26th Feb 1898 Partick Thistle 0 Queen's Park 5 (Friendly)

matches:1897-98: ← 25game 2627 →

Match Information

James Gourlay; Jamie Auchincloss; George McCulloch
John C. Spence; James Sinclair; Davies
					Bob McColl (0-1, 40 mins); Bob McColl (0-2, 69 mins); David Wilson (0-3, 2nd half); Bob McColl (0-4, 2nd half); Davidson Berry (0-5, 2nd half)
Jamie Auchincloss (Michael King, HT)
			James Gourlay		Kenneth Anderson
24y, 10m, 23d			Jamie Auchincloss		T. Murray
			George McCulloch		Jock Gillespie future Jag
25y, 4m, 25d			James Lamont		James Irons
			Robert Currie		Weir
23y, 4m, 22d			Bob Duncan		James Templeton
20y, 9m, 15d			Fred McDiarmid		William Stewart
19y, 11m, 24d			William Massie		David Wilson
32y, 0m, 19d			Willie Paul		Bob McColl
			George Allan [i]		Davidson Berry
22y, 2m, 22d			Walter Lindsay		Robert Lambie
24y, 1m, 9d
			Michael King		n-a

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle started well and had chances but the forwards were poor and they trailed 1-0 at half-time. Queens were too good for them and rattled in 4 goals in the second half. Auchencloss went off injured in the second half but a substitute was allowed. Probably just as well!

Stats Watch

● James Gourlay makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● George McCulloch registers his only known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats, 20th Nov 1897 to 25th Dec 1897. Club-record: 5 defeats, 9th Mar 1895 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 5 consecutive away League defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 4th Dec 1897 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 6 games; 12th Dec 1891 to 9th Apr 1892.)

● 6 consecutive competitive away defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 35 consecutive competitive appearances for John C. Spence, 14th Nov 1896 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Campbell - 39 games, 10th Nov 1894 to 11th Apr 1896. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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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