20th Feb 1915 Partick Thistle 2 Falkirk 0 (SFL First Division - game 28)

matches:1914-15: ← 34game 3536 →

Match Information

39/40y			George Easton		William Nicol
Jock McTavish
Charlie Lowry
Willie Whittle (1-0, 6 mins); Jock McTavish (2-0, 1st half)
29y, 1m, 3d			William Campbell		Alex Stewart [i] future Jag
28y, 5m, 3d			Tom Adams		Robert Orrock
32y, 0m, 2d			Willie Bulloch		Alex Henderson
20y, 11m, 0d			Dougie Morrison		John Morrison
25y, 4m, 11d			Willie Hamilton		Frank Reilly
21y, 11m, 1d			Joe Harris		James McMillan
26y, 2m, 25d			Willie Gardiner		John McNaught
22y, 4m, 2d			George Ramsay		John Ramsay
24y, 10m, 11d			Willie Whittle		James Robertson
29y, 8m, 13d			Jock McTavish		Robert Shearer
25y, 9m, 14d			Frank Branscombe		Thomas Glancy
26y, 0m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

Whittle put Thistle ahead from the goal line after the keeper misjudged a cross (6) then McTavish made it 2-0 at half-time. Falkirk were the better side in the second half but their forwards wasted their chances. “The result is rather flattering to Thistle” (SC) who finished with 9 men through injury to Adams and Hamilton.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive competitive home wins; 2nd Jan 1915 to date. (Longest run since: 6 wins; 29th Oct 1910 to 2nd Jan 1911. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 5 consecutive home League wins; 2nd Jan 1915 to date. (Longest run since: 6 wins; 29th Oct 1910 to 2nd Jan 1911. Club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 8 competitive home games without defeat; 12th Dec 1914 to date. (Longest run since: 11 games; 4th Oct 1913 to 14th Feb 1914. Club-record: 15 games; 24th Sep 1910 to 4th Feb 1911.)

● 8 home League games without defeat; 12th Dec 1914 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 4th Oct 1913 to 14th Feb 1914. Club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 52 consecutive competitive appearances for William Campbell, 17th Jan 1914 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: Jock McTavish - 61 games, 15th Nov 1913 to 6th Feb 1915.

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