| D. Fraser |
 D. Fraser (forename unknown) was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The forward joined Thistle in 1896, having most recently been with Rutherglen Glencairn. He made his first known appearance on Saturday, 28th March, 1896, in a 5-2 friendly defeat away to Clyde. Fraser scored his first known goal for Thistle on Saturday, 25th April, 1896, in a 4-2 friendly win at home to Clyde. He scored his second (and final known) goal for us on Saturday, 2nd May, 1896, in a 7-1 friendly win at home to Wishaw Thistle. He played his last known game for the club on Monday, 11th May, 1896, in a 2-2 friendly draw at home to Rangers, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 5 occasions. His club-list included Rutherglen Glencairn and Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when Fraser died. *
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| D. Fraser's Summary Totals |
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| League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Competitive | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Games | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 The original Thistle History Archive has him ex Rutherglen Glencairn centre forward, D. Fraser, but information is scant. The player seems to have landed at Meadowside for a trial period in the springtime of 1896, first appearing in a 5-2 loss away to Clyde on the 28th March. Two weeks later, he was in league action at Rugby Park, a 3-2 win for Thistle. Two weeks on and another friendy appearance versus Clyde, this time a 4-2 win. “"Fraser" in the Partick side again re-appeared and played a capital game” said the Scottish Referee (27/4/1896). Fraser scored on that occasion and added another one week later in a 7-1 home friendly success versus Wishaw Thistle. The Referee (4/5/1896) merely added to the mystery: “The manner in which "Fraser" (by the way an old player in a new garb) led on his men in the second half was a feature worthy of his palmiest days.” In the last of his 5 known games, Fraser was once again listed at #9 and, both the Herald and the Record listed him as "Fraser", the inverted commas usually being the sign of a trialist and/or psuedonym. In what looks like a red herring, the Birmingham Daily Post (26/11/1895) reported the arrival of Fraser from Partick Thistle, signing for Small Heath. This was Adam Fraser who had been playing with Northern; we know of no connection to Thistle. Adam Fraser's April 1896 appearances with Small Heath co-incide with the appearances of our "Fraser" trialist at Meadowside, so he cannot possibly be the same player. |
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