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Once again, keeping an eye on all the streaks, tallies, milestones and whatnots for 2018-19. Will we bounce-back from a season of extraordinary regression? Here's hoping.  As always, mucho chip-ins would be good, thank you please. 'mon the Jags!

 

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08.07.2018 Heart of Midlothian [n] L1-3 (Friendly)

7 DEBUTANTS

  • Thistle's 144th season kicks-off a just 49 days after the last one ended. It's the 6th shortest close-season in the club's history. The class of 2018 don't have it as bad as their predecessors from 1951, who had a mere 32 days between official season-to-season engagements.
  • For only the second time in history, Thistle's season opens on a Sunday after having closed on a Sunday. The only other such occurrence? The summer of 1971. We all know what happened next ; - )
  • Evan Galasso makes his Thistle debut.
  • 20-year-old Jack Storer makes his Thistle debut.
  • 21-year-old trialist Arlen Birch plays his one and only game for Thistle and, following Maurice Parry way back in 1909, he becomes just the second Welshman known to have played for the Magyars.
  • 24-year-old Sean McGinty makes his Thistle debut.
  • 24-year-old Craig Slater makes his Thistle debut.
  • 25-year-old Tam O'Ware makes his Thistle debut. He becomes the first player since John Baird (2013) to join our scoring debutants club.
  • 25-year-old Aaron Lennox makes his Thistle debut.

 

14.07.2018 Stenhousemuir [a] W2-0 (League Cup Group E - game 1)

EXTRAORDINARY 21st CENTURY RUN CONTINUES

  • 20-year-old Shea Gordon makes his Thistle debut and, at just a little after 3:01pm, scores the first goal of the senior domestic Scottish football season.
  • Jeezo, you wait 5 years for one, and then two come along in a week! Following Tam O'Ware last Sunday, Shea becomes the newest member of our scoring debutants club. Going one better than Tam, he becomes the first player since Steven Craig (2012) to net a brace on his debut.
  • Although goal timings remain unknown for a handful of candidates, Shea's debut brace, at less than 6 minutes after the kick-off, is now the quickest on record for any Thistle player. He smashes the previous record held by Thomas Paterson [ii] who reportedly netted twice within half-an-hour of his debut in 3-2 defeat away to Port Glasgow Athletic back in August, 1895!
  • With his 2 goals, Shea, amazingly, jumps straight in at joint # 1 in our all-time scorers chart vs. Stenhousemuir! At the summit, he joins Jimmy Kinloch (1927-1927), Andy Kerr (1959-1959), Jimmy Bone (1970-1970), Martin Hardie (2000-2000), Paul McGrillen (2001-2001) and Leigh Hinds (2004-2004).
  • Aaron Lennox (substituted) and Jamie Sneddon (substitute) both register their first clean-sheets for Thistle. It's the first time 2 Thistle goalkeepers have kept their first clean-sheet in the same competitive match. Previously, Billy Thomson and Jim Herriot had the unique disctinction of jointly registering their first clean-sheets together, both men featuring in a 2-0 friendly win over Vejle Boldklub back in March, 1975.
  • The attendance of 675 is our second lowest on record for an opening day competitive fixture. To find a lower crowd, you need to rewind back to the days when competitive games made up a very small part of the fixture card. On Saturday, 2nd October, 1880, an estimated 300 witnessed our inaugural Scottish Cup tie - a 1-0 win away to Jordanhill in the Scottish Cup.
  • Jags are now on a H2H record run of 6 consecutive competitive wins versus Stenny, 2001 to date.
  • Thistle are aiming to remain unbeaten in the group stages of the League Cup in a fourth consecutive campaign, and are now on a club-record run of 15 games unbeaten, 1982 to date.
  • Thistle remain unbeaten in all opening day competitive fixtures this century, an astonishing 19 game run which stretches from 2000 to date.

 

17.07.2018 Greenock Morton [h] W2-1 (League Cup Group E - game 2)

FIRST-TIME SCORERS WIN THE 3 POINTS

  • 31-year-old Cammy Bell makes his Thistle debut.
  • Jack Storer scores his first goal for Thistle. Even this early, his 30-yard screamer looks odds-on to be the goal-of-the-season!
  • James Penrice scores his first goal for Thistle, and it proves to be the match winner. At 19y, 6m, 25d, he's the youngest player to score for the Jags in competitive action since Stephen O'Donnell (19y, 4m, 19d) netted in a 5-0 League win against (strangely enough) Greenock Morton on 30th September, 2011.

 

ongoing sequences:

  • 12 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 16 League Cup group games without defeat, 14th Aug 1982 to date. (A new club-record.)
  • 49 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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24.07.2018 Albion Rovers [a] W2-0 (League Cup Group E - game 3)
'MON THE YOUNG TEAM!

