28th Apr 1897 Partick Thistle 4 Blackburn Rovers 3 (Friendly)

matches:1896-97: ← 33game 3435 →

Match Information

Jamie Auchincloss
Robinson
UNPLACED (1-0, 1st half); John Ferguson (2-0, 1st half); UNPLACED (3-0, 1st half); James Lamb (4-0, 2nd half) | UNPLACED: James Lamb; John Ferguson					John Proudfoot (4-1, 2nd half); Jimmy Whitehead (4-2, 2nd half); Tommy Tierney (4-3, 2nd half)
23y, 4m, 0d			John C. Spence		Adam Ogilvie
24y, 0m, 25d			Jamie Auchincloss		Tom Brandon
			James Hirst		Fred Blackburn
24y, 6m, 27d			James Lamont		Tom Booth
			Robert Currie		Jimmy Whitehead
			William McDonald [i]		Houker
			William Lawson		Josh Hargreaves
20y, 5m, 14d			Andrew Mailer		Tommy Tierney
			John Ferguson		John Proudfoot former Jag
21y, 1m, 27d			Robert Gray		John Wilkie former Jag
			James Lamb		John Campbell former Jag
22y, 8m, 18d

Match Report

TTA report

“Played…at Inchview, Glasgow, last evening. Partick Thistle won by 4 goals to 3” (SC). Rovers had 3 ex-JAGS (Proudfoot (J), Campbell and Wilkie) on display. Lamb and Ferguson both scored twice and along with Gray were in top form to delight the 2,000 crowd. Thistle got an ovation at the end.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive away League wins; 23rd Jan 1897 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 5 consecutive competitive away wins; 23rd Jan 1897 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 6 away League games without defeat; 16th Jan 1897 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 6 competitive away games without defeat; 16th Jan 1897 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 8 consecutive competitive wins, 23rd Jan 1897 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 8 consecutive home League wins; 5th Sep 1896 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 8 consecutive League wins; 23rd Jan 1897 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 9 competitive games without defeat, 16th Jan 1897 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 9 games, 11th Apr 1896 to 10th Oct 1896.)

● 9 home League games without defeat; 22nd Aug 1896 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 9 League games without defeat, 16th Jan 1897 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 14 consecutive away League games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Jan 1896 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 15 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 9th Mar 1895.)

● 16 consecutive competitive appearances for William Lawson, 7th Nov 1896 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jamie Auchincloss - 25 games, 15th Aug 1896 to 17th Apr 1897. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 16 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Jan 1896 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 29th Apr 1893 to 8th Sep 1894. Club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 21 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 23rd Nov 1895 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

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

● 35 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Jan 1896 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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