16th Aug 1913 Partick Thistle 2 Motherwell 1 (SFL First Division - game 1)

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Match Information

38y			George Easton		John Hunter
James McCaig; Willie Hamilton; Joe Harris; Jock McTavish; Neil Harris; Alf Gittins
Bobby Wilson; Alec Raisbeck; John Stevenson; Dougie Morrison; John King; Jim Marshall
Willie Bulloch (1-0, 20 mins); John McIntyre (2-1, 54 mins)					Thomas Gilchrist (1-1, 51 mins)
27y, 6m, 30d			William Campbell		Colin Hampton
35y, 1m, 1d			Archie McKenzie		James Wilson
30y, 5m, 29d			Willie Bulloch		Patrick Kelly
			James McCaig		Francis McStay
23y, 10m, 7d			Willie Hamilton		Hugh McNeil
20y, 4m, 28d			Joe Harris		George Nicol
18y, 7m, 12d			John McIntyre		Daniel Drummond
28y, 2m, 9d			Jock McTavish		Thomas Gilchrist
18y, 9m, 17d			Neil Harris		Robert Speirs
28y, 5m, 25d			Alf Gittins		John Gray
24y, 3m, 10d			Frank Branscombe		Hugh Kelly
25y, 6m, 28d

Match Report

TTA report

18,000 saw a winning start to the season. There were chances at both ends but it was Thistle who scored through a Bulloch free-kick (that was actually a penalty, 20). Motherwell had a good spell after that and equalised (51) but McIntyre scored when the keeper parried Gettins' shot (54) and Thistle finished the stronger for both points.

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 39th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● James McCaig makes his Thistle debut.

● 18-year-old Neil Harris makes his Thistle debut.

● 20-year-old Joe Harris makes his Thistle debut.

● 28-year-old Jock McTavish makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for Frank Branscombe, 19th Oct 1912 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: William Campbell - 35 games, 22nd Oct 1910 to 16th Sep 1911. Club-record: Willie Howden - 48 games, 25th Mar 1905 to 16th Apr 1906.)

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