14th Dec 1895 Leith Athletic 7 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Second Division - game 9)

matches:1895-96: ← 17game 1819 →

Match Information

					Jones; David Proudfoot; William McDonald [i]
					Robert Ferguson; John Gilchrist; Willie Paul
George Stewart (0-1, og 1st half); Robert Marshall (0-2, 2nd half); Robert Marshall (2nd half); William Walker (2nd half); William Walker (2nd half); Robert Dobie (2nd half); Robert Boyd (2nd half)
			William Cox		James Crozier
			John Fraser		George Stewart
			John White		Jones
			William Smith		James Bryce			25y, 9m, 29d
			John Young		David Proudfoot			23y, 8m, 13d
			Charles Brown		William McDonald [i]
			Robert Marshall		Robert Currie
			William Walker		John Proudfoot			21y, 9m, 17d
			Robert Dobie		James Lamont			23y, 2m, 13d
			Robert Boyd		Robert Lamont			24y, 8m, 26d
			James Webster		John Campbell			18y, 2m, 12d
								22y, 10m, 28d

notes

“Jones” at no.3 for Thistle is listed in inverted commas.

Match Report

TTA report

Crozier was in tremendous form and kept it at 1-0 (an OG by Stewart). Thistle first shot on target was 2 minutes from half-time. Leith scored at will right up until the last minute as Thistle suffered injury after injury. Proudfoot went off injured and 7 others played on injured. Down to bottom place.

Stats Watch

● Jones registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● Leith Athletic become the 68th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action.

● Thistle's record margin of defeat against Leith Athletic.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 16th Nov 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 5 defeats, 9th Mar 1895 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 4 consecutive League defeats; 16th Nov 1895 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 9th Mar 1895 to 13th Apr 1895. Club-record: 5 defeats; 9th Mar 1895 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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

● 30 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.)

● 78 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 31st Oct 1885 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

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