Jaggernaut Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 What a terrific read. Thanks to The Thistle Archivists. But, have I missed something here?: "Trivia fans may be pleased to know that, as current knowledge has it, India is the third-known country (after Scotland & Northern Ireland) to have birthed a Jag." Surely England must be in there? Or, have I indeed failed to understand? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted October 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 It's true, debut-dates-wise we go from John Hendry (Northern Ireland) in 1879 to James Ward (India) in 1881 to Tom Maley (England) in 1884. Then a long gap to Maurice Parry (Wales) in 1909. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 13, 2022 Report Share Posted October 13, 2022 1 hour ago, The Thistle Archive said: It's true, debut-dates-wise we go from John Hendry (Northern Ireland) in 1879 to James Ward (India) in 1881 to Tom Maley (England) in 1884. Then a long gap to Maurice Parry (Wales) in 1909. Got it, thanks! Third in chronological order, not in overall order. Note to self: Think harder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted October 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 HISTORY REPEATING ● For only the 4th time in history, Thistle repeat an away League fixture, exactly one year on. The only previous occurrences were at Rangers (2-Jan-1909), Rangers (2-Jan-1930) and Celtic (20-Dec-2017). All repeats have ended with the same outcome as the year before! What's more, in the latest case, goals from Brian Graham & Scott Tiffoney ensured the win on both occasions, making for a very unique stat in Thistle history. ● With Kyle Turner being suspended, Jack McMillan and Steven Lawless become the last two standing in terms of a 100% competitive appearance record this season. ● Brian Graham scores his 38th competitive goal for Partick Thistle, and this matches his previous best at any other club, set with Raith Rovers 2011-2013. ● Scott Tiffoney has scored for Thistle in 3 consecutive away games at New Douglas Park. ● Aaron Muirhead and Ross Docherty get on the assists chart for the season, bringing the player spread to 14. The greatest spread since records began (19) was set in 2019-20. ● Thistle go 4 without defeat at New Douglas Park, 20th July 2019 to date. ongoing sequences: ● 8 competitive home games without defeat; 19th Jul 2022 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 3rd Mar 2020 to 5th Dec 2020. Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.) ● 16 consecutive competitive appearances for Jack McMillan (a new personal best) & Steven Lawless, 9th Jul 2022 to date. (Longest run since: Kyle Turner - 16 games, 6th May 2022 to 7th Oct 2022. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.) Keep up with Stats Watch and all the rest of it via our home page news → 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted October 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Still trying to add 'Bio Extras' for those born on a daily basis. If anyone fancies writing for any favourite player not yet covered then please get in touch. Born OTD 1875 was WILLIAM WALLACE and his entry is a cracker! William Wallace → Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Thistle Archive said: Still trying to add 'Bio Extras' for those born on a daily basis. If anyone fancies writing for any favourite player not yet covered then please get in touch. Born OTD 1875 was WILLIAM WALLACE and his entry is a cracker! William Wallace → Not the last time we would pip Morton to a title as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Consecutive home games without defeat: (Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002). Wow, that's some record, which many of us on here must have seen unfold before our disbelieving eyes. Hard to imagine that being bettered these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Jaggernaut said: Consecutive home games without defeat: (Club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002). Wow, that's some record, which many of us on here must have seen unfold before our disbelieving eyes. Hard to imagine that being bettered these days! I’m guessing the game before 5th May was the QOS/Cassidy game? If so I think we must have been on a run before that because we didn’t lose many at home that season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted October 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 2 hours ago, jaggy said: I’m guessing the game before 5th May was the QOS/Cassidy game? If so I think we must have been on a run before that because we didn’t lose many at home that season Why guess, 2 secs to look it up. From our top bar select matches then 2000-01 and you're there... http://thethistlearchive.net/2000-01 Would have been more than 40 if they hadn't taken their foot off the gas! ***************************** 12 minutes of a 25 minute 'Current Account' episode is available to view at the BBC Archive, rejoice! Largely filmed 30-Oct-1976 (Thistle 2 Rangers 1) although footage of the game is sadly blacked out. Unmissable, click link below! https://discover.bbcrewind.co.uk/asset/628547ea4b0a950023598c58 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Great, bring back flares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Jag II Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 58 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Great, bring back flares. Until I looked at the content, I thought you meant the pyrotechnic version of flares! Great to see the late great Thistle men - Bertie Auld; Ian Archer and Brian ( Not Jackie) Whittaker. A great obituary in the Celtic Wiki for Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, East Kent Jag II said: Until I looked at the content, I thought you meant the pyrotechnic version of flares! Great to see the late great Thistle men - Bertie Auld; Ian Archer and Brian ( Not Jackie) Whittaker. A great obituary in the Celtic Wiki for Brian. Definitley not the pyrotechnic type, the trouser type. Agree re the late greats. Just add some of that content nearly x rated. Keep your shorts on when the camera's are about. Edited October 16, 2022 by Auld Jag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Jag II Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Definitley not the pyrotechnic type, the trouser type. Agree re the late greats. Just add some of that content nearly x rated , Keep your shorts on when the camera's are about. It's OK, AJ. Bertie didn't have his glasses on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, East Kent Jag II said: It's OK, AJ. Bertie didn't have his glasses on!! No, but i did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted November 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2022 Tomorrow, we'll be revealing some HUGE news for those interested in Partick Thistle's history. Meantime, here's a related clue, made in Partick! The famous "T" football was made at William Thomlinson Ltd, 450 Dumbarton Rd, Partick, as seen in this 1946 film... