| Peter Rodger |
 Peter Rodger was born on Saturday, 5th October, 1872, in Springburn, Glasgow. The defender joined Thistle in 1890. Aged 17, he made his first known appearance on Saturday, 6th September, 1890, in a 3-2 defeat away to Wishaw Thistle in the Scottish Cup. There were no known goals for Peter during his time with Thistle. He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 16th September, 1893, in a 2-1 defeat away to Glasgow Thistle in the Glasgow Cup, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 41 occasions. His club-list included Kirkintilloch Rob Roy and Partick Thistle. Peter died on Tuesday, 2nd February, 1954, in Shawlands, Glasgow, aged 81.
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 The son of John Rodger (a miller) and Jane Rodger (née Isles) who hailed from Fife and Perthshire respectively and were married in Glasgow in 1867. Peter played as a full back first and foremost and his timeline spanned 4 seasons at Inchview. Most of his appearances were in his two middle seasons which also happened to be Thistle's first two seasons playing league football in the Scottish Alliance. Brilliantly, he could lay claim to have played in both Thistle's first-ever Alliance League match (a 3-2 win at home to Ayr in August 1891) as well as the club's first-ever Scottish Football League match (a 3-2 win away to Morton in August 1893). A gold medal in May 1893 was a highlight, Peter playing in the crazy 7-4 win over Morton at Cappielow in the final of the Greenock Charity Cup. Away from the football, Peter worked as as a cartage contractor, meaning he was involved in the transportation of goods. He married Maggie White, who was 2 years his junior. In May 1917, Peter was proud to see his son, John (b. 1902), turn out at centre half for the Scottish schoolboys against the English schoolboys at Bradford. Young John followed in his father's footsteps by turning out for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy before signing for Partick Thistle in 1928, although John never progressed passed the Thistle Reserves (see 'Scrapbook' tab). In his 82nd year Peter, by this time a widower, died at his Shawlands home, early in 1954. He was laid to rest at Eastwood New Cemetery on the 4th February. |
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