9th Oct 1909 Partick Thistle 3 Nithsdale Wanderers 1 (Scottish Qualifying Cup 3rd Round)

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Match Information

34y			George Easton		Committee
Bobby Wilson; Fred Robertson
Tom Callaghan; Robert Graham
Willie Gardiner (1-0, 1st half); Fred Robertson (2-0, 1st half); Sydney Smith (3-1, 85 mins)					Tait (2-1, 65 mins)
29y, 10m, 28d			Willie Howden		Haswell
31y, 2m, 24d			Archie McKenzie		McMahon
			James Bennett		Keggans
31y, 11m, 2d			Maurice Parry		Brown
21y, 1m, 13d			Robert Lyle		McDowall
			Alex McGregor		Ferguson
21y, 9m, 14d			Bobby Wilson		James Hendren
20y, 11m, 19d			Fred Robertson		McCall
23y, 8m, 5d			Sydney Smith		John Hendren
20y, 10m, 13d			Willie Gardiner		Tait
22y, 7m, 28d			Tom Ballantyne		M. Hendren
24y, 10m, 24d

notes

The OH credits Willie Gardiner with Thistle's first goal, and this is backed up by the SR. We agree, but note that the SC reckons it was Robert Wilson and that the DGS go with Alex McGregor!

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Match Report

TTA report

McGregor from a corner and Robertson after a parried save gave Thistle the lead at half-time. They also hit the woodwork 3 times. The visitors were fast in attack but lacked any real threat. They had a good 20-minute spell in the second half and scored but Smith (Sydney) got Thistle's 3rd near the end looking off-side.

Stats Watch

● Sydney Smith scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Nithsdale Wanderers become the 87th club to play Partick Thistle in competitive action.

● Thistle's third and (to date) final Scottish Qualifying Cup campaign results in qualification for the second time.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 competitive home games without a clean-sheet; 25th Apr 1908 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 18 consecutive competitive appearances for Tom Ballantyne, 27th Mar 1909 to date. (Longest run since: Robert Lyle - 32 games, 7th Nov 1908 to 18th Sep 1909. Club-record: Willie Howden - 48 games, 25th Mar 1905 to 16th Apr 1906.)

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