5th Mar 1898 Morton 2 Partick Thistle 4 (Friendly)

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Match Information

					William John Shannon; William McDonald [i]; George Morrison
					George McCulloch; Bob Duncan; William Massie
? (1st half); ? (2nd half)					? (1st half); ? (1st half); ? (2nd half); ? (2nd half)
			Henry Rennie		James Gourlay
			Hutchieson		Jamie Auchincloss			24y, 11m, 2d
			Andrew Orr		William John Shannon			22y, 2m, 19d
			Samuel Graham		James Lamont			25y, 5m, 4d
			McGuire		Robert Currie
			William Blair		William McDonald [i]
			William Kennedy		Fred McDiarmid			20y, 9m, 22d
			Davidson		George Allan [i]
			Robert Walker		Willie Paul			32y, 0m, 26d
			William Edgar		George Morrison			20y, 10m, 2d
			Andrew Robb		Walter Lindsay			22y, 3m, 1d
								24y, 0m, 28d

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Match Report

TTA report

One of the poorest games between these rivals for some time. The home fans deserved better. Morton were under strength and Thistle won easily. Gourlay had some fine saves and Thistle were generally better in every department. McDiarmid and Currie in particular caught the eye.

Stats Watch

● 20-year-old George Morrison makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● 22-year-old William John Shannon makes his last-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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