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 CONFIRMED: 148 unbroken seasons of Partick Thistle FC! Our young club fell off the radar in 1876-77 but - at long, long last - we've found not one, but TWO first-team matches, both in the dying embers of that second season. The two games - away to Partick Ramblers & Smithfield - are now databased and the match hubs accessible via the 1876-77 page → Since the 'Official History' book in excess of 200 games have been found (many in competitions) but our latest two finds are the most precious of all. Not only do they give us an unbroken history, our first-known players & scorers are assigned as: John Inglis → Jack Beattie → T. Brown → Enjoy your history Jags fans, and spread the word! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 7 hours ago, The Thistle Archive said: CONFIRMED: 148 unbroken seasons of Partick Thistle FC! Our young club fell off the radar in 1876-77 but - at long, long last - we've found not one, but TWO first-team matches, both in the dying embers of that second season. The two games - away to Partick Ramblers & Smithfield - are now databased and the match hubs accessible via the 1876-77 page → Since the 'Official History' book in excess of 200 games have been found (many in competitions) but our latest two finds are the most precious of all. Not only do they give us an unbroken history, our first-known players & scorers are assigned as: John Inglis → Jack Beattie → T. Brown → Enjoy your history Jags fans, and spread the word! Whole season of wall to wall victories without losing a goal. What's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted November 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Indeed, as was 1875-76, even if these were 'Covid Max' jobs in terms of brevity. We were very dominant in some of these early years; two and a half years unbeaten at Jordanvale in the early 1880s was crazy good. Always worried we'll uncover a defeat to mess it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted November 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 It was a happy accident that led to our stumbling across into the 1877 Partick Ramblers game, and it caused us to look, look and look again. Et voila... yet another TWO new first-team games have been discovered in our story, which seems destined never to end. We always look upon blank Saturdays as extremely suspicious and it's a case of slowing down an trawling more surely to squeeze out everything we possibly can. We had already played Partick home and away just months earlier, so it seems strange that we should do so again, but that's what occurred in May 1882, in what seems like a two-legged grand challenge to finish the season off. Reports of the previous February game had talked of a partisan derby atmosphere and that the ground (Inchview) was pandemonium. The scoreline in that one had been reported as 2-2 or 3-1 or 5-2 to Thistle! We speculate, but perhaps the result was disputed by both clubs and this extra challenge was designed to settle things once and for all. A new player, Taylor , goes into our A-Z as a result of this find. 13-May-1882 Partick 2 Partick Thistle 3 (Friendly) → 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted November 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 The second of the two newly discovered games with Partick, 11 days later, a 4-2 win on aggregate if you like. A Wednesday evening affair for the shipyard workers to let off some steam! The 'Stats Watch' entry makes for some interesting reading - note the continuing dominance at Jordanvale. 24-May-1882 Partick Thistle 1 Partick 0 (Friendly) → Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Amazing trawling by the Archives teams to provide us with these kinds of information. Got to admit that I often use the Official History as a kind of bible ( or at least as a reference point), but it's clear that it's incomplete and has many "trivial" errors (players missing, misspelt names etc.). I wonder if one day it could be updated..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End 2 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Jaggernaut said: Amazing trawling by the Archives teams to provide us with these kinds of information. Got to admit that I often use the Official History as a kind of bible ( or at least as a reference point), but it's clear that it's incomplete and has many "trivial" errors (players missing, misspelt names etc.). I wonder if one day it could be updated..... I so miss that book of the Official History. I had it, but lost it in a few house moves. Sob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thistle Archive Posted November 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Jaggernaut said: Got to admit that I often use the Official History as a kind of bible ( or at least as a reference point), but it's clear that it's incomplete and has many "trivial" errors (players missing, misspelt names etc.). I wonder if one day it could be updated..... Agree, would be excellent, would love to help make it happen if it was on the agenda. Would there be enough interest to justify costs? Always a bit of a worry for an independent venture. Re the new Partick games, was curious to see how the H2H now shaped up... Our rivals had a head start on us by almost 2 years, but it was Thistle who comprehensively came out on top, taking over Inchview in 1885. Ruthless perhaps, but PTFC live to tell the tale of how the burgh was won... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 7 hours ago, The Thistle Archive said: Agree, would be excellent, would love to help make it happen if it was on the agenda. Would there be enough interest to justify costs? Always a bit of a worry for an independent venture. Around 500 people paid up front for the OH (their names are listed at the back of the book), thereby guaranteeing the production cost. An updated version might use that model too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators admin Posted November 4, 2022 Administrators Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 With the Club's 150th anniversary* coming up in the not too distant future an updated Official History would be ideal to coincide with that. *But is 2025 rather than 2026? Contempary sources of the time list the Club's formation as December 1875. Edit to add: Didn't mean to post this as Admin. Ach, well no foul no harm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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