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John Logan
Jim McKenzie
Willie Paul (1-1, 65 mins)					Thomas Niblo (0-1, 1st half)
			Pat Smith		John McGowan
23y, 5m, 9d			Jamie Auchincloss		John McNaughton
21y, 6m, 21d			Abe Morrison		Henry Mathieson
23y, 11m, 11d			James Lamont		George McIntosh
24y, 5m, 11d			David Proudfoot		Thomas Steel former Jag
23y, 9m, 8d			Paddy Gray		Orr
			William Lawson		John Robertson
22y, 6m, 16d			John Proudfoot		David Pearson future Jag
30y, 7m, 5d			Willie Paul		Thomas McDonald
			Robert Currie		Thomas Niblo
			John Logan		Frank Brogan
24y, 3m, 29d

TTA report

2 unbeaten teams fought out an even game. Linthouse held an early lead although Thistle had a goal disallowed. A goal by Paul towards the end earned a replay for Thistle who never gave up.

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Scottish Referee, 14th September, 1896

● Thistle's seventeenth Scottish Cup campaign gets underway, the second of three seasons when entry was dependent on succesfully navigating a route via the Scottish Qualifying Cup.

ongoing sequences:

● 21 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 17th Aug 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 35 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 22 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 5th Oct 1895 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Robert Currie, 24th Aug 1895 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Campbell - 39 games, 10th Nov 1894 to 11th Apr 1896. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

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

● 84 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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