You Couldn't Make It Up!

by Jack Little

A piece of Thistle and SFL history was made on 10/3/1894 when Thistle defeated their namesake rivals Thistle (Glasgow) 13-1. Some months later, on 1/12/1894, Airdrieonians clocked up 15 goals against Dundee Wanderers so the record score wasn't held for long. However, 3 Thistle players (Paul, Freebairn and Proudfoot) scored hat-tricks that day and this achievement is unlikely ever to be repeated. What's more quirky is the fact that all three players were called William.

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

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