30th Dec 1899 Abercorn 2 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Second Division - game 15)

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Match Information

					William Goudie
					Patrick McWilliams
William Campbell (0-1, 1st half); Robert McIntyre (1-2, 1st half)					John Blackwood (1-1, 1st half); Willie Freebairn (2-2, 1st half)
			Robert Thomson		Archie McDonald			22y, 7m, 18d
			Andrew McLean		Robert Campbell			18y, 7m, 14d
			William McCrone		Andy Wilson			24y, 5m, 5d
			John McKenzie		James Bryce			29y, 10m, 15d
			Thomas Thomson		David Proudfoot			27y, 8m, 29d
			James McIntosh		William Goudie			20y, 9m, 11d
			Matthew Robertson		David Fairbairn
			William Campbell		Willie Freebairn			24y, 11m, 21d
			Robert McIntyre		John Blackwood			22y, 3m, 29d
			Walter McDonald		Willie Paul			33y, 10m, 23d
			James Currie		Davy McDougall			21y, 0m, 27d
								24y, 7m, 19d

notes

The OH credits Willie Paul and Davy McDougall with Thistle's goals, but we're put off by the fact that we haven't seen any contemporary evidence for that and the fact that JL goes with two totally different Thistle scorers - John Blackwood and Willie Freebairn. The only account of the scorers that we've seen is in the SR, which verifies Blackwood for Thistle's first, but fails to name a scorer for the second. We notice that, in total, 3 of JL's 4 scorers are backed up by the SR account, and therefore put our faith in his 'full set' and thereby his assertion of Blackwood and Freebairn.

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Match Report

TTA report

Despite the appalling weather, it was a fast, entertaining game. Abercorn took an early lead, Blackwood equalised then Thistle scored again (probably Freebairn) and looked like taking a 2-1 lead into half-time but Abercorn equalised. The second half was goalless. The teams were evenly matched and contested things right to the end.

Stats Watch

● Thistle's last game of the 1800s.

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Ralston Park.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 League games without defeat, 28th Oct 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 10 games; 16th Jan 1897 to 4th Sep 1897.)

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

● 7 home League games without defeat; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 11 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 8 competitive games without defeat, 28th Oct 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 10 games, 16th Jan 1897 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 9 consecutive competitive home wins; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 15 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 19th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 18 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 19th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Wilson, 13th May 1899 to date, matching his personal best. (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.)

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