  • 19-year-old James Penrice sets a new personal best of 3 consecutive competitive appearances for the Jags.
  • Miles Storey nets for the time in the calendar year, breaking a run of 27 competitive appearances without a goal for the forward.
  • Aidan Fitzpatrick at 17y, 4m, 4d, becomes the second youngest Jag known to have scored on his competitive debut, and the youngest since 16-year-old John Campbell, 124 years ago!
  • Aidan, who became the first man born in the 21st century to play for Thistle back in July 2017, now becomes the first to do so in competitive action.
  • 2018-19 becomes the first season to have two teenagers score competitive goals for Thistle since 2011-12 when Stuart Bannigan (19) & Stephen O'Donnell (19) did so.
  • Penrice & Fitzpatrick are the first pair of teenagers to score in back-to-back competitive games for Thistle this century. Last to do so were Robert Dunn (19) and Scott Houston (18) back in April, 1999.
  • With this win, Jags extend 2 H2H records against Rovers; it's now 5 consecutive competitive game away wins (1993 to date) and 6 competitive away games without defeat (1990 to date).
  • Thistle have never lost an away cup tie to the Rovers, now an 8 game run which stretches from 1942 to date.
  • Alan Archibald's managerial career record against non top-flight opposition remains very healthy, with 27 wins out of 39, and a goal difference of +45.

 

28.07.2018 Ayr United [h] L0-2 (League Cup Group E - game 4)

LEAGUE CUP RUN ENDS

  • Niall Keown makes his 50th competitive appearance as a Jag.
  • James Penrice, Sean McGinty and Shea Gordon emerge from the League Cup group stage as the last men standing in terms of 100% competitive game time in 2018-19.
  • Thistle's club-record run of 17 League Cup group games without defeat since August 1982 comes to an end.

 

ongoing sequences:

  • 14 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 49 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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04.08.2018 Ayr United [a] L0-2 (SPFL Championship - game 1)

A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL

  • Continuing the bizarre abnormality of not filling the bench - a trend which first showed in earnest last season - Thistle list only 4 substitutes on the opening day of the League season. Already in 2018-19, the club has filed teamsheets NINE places short of the allocated allowance.
  • 19-year-old Max Melbourne makes his Thistle debut.
  • By road, the dedicated Thistle fan based in Glasgow city centre will, on average, make a round-trip of around 148 miles per game to see the Jags in 2018-19 away day League fixtures. The second tier landscape this season has changed vastly since the last time we were involved, with the Thistle fan of 2012-13 travelling just 64 miles per game back then. Historically, this season's average is second only to the traveller of 2009-10, who navigated a round-trip average of around 153 miles per game. This season's total miles travelled (2,676) sits third highest of all-time in terms of total distance covered, the record remaining with the dedicated patron of season 2015-16 who travelled 2,780 miles in support of the team. Away day League round trips of more than 2,500 miles per season are unique to Thistle fans in the 21st century, with 5 such instances. All of this is a far cry from those who followed the Jags by charabanc in our first League season of 1893-94, who rumbled along back and forth for just 30 miles per game! The historical average for the category is to make round-trips totalling 1,339 miles per season, or 78.74 miles per game.
  • Alan Archibald's famous run of 16 First Division games unbeaten from 5 years ago is surrendered meekly, immediately upon Thistle's return to second tier action.
  • Thistle slump to an opening day bottom-of-the-League position for the first time since 2010-11, when a 4-0 reverse at Stark's Park damaged similarly.
  • 22nd is Thistle's lowest position in Scottish football since August 2011.
  • It's now FIFTY League games without back-2-back wins for Alan Archibald's Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

  • 9 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 50 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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04.08.2018 Ayr United [a] L0-2 (SPFL Championship - game 1)

