4th Jan 1896 Aberdeen FC 2 Partick Thistle 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

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? (0-1, 1st half); ? (1-2, 2nd half)					John Campbell (1-1, 2nd half)
			Tom Smyth		McGuire
			James Low		George Stewart
			John Davidson		Robert Currie
			George Alexander		James Bryce			25y, 10m, 20d
			Joseph Davidson		James Lamont			23y, 3m, 3d
			John Thomson		William McDonald [i]
			James Mackie		McKnight
			Little		David Proudfoot			23y, 9m, 3d
			Wilfrid Toman		John Proudfoot			21y, 10m, 8d
			Charles Mackie		John Campbell			18y, 3m, 2d
			A. Milne		Ralph McElhaney			21y, 9m, 18d
								22y, 5m, 19d

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Match Report

TTA report

Neither team looked “in the pink of condition” (SR) and the first half was largely uneventful. Aberdeen scored after a corner to lead 1-0 at half-time. Thistle rallied and Campbell equalised and at last the game was seriously contested but by the end Thistle were trailing 2-1.

Media report

06-Jan-1896, Dundee Courier and Argus

Played at Chanonry, Aberdeen, on Saturday. Result:- Aberdeen, 2 goals; Partick Thistle, 2.

Stats Watch

● McGuire registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● McKnight makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

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.)

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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