19th Aug 1916 Aberdeen 2 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL - game 1)

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Match Information

			Jimmy Philip		George Easton			41y
					Jim Ferguson; Joe Harris; Billy Leitch
					James Neil; Willie Bulloch; George Ramsay
Harry Ambler (0-1, 1st half); James Cumming (0-2, 2nd half)
			George Anderson		Jim Ferguson			20y, 0m, 6d
			Donald Colman		Tom Adams			29y, 11m, 2d
			Charles Calder		Joe Harris			23y, 5m, 0d
			Dod Brewster		Dougie Morrison			22y, 4m, 30d
			Jock Wyllie		Willie Hamilton			26y, 10m, 10d
			William Low		Jimmy McMullan			22y, 6m, 12d
			James Cumming		Muir Honeyman			21y, 4m, 14d
			Joseph Walker		Jock McTavish			31y, 2m, 12d
			Harry Ambler		Willie Whittle			26y, 4m, 10d
			Samuel Cail		Billy Leitch			20y, 10m, 4d
			Willie Wylie		Frank Branscombe			27y, 3m, 13d
								24y, 8m, 28d

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Match Report

TTA report

Unlucky Thistle were the better team. Their forwards had more method and Honeyman and McTavish were the best of the 10 on view. Aberdeen scored against the run of play (30). Honeyman's shot ran along the crossbar and 3 Thistle players missed the open goal. Harris' mistake led to No 2 late on.

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 42nd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 20-year-old Jim Ferguson makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 22 consecutive competitive appearances for Dougie Morrison, 22nd Aug 1914 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Willie Bulloch - 24 games, 26th Aug 1916 to 15th Apr 1916. Club-record: Jock McTavish - 61 games, 15th Nov 1913 to 6th Feb 1915.)

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