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Pat Smith; Jacky Robertson; William Lawson; Sam Donaldson; John Logan
John C. Spence; Abe Morrison; William McKinney; Willie Paul; J. Martin [ii]
Robert Currie (1-1, 1st half); John Logan (2-1, 1st half); John Logan (3-1, 75 mins); Sam Donaldson (4-2, 2nd half)					John Boyd (0-1, 5 mins); Robert McFarlane (3-2, 2nd half); John Boyd (4-3, 82 mins)
			Pat Smith		Bryce
23y, 6m, 7d			Jamie Auchincloss		Robert McFarlane
27y, 7m, 9d			Jacky Robertson		George Henderson
24y, 0m, 9d			James Lamont		Alex Goldie
24y, 6m, 9d			David Proudfoot		James Fraser
			William McDonald [i]		Michael Good
			William Lawson		John Kyle
22y, 7m, 13d			John Proudfoot		John Boyd
			Robert Currie		Hugh Morgan
			Sam Donaldson		Robert Scott
			John Logan		Robert King
24y, 5m, 16d

notes

JL gives 2 to Logan and 1 to Currie, whereas the OH has it the other way around. We stick with the OH in the meantime.

TTA report

In wind, rain, mud and surface water, Airdrie scored (5) and had Thistle on the back foot but Currie beat the onrushing keeper for 1-1. Logan headed in a free-kick for 2-1 at half-time. He made it 3-1 (75). Airdrie scored with a disputed direct/indirect free kick, Donaldson scored (clearly off-side), Airdrie scored (82) and missed a sitter.

● Sam Donaldson makes his first-known appearance for Thistle and, theoretically, joins our scoring debutants club.

● John Logan scores his last two known goals for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 19th Sep 1896 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins, 18th Jan 1896 to 15th Feb 1896. Now a new joint club-record with previous runs set in Sep 1882 & Mar 1883.)

● 6 competitive home games without defeat; 22nd Aug 1896 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 25th May 1895 to 9th Nov 1895. Joint club-record: 7 games; 5th Feb 1881 to 28th Oct 1882 & 2nd Sep 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 9 competitive games without defeat, 11th Apr 1896 to date. (An extenstion of the club-record.)

● 17 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 11th Jan 1896 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 17 games; 2nd Sep 1893 to 10th Mar 1894.)

● 22 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.)

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

● 31 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.)

● 85 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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