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Simpson [i]
John Proudfoot
					William Smith; Michael Murray; Allan Martin; John Kennedy
			Pat Smith		William Donnelly
			Robert Ferguson		Robert Neill
27y, 9m, 16d			Bob Campbell		Thomas McFarlane
25y, 1m, 29d			James Bryce		Bernard Breslin
22y, 4m, 9d			Paddy Gray		James Murphy
			David Bruce		P. Smith
20y, 3m, 4d			Willie Freebairn		Patrick Murray
			Simpson [i]		John Kennedy
29y, 2m, 6d			Willie Paul		Allan Martin
			Hugh Henderson		William Smith
17y, 6m, 11d			John Campbell		Michael Murray
23y, 8m, 16d

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TTA report

Glorious weather but not the score. Hibs (who won the league by 8 points) took a 2-goal lead and hemmed Thistle in on all sides. The second half saw them make efforts to reduce the lead but Hibs scored twice more to underline their superiority. Hibs' play “was really splendid” (SC). Facing re-election!

● Simpson [i] registers his only-known appearance for Thistle.

● 27-year-old Bob Campbell makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

● Hugh Henderson makes his last-known appearance for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have failed to score; 23rd Mar 1895 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 4 consecutive League games in which Thistle have failed to score; 23rd Mar 1895 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 5 consecutive competitive defeats, 9th Mar 1895 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 5 consecutive League defeats; 9th Mar 1895 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

● 69 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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