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					James Bryce; Patrick McWilliams
					William McDonald [i]; William Goudie
John Divers (0-1, 3 mins); Jack Bell (0-2, 1st half); John Hodge (0-3, 1st half); Johnny Campbell (0-4, 1st half); John Hodge (0-5, 75 mins)					Robert Campbell (1-5, pen 2nd half)
			John Docherty		Archie McDonald			22y, 4m, 4d
			Robert Davidson		Robert Campbell			18y, 4m, 0d
			Jim Welford		Andy Wilson			24y, 1m, 22d
			David Russell		James Bryce			29y, 7m, 1d
			Henry Marshall		David Proudfoot			27y, 5m, 15d
			Barney Battles		Patrick McWilliams			20y, 5m, 18d
			John Hodge		Wattie Collier			22y, 9m, 25d
			Patrick Gilhooley		Willie Freebairn			24y, 8m, 7d
			John Divers		Willie Paul			33y, 7m, 9d
			Johnny Campbell		Geordie McNicoll
			Jack Bell		Davy McDougall			20y, 9m, 13d
								24y, 5m, 2d

notes

The GH lists Thistle's no.6 as “Williams” in inverted commas.

TTA report

Thistle were no match for Celtic who led 4-0 at half-time. Campbell (R) scored with the pen late on (a defensive mistake) at 5-0 largely because Celtic eased off “and did not try very hard” (GH). They also missed a second half pen. “With the exception of Collier…they (Thistle) were completely outclassed” (DC).

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Scottish Referee, 18th September, 1899

● 20-year-old Patrick McWilliams makes his first-known appearance for Thistle.

● Robert Campbell scores his first-known goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 9 consecutive competitive appearances for Willie Paul, 26th Apr 1899 to date. (Longest run since: Bob Duncan - 27 games, 1st Oct 1898 to 13th May 1899. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 17 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 21st Jan 1899 to date. (Longest run since: 31 games; 23rd Oct 1897 to 17th Dec 1898. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 23 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.)

● 33 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.)

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