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					Walter Lindsay
					Allan Alexander
Matthew Mullen (1-1, 1st half); Ronald Orr (1-2, 1st half)					Willie Paul (1-0, 1st half); Robert Currie (2-2, 75 mins)
			John Patrick		John C. Spence			24y, 10m, 15d
			James McBlane		Jamie Auchincloss			25y, 7m, 9d
			Robert Bennie		Andy Wilson			23y, 3m, 18d
			Donald Greenlees		Bob Duncan			24y, 1m, 8d
			Walter Bruce		Robert Currie
			Michael McAvoy		James Watson
			Thomas Marshall		Willie Paul			32y, 9m, 5d
			Alexander Chalmers		Robert Gray			22y, 8m, 11d
			Matthew Mullen		John Ferguson
			Ronald Orr		James Kirkland			23y, 0m, 20d
			Alex Wylie		Walter Lindsay			22y, 11m, 8d
								24y, 10m, 30d

notes

GH lists “Kirkwood” at no.10 for Thistle as opposed to the expected “Kirkland”, thought to be a typo.

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TTA report

Thistle “played their finest match of the season“ and “specially prepared for the match during the week“ (GH). Paul opened the scoring but 4th placed St Mirren were ahead at half-time. Paul hit the post twice but Currie got the deserved leveller (75). Had chances been taken it could have been both points.

● Robert Currie scores his last-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive home League defeats; 3rd Sep 1898 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 6 competitive games without a home win; 26th Mar 1898 to date. (A new club-record.)

● 6 consecutive competitive home defeats; 26th Mar 1898 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 16 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Paul, 29th Jan 1898 to date, matching his personal best. (Longest run since: Bob Duncan - 24 games, 4th Sep 1897 to 3rd Sep 1898. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 19 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 27th Feb 1897 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 32 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 21 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 27th Feb 1897 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 24 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 23rd Oct 1897 to date. (Longest run since: 29 games; 17th Aug 1895 to 23rd Jan 1897. Club-record: 35 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 27 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 23rd Oct 1897 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

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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