30th May 1896 Partick Thistle 6 Linthouse 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

William McKinney; Dickson [i]; Muir [i]
William McDonald [i]; D. Fraser; Thomson [i]
A. H. Cunningham (1-0, 1st half); William Lawson (2-0, 1st half); ? (2nd half); ? (2nd half); ? (2nd half); ? (2nd half)					? (2nd half); ? (2nd half)
22y, 5m, 2d			John C. Spence		?
21y, 3m, 8d			Abe Morrison		?
			A. H. Cunningham		?
23y, 7m, 29d			James Lamont		?
24y, 1m, 29d			David Proudfoot		?
23y, 5m, 26d			Paddy Gray		?
21y, 0m, 25d			William McKinney		?
			William Lawson		?
			Dickson [i]		?
22y, 3m, 3d			John Proudfoot		?
			Muir [i]		?
22y, 7m, 12d

notes

For what it's worth, 3 Thistle players (A. H. Cunningham, William Lawson & Dickson [i]) were confirmed in the post-match reports SR and ASH.

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Match Report

TTA report

Cunningham let fly from 30 yards then Lawson added a second before half-time. [second half unreported.]

Media report

01-Jun-1896, Dundee Courier

Partick Thistle v Linthouse. Played at Inchview. Result: Thistle 6 goals, Linthouse 2.

Stats Watch

● The closing game of the 21st season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● Dickson [i] registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● Muir [i] registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● 21-year-old William McKinney makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● A. H. Cunningham marks his last-known appearance with his only-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 18 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 5th Oct 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 18 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 17th Aug 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 35 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

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

● 39 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.)

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

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