| Willie Ferguson |
 William Ferguson was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The midfielder appeared as a trialist in May, 1898, whilst an Ashton player. He made his only known appearance on Wednesday, 4th May, 1898, in a 6-1 win at home to Rugby Rovers in a Benefit match. There were no goals for Willie in his only known game for Thistle. His club-list included Ashton and Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when Willie died. *
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 Played at left half in his only known game for Thistle, an unusual fixture played against Rugby Rovers (yes, a team made up of rugby players) in aid of the Partick Nurses Jubilee Fund. Five trialists played that evening: John Buchan (Alloa Seafield), Willie Ferguson (Ashton), George Drummond (Alloa Seafield), James Brydson (6th GRV) & Houston (Copeland). We're taking slight liberties with his I.D., honing in on the "Wm. Ferguson" on an Ashton team line-up from recent years. We have no grounds for labelling him "Willie" other than for our own desire to keep him distinct from William Ferguson who arrived at Meadowside almost 7 years later. |
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