4th Mar 1905 Partick Thistle 1 Rangers 0 (Glasgow League - game 1)

matches:1904-05: ← 33game 3435 →

Match Information

29/30y			George Easton		William Wilton
Bill Gray; Harry Wilson; William Ferguson
Neilly Gibson; David Melville; William Tennent
James Sommen (1-0, 15 mins)
25y, 3m, 21d			Willie Howden		Tom Sinclair
24y, 9m, 17d			Tom Harvey		Duncan Campbell
22y, 6m, 7d			George Gilchrist		Alec Craig
22y, 11m, 27d			Bill Gray		Adam Gourlay
			David C. Walker		James Stark
			Harry Wilson		John May
23y, 10m, 15d			James Sommen		John Chapman
28y, 6m, 17d			John Wilkie		Finlay Speedie
23y, 10m, 24d			Sam Kennedy		John Chalmers
29y, 0m, 3d			Robert Gray		Archie Kyle
			William Ferguson		Alec Smith
25y, 1m, 11d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle bounced back with a narrow win thanks to a Sommen header from a Ferguson cross (15). Rangers went all out for an equaliser in the second half but found Howden in goal equal to their attempts. Thistle scored again but it was disallowed for off-side following an appeal by the visitors.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive away League defeats; 24th Dec 1904 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 31st Oct 1903 to 16th Jan 1904. Club-record: 9 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 7th Jan 1905 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins; 15th Oct 1904 to 10th Dec 1904. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for John Wilkie, 29th Oct 1904 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Neilly Gibson & Sam Kennedy - 21 games, 1st Oct 1904 to 11th Feb 1905. 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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