17th Mar 1900 Clyde 0 Partick Thistle 4 (Western League - game 5)

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Match Information

					Robert Campbell
					James Bryce
					John Blackwood (1-0, 1st half); Willie Freebairn (2-0, 1st half); David Fairbairn (3-0, 2nd half); David Fairbairn (4-0, 2nd half)
			Peter Waddell		William Wallace			24y, 5m, 1d
			John McMahon		Robert Campbell			18y, 10m, 1d
			Robert Gardiner		Andy Wilson			24y, 7m, 20d
			George Pritchard		William McDonald [i]
			William Nash		David Proudfoot			27y, 11m, 16d
			David Smith		Jackie Johnston
			Hugh Dougan		David Fairbairn
			James Anderson		Willie Freebairn			25y, 2m, 8d
			Andrew Wilson		John Blackwood			22y, 6m, 14d
			James Gray		Willie Paul			34y, 1m, 10d
			Charles Morgan		Davy McDougall			21y, 3m, 14d
								24y, 10m, 12d

notes

The GH lists Thistle's no. 6 as “Johnstone” in inverted commas, thought to be Jackie Johnston. SC reckons David Fairbairn got a hat-trick here, but the OH/NK/SR (provider of our sequence) all reckon one of those three belongs to Willie Freebairn. We stick with the OH on this one.

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were best throughout because of their “superior height and speed” (SC). Blackwood and Freebairn gave them a 2-goal lead at half-time. Clyde played with 10 men after half-time (forward injured) and, perversely, played better but their forwards were weak. Fairbairn scored twice for an easy win. “A decided thrashing” (NBDM).

Stats Watch

● Jackie Johnston plays his last game for Thistle.

● Goalie William Wallace keeps his last clean-sheet for Thistle.

● David Fairbairn scores his last goals for Thistle, signing off with a brace.

ongoing sequences:

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

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

● 8 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.)

● 14 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 29th Apr 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 22 games; 23rd Nov 1895 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 16 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.)

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Freebairn & Davy McDougall (new personal best), 19th Aug 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.)

● 25 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.)

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