Referee John Love
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| John Love |
- Born in 1955.
- Most commonly listed as J. Love.
- Father of referee Scott Love.
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 14.02.1981 Dundee United [a] L0-1 (Scottish Cup 4th Round) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 11.08.1982 Newcastle United [h] L0-2 (Friendly) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 28.08.1982 East Stirlingshire [h] W4-2 (League Cup Section 7 - game 5) |  |
0 | - | - |  |
0 | W5-4 |
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 04.09.1982 Dunfermline Athletic [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 1) | |
0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | W5-0 |
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 01.08.1984 Shrewsbury Town [h] W1-0 (Friendly) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 04.05.1985 Forfar Athletic [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 38) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Garrowhill) | 29.03.1986 Hamilton Academical [h] L0-2 (SFL First Division - game 32) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Glenmavis) | 30.09.1989 Ayr United [a] D0-0 (SFL First Division - game 9) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Glenmavis) | 26.12.1989 Clydebank [h] D1-1 (SFL First Division - game 20) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Glenmavis) | 03.03.1990 Clyde [h] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 30) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | D0-0 |
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- | John Love (Glenmavis) | 20.10.1990 Kilmarnock [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 10) | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
0 | L0-4 |
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- | John Love (Glenmavis) | 08.10.1991 Clydebank [h] L0-3 (SFL First Division - game 11) | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
0 | L0-4 |
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- | John Love (Glenmavis) | 24.01.1998 St Johnstone [a] L0-1 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round) | 0 | 0 |  |
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0 | 0 | D1-1 |
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- | John Love | 04.03.2000 Arbroath [h] W2-0 (SFL Second Division - game 26) | 0 | 0 |  |
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W6-2 |
| 14 | 0 | ← Totals → | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | W17-15 |
| John Love's Summary | |
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| Average crime count per game | 2.29 pts |
| The crime count % balance | 53-47 in favour of Thistle |
| Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win) | 1.143 (W4 D4 L6) |
| compiled to our All Games criteria @ 14-Oct-2024 | |
| Thistle's Historical Summary | |
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| Average crime count per game ᵃ | 1.45 pts |
| Average crime count per game ᵇ | 5.767 pts |
| The crime count % balance | 48-52 to Thistle's detriment |
| Thistle's ppg (@ 3pts per win) | 1.409 (W2730 D1430 L2668) |
| ᵃ from 1886-87 to 1996-97 (see crime count notes) | |
| ᵇ from 1997-98 to date (see crime count notes) | |
| compiled to our All Games criteria @ 26-Apr-2025 | |
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Crime Count notes |
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5 pts are allocated for a penalty, in favour of whichever team is awarded the kick. Our data is comprehensive from 1891-92 (the season of introduction) to date. |
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1 pt is allocated for any given player's first yellow card, the point being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is booked and vice-versa. Second yellows are always ignored as superfluous. We introduce the yellow card count from season 1997-98 onwards as our records are comprehensive and meaningful from that season onwards. Official cautions began in the 1940s and we continue to (casually) build such data with a view to, perhaps, setting an earlier date for our yellow card analysis. Incidentally, the actual yellow card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80. |
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4 pts are allocated for sending offs, the points being in Thistle's favour when an opponent is sent-off and vice-versa. Our crime count database is 'open for business' from 1886-87 onwards as this was the first season that the English FA decreed that the referee had the power to send a player off, although the first known in a Scottish game wasn't until a season later and the first known in a Thistle game wasn't until 1891. Our data is comprehensive from then to the present day. As per the yellow, the actual red card was first introduced to the Scottish domestic game in season 1979-80. |