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			Samuel Wyllie		George Easton			31y
					Tom Harvey; James Docherty; Alex McGregor; John Campbell
					George Gilchrist; Jimmy Muir; William Brown; Robert Gray
Hugh Wilson (0-1, 1st half); Thomas Fairfoull (0-2, 47 mins); John Neilson (1-3, pen 73 mins)					John Campbell (1-2, 70 mins)
			former Jag Jimmy Brownlie		Willie Howden			26y, 9m, 4d
			Robert Barr		Tom Harvey			26y, 3m, 0d
			Constantine McGhee		John Lyon			24y, 1m, 7d
			William McIntosh		Neilly Gibson			33y, 5m, 23d
			John Neilson		David Melville			23y, 4m, 0d
			Robert Ferguson		George Allan [ii]
			James Johnston		James Docherty			23y, 1m, 13d
			David Munro		Wattie Aitkenhead			19y, 2m, 25d
			Thomas Fairfoull		Sam Kennedy			25y, 4m, 7d
			Hugh Wilson		Alex McGregor
			James Dewar		John Campbell			28y, 10m, 13d
								25y, 7m, 9d

notes

JL credits Wilson with Third's last goal, GH/MG/DR/ET detailed reports say Neilson and we therefore side with them.

TTA report

Thistle had 4 new faces. Gibson (N) missed a penalty before Thirds took the lead but they responded with 7 fruitless corners before half-time. It was 2-0 just after the interval then Campbell scored after more corners. The Thirds keeper saved a second Gibson pen then his side scored with one to take the points.

● The opening game of the 32nd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 19/20-year-old Alex McGregor makes his Thistle debut.

● 23-year-old James Docherty makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for John Lyon, 9th Dec 1905 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since the club-record: Willie Howden - 48 games, 25th Mar 1905 to 16th Apr 1906.)

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