8th Jan 1898 Dundee 2 Partick Thistle 1 (Scottish Cup 1st Round)

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Match Information

					James Hirst; Robert Currie; Robert Gray; John Ferguson
					Jamie Auchincloss; John M. Harvey; William Johnston; Willie Paul
John Malloch (0-1, 1st half); David Willocks (1-2, 87 mins)					John Ferguson (1-1, 75 mins)
			John Hillman		John C. Spence			24y, 0m, 11d
			Robert Kelso		James Hirst
			Charles Burgess		Andy Wilson			22y, 5m, 14d
			Barney Battles		James Lamont			25y, 3m, 7d
			William Longair		Robert Currie
			Alexander Keillor		Bob Duncan			23y, 3m, 4d
			Malcolm McVean		Fred McDiarmid			20y, 7m, 28d
			Joseph Clark		Robert Gray			21y, 10m, 7d
			William McArthur		George Allan [i]
			David Willocks		Walter Lindsay			22y, 1m, 4d
			John Malloch		John Ferguson
								22y, 9m, 20d

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Match Report

TTA report

Thistle played a neat passing game and gave a good account of themselves but trailed at half-time. After the break they had a shot cleared off the line then got a deserved equaliser after “a smart dash“ by Ferguson (75) but Dundee got the winner with a header (87). The forwards were weak and wasted chances.

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Glasgow Herald, 10th January, 1898

Stats Watch

● Thistle's eighteenth Scottish Cup campaign begins and ends on the same day, for the sixth time.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive away defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 18th Aug 1894 to 24th Nov 1894. Club-record: 5 defeats; 2nd Nov 1889 to 18th Apr 1891.)

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for John C. Spence, 14th Nov 1896 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Robert Currie - 34 games, 24th Aug 1895 to 7th Nov 1896. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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