19th Aug 1899 Motherwell 1 Partick Thistle 3 (SFL Second Division - game 1)

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Match Information

					Robert Campbell; Wattie Collier
					L. Rae; Dan Campbell
Walter Cowan (0-1, 1st half)					Geordie McNicoll (1-1, 35 mins); Willie Paul (2-1, 2nd half); Willie Freebairn (3-1, 2nd half)
			James Watt		Archie McDonald			22y, 3m, 7d
			Peter Grant		Robert Campbell			18y, 3m, 3d
			Thomas Keir		Andy Wilson			24y, 0m, 25d
			Walter Cowan		William McDonald [i]
			Matthew Smith		David Proudfoot			27y, 4m, 18d
			James Russell		William Goudie			20y, 5m, 0d
			Alex Barrowman		Wattie Collier			22y, 8m, 28d
			Andrew Wilson		Willie Freebairn			24y, 7m, 10d
			Matthew Smith		Willie Paul			33y, 6m, 12d
			Abraham Wales		Geordie McNicoll
			John Watt		Davy McDougall			20y, 8m, 16d
								23y, 9m, 10d

notes

With Thistle's team on the park and ready, the scheduled 3.30pm kick-off time was delayed for 45 mins due to the late arrival of Motherwell's Kilwinning contingent. There is some doubt about Thistle's second goal. The OH (by process of elimination)/HA/EY/JL and the GH contend that it was Willie Paul, whilst the MT/SR/ACA credits David Proudfoot. We stick with the OH/GH in the meantime, but no account is convincing.

Match Report

TTA report

The game was held up for 45 minutes because 5 Motherwell players missed their train. Play was even and 1-1 at half-time (McNicol, 35) was a fair reflection. After the break “the visitors…by good combination gave the home defence a trying time” (GH) and Proudfoot and Freebairn scored. Thistle also missed a penalty.

Stats Watch

● Thistle are back in League action after 224 days, setting the club-record for the longest close season in League terms, which stands today.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Paul, 26th Apr 1899 to date. (Longest run since: Bob Duncan - 27 games, 1st Oct 1898 to 13th May 1899. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 22 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 27th Feb 1897 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 32 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 31 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 27th Feb 1897 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

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