You Couldn't Make It Up!

by Jack Little

Thistle beat Morton 7-4 to win the Greenock Charity Cup on 27/5/1893. The "Scottish Referee" reported that "a host of club followers met the Thistle at the station on their return from Greenock and accorded them an exceedingly hearty cheer". They also reported that there had been a run on the "Glasgow Evening News" in Partick on the Saturday night, such was demand to read about the match.

Publishing date An original Thistle Archive publication, 07-Sep-2020.
Latest edit date Latest edit version 02-Jun-2020.

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