A. Tennant

A. Tennant
A. Player

probably born in Scotland

A. Tennant (forename unknown) was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. *

The goalkeeper probably joined Thistle in 1884.

He made his first known appearance on Saturday, 20th December, 1884, in a 4-4 friendly draw away to Dundee Harp.

Tennant kept his first known clean-sheet on Saturday, 31st January, 1885, in a 5-0 friendly win at home to Kilmarnock Athletic.

He kept his second and last known clean-sheet on Saturday, 11th April, 1885, in a 5-0 friendly win at home to Falkirk.

That was actually the last of his 4 known games for the club.

His known club-list included only Partick Thistle.

We don't know where or when Tennant died. *

* If you can help us to improve any of these marked points on The Thistle Archive, then please do get in touch →

compiled from our All Games criteria.
# Clean-Sheet Match
1 clean-sheet 31.01.1885 Kilmarnock Athletic [h] W5-0 (Friendly)
2 clean-sheet 11.04.1885 Falkirk [h] W5-0 (Friendly)
A. Tennant's clean-sheet ratio
2/4 ← success rate → 50.0%
Thistle's clean-sheet ratio
1616/6895 ← success rate → 23.4%
@ 26-May-2026

advertisement

a-peoples-history.jpg

Partick Thistle: A People’s History celebrates 150 years of the club through the eyes of the fans. It will be a superb addition to your Thistle collection, expertly curated and edited by Kenny Pieper, a real heart and soul effort from the author and the contributors (the fans).

• The book is set to be published in August 2026, priced at just £15.
• A real labour of love - all royalties to the club.
• Click on the book and reserve your copy directly from ptfc.co.uk external-link.png



© The Thistle Archive 2015-2026. All rights reserved. Third-party trademarks and content are the property of their respective owners, and subject to their own copyright terms and conditions. See the website links provided in each case.