4th Nov 1899 Airdrieonians 0 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Second Division - game 11)

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Match Information

					John Blackwood
					Willie Paul
					David Fairbairn (1-0, 30 mins); Davy McDougall (2-0, 2nd half)
			James McAllan		Archie McDonald			22y, 5m, 23d
			Angus McLean		Robert Campbell			18y, 5m, 19d
			Matthew Scott		Andy Wilson			24y, 3m, 10d
			Alex Goldie		James Bryce			29y, 8m, 20d
			John McCorrie		David Proudfoot			27y, 7m, 3d
			Robert Tennent		William Goudie			20y, 7m, 16d
			John Kyle		David Fairbairn
			John Hamilton		Willie Freebairn			24y, 9m, 26d
			William McGuire		John Blackwood			22y, 2m, 4d
			Campbell		Geordie McNicoll
			Alex Thomson		Davy McDougall			20y, 11m, 1d
								23y, 5m, 14d

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Match Report

TTA report

A special train took about 500 Thistle supporters to this match. After some close efforts, Freebairn headed a fine goal from a corner (30). Airdrie were pushed back in their own half for long spells in the second half and McDougall scored. But for some good goalkeeping it could have been more.

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old John Blackwood makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Goalie Archie McDonald registers his first-known clean-sheet for Thistle.

● David Fairbairn scores his first-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins; 20th Feb 1897 to 4th Sep 1897. Joint club-record: 6 wins; 5th Feb 1881 to 30th Sep 1882 & 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 4 consecutive home League wins; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 13 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Wilson, 13th May 1899 to date. (Longest run since: Willie Paul - 13 games, 26th Apr 1899 to 14th Oct 1899. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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