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					James Bryce; Robert Currie
					John Cameron; A. MacGregor
John Murray (2-1, 2nd half)					Willie Paul (1-0, 20 mins); William McDonald [i] (2-0, 60 mins); John Campbell (3-1, 90 mins)
			Matt Dickie		Pat Smith
			John Ritchie		Robert Ferguson
			Archibald McCall		Abe Morrison			20y, 2m, 26d
			David Tait		Paddy Gray			22y, 5m, 14d
			Archibald McCall		William McDonald [i]
			Robert Duncan		James Bryce			25y, 3m, 3d
			John McLean		Robert Currie
			John Murray		John Proudfoot			21y, 2m, 21d
			John Pryce		Willie Paul			29y, 3m, 11d
			future Jag David Gilfillan		John Wilkie			18y, 9m, 3d
			William White		John Campbell			17y, 7m, 16d
								22y, 1m, 10d

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TTA report

“Play throughout was tame, Renton forwards especially lying down a good deal” (GH). Paul opened the scoring (20) and McDonald made it 2-0 on the hour mark. Renton woke up a bit and scored but Campbell who had had an excellent game tied things up with a 3rd. “Thistle played a rattling game” (DC).

● The 2 goal winning margin sets a new club-record for an away League game.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 consecutive competitive appearances for John Campbell, 10th Nov 1894 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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

● 18 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 19th 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.)

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

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

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

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