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David Aimer (0-1, 1st half); Rankin (0-2, 1st half); Paddy Gray (1-3, og 1st half); UNPLACED (1-4, 2nd half); UNPLACED (5-5, 2nd half); UNPLACED (5-6, 2nd half) | UNPLACED: David Aimer (2nd half); Thomas Lonie (2nd half); Thomas Lonie (2nd half)					John Proudfoot (1-2, 1st half); John Proudfoot (2-4, 2nd half); UNPLACED (3-4, 2nd half); UNPLACED (4-4, 2nd half); John Proudfoot (5-4, 2nd half) | UNPLACED: Willie Paul; Willie Freebairn
			Harry Gould		Pat Smith
			James McIntosh		Robert Ferguson
			Welsh		Bob Campbell			27y, 8m, 9d
			Matthews		James Bryce			25y, 0m, 22d
			James Ireland		Paddy Gray			22y, 3m, 5d
			George McHardy		David Bruce
			Thomas Peat		Willie Freebairn			20y, 2m, 0d
			William Graham		John Proudfoot			21y, 0m, 10d
			Thomas Lonie		Willie Paul			29y, 1m, 2d
			David Aimer		John Wilkie			18y, 6m, 22d
			Rankin		John Campbell			17y, 5m, 7d
								22y, 7m, 28d

notes

DC exactly concurs with the OH barring the #2, listing Thomson instead of Ferguson. We've presumed this to be a mis-heard interpretation by the reporter. Robert Ferguson was in the middle of a 15 game run at #2 and we don't know of any Thomson in the squad for this season. Further, JL places all 198 League appearances for Thistle this season and includes no mention of any Thomson. We therefore stick with Ferguson, per OH/JL. Having temporarily lost the tennency for Clepington Park in the summer of 1894, Dundee Wanderers were still playing their home matches at East Dock Street at this time. The OH only lists 4 Thistle scorers. The “missing” goal belongs to John Proudfoot according to JL (completing his hat-trick).

TTA report

“In the second division of the Scottish League, these teams met at Dundee. Dundee won by six goals to five” (SC). Scoring swung from 4-1 to 4-5 with Freebairn, Proudfoot (hat-trick) and Paul in good form but it ended in defeat on a pitch protested by Thistle as “more like a coal bing”.

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Scottish Referee, 11th March, 1895

Scottish Referee, 11th March, 1895

RECORD CROWD

● Dundee Wanderers record home attendance. Clepington Park was later renamed Tannadice Park.

● Thistle score 5 goals and lose, a joint club-record which stands today, and a unique occurrence in competitive action. (L5-6 29-Aug-1891; L5-6 09-Mar-1895; L5-7 06-Jan-1914)

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 17th Nov 1894 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 6 wins; 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894 & 5th Feb 1881 to 30th Sep 1882.)

● 4 consecutive home League wins; 17th Nov 1894 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 6 wins; 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 6 home League games without defeat; 11th Aug 1894 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 6 games; 7th Oct 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 15 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 19th Aug 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 15 consecutive away League games in which Thistle have scored; 19th Aug 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 15 home games without a clean-sheet in the League; 26th Aug 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 19 competitive home games without a clean-sheet; 26th Aug 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 30 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 19th Aug 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 40 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 27th May 1893 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 40 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Freebairn, 27th May 1893 to date, a new personal best. (A new club-record.)

● 67 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 31st Oct 1885 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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