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Partick Thistle – a People’s History will be the 150th anniversary book; author Kenny Pieper needs your memories and stories from following the Jags… read more on the club website  or get straight to it by e-mailing: ku.oc.cftp|051#ku.oc.cftp|051 |
| Herbert MacPherson |
 Herbert MacPherson was born on Wednesday, 27th June, 1888, in Inverness. The 5' 9 (11st 0lbs) forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Friday, 4th September, 1908 (after a trial period), having most recently been with Inverness Thistle. Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Thursday, 20th August, 1908, in a 3-2 win away to Clyde in a Benefit match. Herbert scored his only goal for Thistle on Saturday, 10th April, 1909, in a 5-1 defeat at home to Hibernian in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Wednesday, 28th April, 1909, in a 1-0 defeat away to Heart of Midlothian in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 18 occasions. His club-list included Inverness Thistle, Partick Thistle, Liverpool and Dumbarton. Herbert died on Tuesday, 9th July, 1957, in Edinburgh, aged 69. |
 In August 1908, the 20-year-old Herbert, an inside forward, moved from Inverness Thistle to Partick Thistle at the worst possible time. Partick Thistle was now homeless, crowds were down, players were leaving and the home campaign would be navigated via a record-number of different grounds. Things started well enough for Herbert in a 3-2 friendly win at Clyde, the raising of funds for a masonic lodge being the purpose of the occasion. Unbelievably, there were just 3 draws and 14 defeats in Herbert's next 17 appearances, all in competitive action, so he finished with no competitive wins as a Jag! Herbert would have no part to play in the new era at Firhill. In the close season of 1909, Herbert made the surprising move to Liverpool, while the mighty internationalists Alec Raisbeck and Maurice Parry moved in the other direction! He made no impact in the Liverpool first team during 1909-10 and made the switch to Dumbarton in September 1910. There, Herbert's footballing fortunes changed for the better and he scored more then 20 goals in over 40 first class appearances before a serious leg break in January 1912 which ended his career. Dumbarton arranged a match for his benefit to soften the blow. |
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