9th Nov 1895 Partick Thistle 2 Port Glasgow Athletic 1 (SFL Second Division - game 5)

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Match Information

Davie Neilson; James Lamont; Laird
Abe Morrison; David Proudfoot; Willie Paul
John Proudfoot (1-0, 30 mins); John Proudfoot (2-1, 60 mins)					Daniel Tarbet (1-1, 2nd half)
			James Crozier		James Conlin
			Robert Ferguson		Joseph Scott
			Davie Neilson		Samuel Scott
25y, 8m, 25d			James Bryce		Robert Martin
23y, 1m, 8d			James Lamont		Peter Curran
			William McDonald [i]		Charles Barrie
			Robert Currie		Duncan McCorquodale
			Laird		Robert Hemphill
21y, 8m, 13d			John Proudfoot		William Smith
19y, 2m, 25d			John Wilkie		Daniel Tarbet
18y, 1m, 7d			John Campbell		David Carson
21y, 6m, 27d

Match Report

TTA report

Currie missed an early open goal but Thistle had the best of things and Proudfoot (J) scored (30). Port then wasted a good chance to level. The second half was more even. Proudfoot missed narrowly after a long run from inside his own half then Port equalised but Proudfoot scored his 2nd as darkness fell.

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Scottish Referee, 11th November, 1895

Stats Watch

● Laird makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Davie Neilson registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 21st Sep 1895 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins; 17th Nov 1894 to 23rd Feb 1895. Joint club-record: 6 wins; 5th Feb 1881 to 30th Sep 1882 & 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 25th May 1895 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 7 games; 2nd Sep 1893 to 10th Mar 1894 & 5th Feb 1881 to 28th Oct 1882.)

● 14 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 18th May 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 17 games; 2nd Sep 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

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

● 26 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.)

● 77 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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