| John Ferguson |
 John Ferguson was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The forward signed for Thistle on Tuesday, 20th October, 1896, having most recently been with Third Lanark. He made his first known appearance on Friday, 24th October, 1896, in a 9-2 win at home to Newton Stewart in the Scottish Qualifying Cup. John scored his first known goal for Thistle on Saturday, 7th November, 1896, in a 5-2 defeat at home to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Qualifying Cup. He scored the last of his 26 known goals on Saturday, 22nd October, 1898, in a 3-2 win away to St Bernard's in the SFL First Division. He played his last known game for the club on Tuesday, 30th April, 1901, in a 2-0 defeat at home to St Mirren in the Western League, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 53 occasions. His club-list included Jordanhill Juniors, Blackburn Rovers, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when John died. *
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07.11.1896 Kilmarnock [h] L2-5 (Scottish Qualifying Cup 4th Round) |
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28.11.1896 Airdrieonians [a] W2-1 (SFL Second Division - game 7) |
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16.01.1897 Port Glasgow Athletic [a] D2-2 (SFL Second Division - game 10) |
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13.02.1897 Motherwell [a] W6-0 (SFL Second Division - game 12) |
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20.02.1897 Motherwell [h] W6-2 (SFL Second Division - game 13) |
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27.02.1897 Linthouse [a] W5-3 (SFL Second Division - game 14) |
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20.03.1897 Leith Athletic [h] W5-0 (SFL Second Division - game 15) |
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10.04.1897 Third Lanark [h] D2-2 (Friendly) |
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24.04.1897 Morton [a] W4-3 (SFL Second Division - game 18) |
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28.04.1897 Blackburn Rovers [h] W4-3 (Friendly) |
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01.05.1897 Clyde [h] L3-4 (Friendly) |
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08.05.1897 Dundee [a] W2-1 (Friendly) |
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25.09.1897 Dundee [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 3) |
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06.11.1897 St Bernard's [h] W5-3 (SFL First Division - game 9) |
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13.11.1897 Clyde [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 10) |
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04.12.1897 St Bernard's [a] L1-9 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
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08.01.1898 Dundee [a] L1-2 (Scottish Cup 1st Round) |
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22.10.1898 St Bernard's [a] W3-2 (SFL First Division - game 9) |
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