23rd Jan 1897 Renton 1 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Second Division - game 11)

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Match Information

					Sam Donaldson
					James Lamb
James Logan (2-1, 2nd half)					Sam Donaldson (1-0, 5 mins); William McDonald [i] (2-0, 13 mins)
			George Davie		John C. Spence			23y, 0m, 26d
			Archie McQuilkie		Jamie Auchincloss			23y, 9m, 20d
			Robert Duncan		Abe Morrison			21y, 11m, 1d
			Robert Munro		James Lamont			24y, 3m, 22d
			Walter Bruce		Paddy Gray			24y, 1m, 19d
			George Hastings		William McDonald [i]
			John Murray		William Lawson
			Duncan Johnstone		John Proudfoot			22y, 10m, 27d
			James McCall		Willie Paul			30y, 11m, 16d
			James Logan		John Ferguson
			George Mathieson		Sam Donaldson
								24y, 5m, 10d

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Match Report

TTA report

Donaldson gave Thistle the lead (5) and 8 minutes later it was 2-0 thanks to McDonald. The second half was more evenly contested and Renton scored. Both teams had some narrow escapes and Proudfoot (J) went off injured on the hour mark but Thistle held on for the points to soar to 3rd top.

Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Paddy Gray makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● Sam Donaldson scores his last-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive home League wins; 5th Sep 1896 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 6 wins; 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 6 home League games without defeat; 22nd Aug 1896 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 6 games; 11th Aug 1894 to 23rd Feb 1895 & 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 15 home games without a clean-sheet in the League; 7th Sep 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 17 games; 26th Aug 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 18 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 23rd Nov 1895 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 18 games; 14th Nov 1891 to 22nd Apr 1893.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Jamie Auchincloss, 15th Aug 1896 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Lamont - 21 games, 1st Feb 1896 to 28th Nov 1896. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 20 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Jan 1896 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 28 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Jan 1896 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 29 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.)

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

● 90 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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