A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL

  • Continuing the bizarre abnormality of not filling the bench - a trend which first showed in earnest last season - Thistle list only 4 substitutes on the opening day of the League season. Already in 2018-19, the club has filed teamsheets NINE places short of the allocated allowance.
  • 19-year-old Max Melbourne makes his Thistle debut.
  • By road, the dedicated Thistle fan based in Glasgow city centre will, on average, make a round-trip of around 148 miles per game to see the Jags in 2018-19 away day League fixtures. The second tier landscape this season has changed vastly since the last time we were involved, with the Thistle fan of 2012-13 travelling just 64 miles per game back then. Historically, this season's average is second only to the traveller of 2009-10, who navigated a round-trip average of around 153 miles per game. This season's total miles travelled (2,676) sits third highest of all-time in terms of total distance covered, the record remaining with the dedicated patron of season 2015-16 who travelled 2,780 miles in support of the team. Away day League round trips of more than 2,500 miles per season are unique to Thistle fans in the 21st century, with 5 such instances. All of this is a far cry from those who followed the Jags by charabanc in our first League season of 1893-94, who rumbled along back and forth for just 30 miles per game! The historical average for the category is to make round-trips totalling 1,339 miles per season, or 78.74 miles per game.
  • Alan Archibald's famous run of 16 First Division games unbeaten from 5 years ago is surrendered meekly, immediately upon Thistle's return to second tier action.
  • Thistle slump to an opening day bottom-of-the-League position for the first time since 2010-11, when a 4-0 reverse at Stark's Park damaged similarly.
  • 22nd is Thistle's lowest position in Scottish football since August 2011.
  • It's now FIFTY League games without back-2-back wins for Alan Archibald's Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

  • 9 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 50 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)

Wonderful stuff, TJR. I would have to check the detail, but I think I travelled just about all of the miles in the seasons you quoted. 

Here is a small ditty for those cheerful followers attending the first few games of this season (some past, some still to come). Feel free to replace him/he with her/she.

 

"They seek him here, they seek him there.

At Ochilview and down in Ayr.

Cliftonhill and Stair Park.

And the Energy Check at Firhill.

He is a dedicated follower of Thistle."

And before anyone says it. A last line of "He is a deludedly optimistic happy clapper" scans equally well.

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11.08.2018 Falkirk [h] W2-1 (SPFL Championship - game 2)

ERSKINE, SCOURGE O' THE BAIRNS!

  • 7 of Thistle's 8 competitive goals have been tagged with an assist so far this season, with 7 different players (Blair Spittal, Chris Erskine, Christie Elliott, Kris Doolan, Miles Storey, Sean McGinty and Tam O'Ware) registering as providers.
  • Miles Storey and Chris Erskine become the first two to register on both the goals and assists chart for this season. In all, the goals and assists have been shared between 11 players already.
  • Chris Erskine scores against Falkirk for the 8th time in competitive action. Only Willie Sharp (13), Jimmy Walker (9) and John Torbet (9) have scored more often against the Bairns.
  • Jags go 8 League games without defeat versus Falkirk, a run which stretches from 2011 to date.
  • Fortress Firhill hasn't witnessed a second-tier defeat for 5 years, 7 months and 15 days ;)

ongoing sequences:

  • 10 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 16 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 51 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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11.08.2018 Falkirk [h] W2-1 (SPFL Championship - game 2)

ERSKINE, SCOURGE O' THE BAIRNS!

  • 7 of Thistle's 8 competitive goals have been tagged with an assist so far this season, with 7 different players (Blair Spittal, Chris Erskine, Christie Elliott, Kris Doolan, Miles Storey, Sean McGinty and Tam O'Ware) registering as providers.
  • Miles Storey and Chris Erskine become the first two to register on both the goals and assists chart for this season. In all, the goals and assists have been shared between 11 players already.
  • Chris Erskine scores against Falkirk for the 8th time in competitive action. Only Willie Sharp (13), Jimmy Walker (9) and John Torbet (9) have scored more often against the Bairns.
  • Jags go 8 League games without defeat versus Falkirk, a run which stretches from 2011 to date.
  • Fortress Firhill hasn't witnessed a second-tier defeat for 5 years, 7 months and 15 days ;)

ongoing sequences:

  • 10 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 16 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 51 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)

Lets hope we can keep it fortress Firhill all season.

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11.08.2018 Falkirk [h] W2-1 (SPFL Championship - game 2)

ERSKINE, SCOURGE O' THE BAIRNS!

  • 7 of Thistle's 8 competitive goals have been tagged with an assist so far this season, with 7 different players (Blair Spittal, Chris Erskine, Christie Elliott, Kris Doolan, Miles Storey, Sean McGinty and Tam O'Ware) registering as providers.
  • Miles Storey and Chris Erskine become the first two to register on both the goals and assists chart for this season. In all, the goals and assists have been shared between 11 players already.
  • Chris Erskine scores against Falkirk for the 8th time in competitive action. Only Willie Sharp (13), Jimmy Walker (9) and John Torbet (9) have scored more often against the Bairns.
  • Jags go 8 League games without defeat versus Falkirk, a run which stretches from 2011 to date.
  • Fortress Firhill hasn't witnessed a second-tier defeat for 5 years, 7 months and 15 days ;)

ongoing sequences:

  • 10 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 16 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 51 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)

Irrespective of anything else happening on this forum, this thread never ever fails to be the best read.

Thanks TJR!!!

