2nd Oct 1897 Hibernian 4 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 4)

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Match Information

					Fred McDiarmid
					John Ferguson
Bernard Breslin (1-1, 1st half); Allan Martin (1-2, 2nd half); Bernard Breslin (2nd half); Allan Martin (2nd half)					Robert Gray (1-0, pen 1st half); Robert Gray (2-4, 87 mins)
			Patrick McCall		John C. Spence			23y, 9m, 4d
			Patrick Murphy		Jamie Auchincloss			24y, 5m, 29d
			Thomas McFarlane		Andy Wilson			22y, 2m, 7d
			Bernard Breslin		William McDonald [i]
			future Jag Alec Raisbeck		Robert Currie
			Alex Robertson		Bob Duncan			22y, 11m, 28d
			Patrick Murray		Joseph Abrahams			21y, 8m, 4d
			Bobby Atherton		William Massie			19y, 7m, 0d
			Allan Martin		Willie Paul			31y, 7m, 25d
			John Pryce		Fred McDiarmid			20y, 4m, 21d
			George Dougal		Robert Gray			21y, 7m, 1d
								23y, 1m, 23d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle took the game to Hibs and the match swung from end to end. Gray gave them the lead from the spot. Hibs came back strongly and scored after a scrimmage. In the second half Hibs scored then Paul went off injured. The 10 men conceded 2 more but Gray scored again near the end.

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Scottish Referee, 4th October, 1897

Stats Watch

● 20-year-old Fred McDiarmid makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

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

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

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

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for John C. Spence, 14th 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.)

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