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					James Bryce; Geordie McNicoll; Dan Campbell
					Andy Wilson; William McDonald [i]; Willie Paul
David Lindsay (0-1, 1st half); William Steel (1-2, 50 mins); William Steel (1-3, 2nd half); Alexander Young (3-4, 88 mins)					David Fairbairn (1-1, 1st half); John Blackwood (2-3, 80 mins); John Blackwood (3-3, 85 mins)
			James Paterson		Archie McDonald			22y, 7m, 25d
			former Jag Jamie Auchincloss		Robert Campbell			18y, 7m, 21d
			Thomas Jackson		James Bryce			29y, 10m, 22d
			George Hastings		Geordie McNicoll
			Walter Bruce		David Proudfoot			27y, 9m, 5d
			Michael McAvoy		William Goudie			20y, 9m, 18d
			David Lindsay		Dan Campbell			19y, 3m, 27d
			William Steel		David Fairbairn
			Alexander Young		John Blackwood			22y, 4m, 6d
			Thomas Cheyne		Davy McDougall			21y, 1m, 3d
			Alex Wylie		Willie Freebairn			24y, 11m, 28d
								23y, 0m, 20d

notes

The OH credits John Blackwood with the hat-trick, but the match report at the SR says that David Fairbairn got the first. Contemporary reports are scarce for this one, and we go with the SR in the meantime, pending further accounts.

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TTA report

An even first half saw the teams level 1-1 at half-time. Fairbairn having scored. Much changed Thistle were pinned back and found themselves 1-3 down but a late rally saw them level through a Blackwood double only for Saints to find a winner. “The reverse is no disgrace to the Second Leaguers” (EEN).

ongoing sequences:

● 6 League games without defeat, 28th Oct 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 10 games; 16th Jan 1897 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 7 consecutive home League wins; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 7 home League games without defeat; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 11 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 9 consecutive competitive home wins; 26th Aug 1899 to date. (An extension of the club-record.)

● 15 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 19th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Archie McDonald (new personal best), Willie Freebairn & Davy McDougall (new personal best), 19th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since: Andy Wilson - 19 games, 13th May 1899 to 30th Dec 1899. Club-record: Willie Freebairn - 44 games, 27th May 1893 to 13th Apr 1895.)

● 19 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 19th Aug 1899 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

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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