22nd Aug 1896 Partick Thistle 2 Morton 2 (SFL Second Division - game 2)

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Match Information

John Logan
J. Martin [ii]
David Gilfillan (1-0, 44 mins); William Lawson (2-1, 55 mins)					John Drysdale (1-1, 50 mins); Andrew Lynn (2-2, 60 mins)
			Pat Smith		Robert Cunningham
23y, 4m, 19d			Jamie Auchincloss		Robert Ferguson
			Robert Currie		Frank Armour
23y, 10m, 21d			James Lamont		Alex McGregor
24y, 4m, 21d			David Proudfoot		Peter Campbell
23y, 8m, 18d			Paddy Gray		Adam Elliot
21y, 3m, 17d			William McKinney		John Drysdale
			William Lawson		Thomas McMaster
30y, 6m, 15d			Willie Paul		Daniel Stene
22y, 3m, 10d			David Gilfillan		Andrew Lynn
			John Logan		Jimmy Chalmers future Jag
24y, 2m, 18d

notes

Scheduled 4.00pm kick-off delayed by 20 mins.

Match Report

TTA report

The first half was vigorously contested. Both teams had a goal disallowed but towards half-time Gilfillan gave Thistle the lead. Morton levelled after the break but Lawson restored Thistle lead only for Morton to equalise again. “Stubbornly contested” (GT).

Stats Watch

● 24/25-year-old John Logan makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● 22-year-old David Gilfillan marks his last-known appearance with his only-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 20 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.)

● 20 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.)

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Robert Currie, 24th Aug 1895 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Campbell - 39 games, 10th Nov 1894 to 11th Apr 1896. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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

● 84 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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