20th Feb 1897 Partick Thistle 6 Motherwell 2 (SFL Second Division - game 13)

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Match Information

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John Ferguson (1-0, 1st half); William Lawson (2-1, 1st half); William Lawson (3-1, 2nd half); John Ferguson (4-1, 2nd half); Willie Paul (5-2, 2nd half); Willie Paul (6-2, 2nd half)					William Edgar (1-1, 1st half); Peter Logan (4-2, 2nd half)
23y, 1m, 23d			John C. Spence		James Clark
23y, 10m, 17d			Jamie Auchincloss		Inglis
21y, 11m, 29d			Abe Morrison		Samuel Neill
24y, 4m, 19d			James Lamont		Gourlay
			Robert Currie		Michael Daly
27y, 11m, 19d			Jacky Robertson		Lachie Thomson
			William Lawson		Walter Maxwell
20y, 3m, 6d			Andrew Mailer		Edward Goldie
31y, 0m, 13d			Willie Paul		Peter Logan
			John Ferguson		William Edgar
22y, 0m, 21d			William Ward		James Law
24y, 4m, 4d

Match Report

TTA report

This time Motherwell played stubbornly - in the first half at least. Ferguson opened the scoring but Motherwell equalised then Lawson made it 2-1 at half-time. He scored again then a scramble led to the 4th goal. Motherwell reduced the lead then Ward went off injured but 2 goals by Paul made it another big win.

Stats Watch

● 27-year-old Jacky Robertson makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

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

● 7 home League games without defeat; 22nd Aug 1896 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 16 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.)

● 19 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 23rd Nov 1895 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 21 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.)

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

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

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