / Lyon for the 2nd and 3rd, wheras the AA says the sequence was Lyon / Whyte. There is also a discrepancy between the papers with the second half goals sequence. We have gone with the AA for all of our goals data.

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Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were never in the first half and Alloa were 3-up at half-time. They also hit the bar. An OG made it 1-3 then Alloa scored again. Another OG made it 2-4 then another OG made it 3-4. A goal from a scramble made it 3-5 then 5 minutes from time yet another OG completed the scoring.

Media report

ptearlyyears.net

Winning in this round of the Qualifying Cup would have meant qualification to the Scottish Cup proper, and Thistle were paired with what looked like an easy tie against Alloa Athletic, albeit away at the Recreation Grounds. However, Thistle got a fright and came away defeated by 5-4. As was the norm, Thistle lodged a protest, but withdrew it a few days before Alloa and Abercorn were due to play in the next round. The two clubs had arranged alternative games because of the protest, and then had to cancel them after the withdrawal. Thistle were told to compensate the two clubs for expenses and inconvenience – £3 each.

Stats Watch

● 23-year-old Robert Little makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Recreation Park.

● Thistle fall at the final hurdle of their inaugural Scottish Qualifying Cup campaign and will not play in the Scottish Cup for the one and only time, 1880 to date.

ongoing sequences:

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

● 23 consecutive quoted competitive appearances (not known to be broken) 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.)

● 76 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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