16th Aug 1902 Partick Thistle 2 Kilmarnock 1 (SFL First Division - game 1)

matches:1902-03: ← 41game 0102 →

Match Information

John Polland; Matt Duncanson; Sam Kennedy; Robert Gray
Andy Wilson; Robert Conner; William Reid [i]; John Muirhead
Sam Kennedy (1-1, 2nd half); William Massie (2-1, 55 mins)					Gavin Young (0-1, 1st half)
25y, 4m, 17d			Tom Wilkie		Alex Craig
21y, 3m, 0d			Robert Campbell		Thomas Busby
			John Polland		Hugh Morton
22y, 3m, 1d			Tom Harvey		David McPherson
			David C. Walker		George Anderson
20y, 3m, 15d			Alex Morton		James Mitchell
21y, 4m, 19d			Matt Duncanson		Hugh Morton
24y, 5m, 14d			William Massie		Gavin Young
21y, 4m, 8d			Sam Kennedy		Matthew Mair
26y, 5m, 15d			Robert Gray		Thomas Findlay
			Alex McAllister		Robert Findlay
22y, 10m, 6d

Match Report

TTA report

61 consecutive seasons in the SFL top flight began. Thistle took some time to settle and Kilmarnock deservedly scored. In the second half fortunes were reversed however and Kennedy equalised on his debut following a scrimmage then Massie scored (55) before Kilmarnock had a goal disallowed (off-side).

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 28th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● John Polland makes his Thistle debut.

● 21-year-old Matt Duncanson makes his Thistle debut.

● 21-year-old Sam Kennedy makes his Thistle debut and joins our scoring debutants club.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive home League wins; 25th Jan 1902 to date. (Longest run since: 8 wins; 9th Feb 1901 to 21st Dec 1901. Club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 7 League games without defeat, 18th Jan 1902 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 10 games; 28th Oct 1899 to 15th Aug 1900 & 16th Jan 1897 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 25th Jan 1902 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 11 games; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 9 consecutive competitive home wins; 25th Jan 1902 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 15 consecutive home League games in which Thistle have scored; 22nd Dec 1900 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 21 games; 23rd Nov 1895 to 6th Nov 1897.)

● 18 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 31st Aug 1901 to date. (Longest run since: 20 games; 29th Apr 1899 to 15th Sep 1900. Club-record: 22 games; 23rd Nov 1895 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 37 consecutive competitive appearances for Robert Campbell, 17th Aug 1901 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: Tom Harvey - 46 games, 8th Sep 1900 to 16th Nov 1901.)

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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