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14.08.2018 Stranraer [a] W5-0 (Challenge Cup 1st Round)

RECORDS SET AT STAIR PARK

  • The attendance of 480 is Thistle's lowest in competitive action since 416 attended Shielfield Park for a League Cup tie on 9/11. Of all reported attendances, it's the 4th lowest of all-time in all competitions.
  • At 23y, 7m, 26d, last night's starting eleven was Alan Archibald's youngest side in 4½ years of competitive action.
  • At just 17y, 4m, 25d, Aidan Fitzpatrick becomes the 4th youngest player to ever score a brace for the Jags. He's the youngest to do so since Willie Sharp (17y, 4m, 1d) netted a hat-trick in an 11-3 friendly win over Glasgow Highlanders in September '39, and the youngest to do so in competitive action since the legendary Ma ba' McKennan (17y, 2m, 26d) scored twice in a 7-0 League win at home to Queen's Park in October '35. The category record lies with John Campbell (16y, 10m, 30d) who scored twice in a 6-1 Scottish Cup win at home to Royal Albert in September, 1894.
  • 28-year-old Andréa Dangerous-Mutombo makes his Thistle debut and makes an impact, joining our scoring debutants club.
  • Andréa becomes the 135th man known to have played for the Jags and won a full international cap.
  • In just his second appearance, left-back Max Melbourne scores his first goal for Thistle.
  • After just 7 matches, Thistle have 9 different scorers and 9 different providers on the goals & assists charts. In all, 14 players have been directly involved in the scoring action.
  • Excellently, 20-year-old Jamie Sneddon keeps his 100% competitive clean-sheet record intact, after his second appearance. Ryan Scully was the last Thistle custodian to start his competitive career with such a feat, back in 2011. Only 2 men have went further; John Hillcoat did 3-in-a-row in October '96, and Lindsay Hamilton set the category record of 4 in May '98.
  • James Penrice and Sean McGinty are the last men standing with 100% (630 mins) competitive game time in 2018-19.
  • Thistle register their biggest competitive away win over Stranraer, beating the previous record of 3-0 set in 2000.
  • Thistle win a 4th consecutive away match at Stair Park, and in doing so re-set the H2H record.
  • The Jags have never lost a cup match to the Blues, now an 8 game run which stretches from 1938 to date.
  • The unfortunate Kris Doolan is 8 competitive games without a goal, his longest drought since a 12 game run set between July and October 2016. His longest goal-less run (14) was set between December 2013 and March 2014.

ongoing sequences:

  • 10 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 17 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 51 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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18.08.2018 Celtic [h] L1-3 (League Cup 2nd Round)

DANGER! DANGER! MUTOMBO!

  • Top competitive scorer Aidan Fitzpatrick (3) now also goes joint-top of the competitive assists chart (2). Not bad for a 17-year-old!
  • Andréa Dangerman-Mutombo scores in his first two appearances for the club, and becomes the first player to do so since Steven Craig back in September, 2012. Andréa still has a bit of work to do if he's to challenge the club-record holder; Douglas Stockdale scored in each of his first FIVE appearances in 1945!
  • Partick Thistle FC stand just 2 short of the 9,000 competitive goals milestone.
  • Thistle lose a 10th consecutive competitive home game to Celtic, thereby matching the H2H record which was set in 1993.
  • Thistle haven't drawn a match since May 4th.

ongoing sequences:

  • 10 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)
  • 12 competitive games without a draw. (Longest run since: 13 games; 21st Jul 2012 to 22nd Sep 2012. Club-record: 27 games; 18th Feb 1899 to 23rd Dec 1899.)
  • 18 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)
  • 51 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)
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  • Partick Thistle FC stand just 2 short of the 9,000 competitive goals milestone.

Really? I wonder who'll score it? Any idea who scored the previous milestone goals?

I seem to remember in a match in the 70's Celtic scored a milestone goal against us at Celtic Park, maybe 6 or 7,000, Bobby Murdoch rings a bell about being the scorer

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21 minutes ago, jaggy said:
  • Partick Thistle FC stand just 2 short of the 9,000 competitive goals milestone.

Really? I wonder who'll score it? Any idea who scored the previous milestone goals?

I seem to remember in a match in the 70's Celtic scored a milestone goal against us at Celtic Park, maybe 6 or 7,000, Bobby Murdoch rings a bell about being the scorer

Kris Doolan would be most appropriate for the 9,000th goal.

I was at the game at Celtic park in 1973 (??) where Bobby Murdoch scored what I think was Celtic's 6,000th goal - we got a 1-1 draw that day.  Bobby Lawrie outstripped Davie Hay to give us the lead.

Happy times in the East End!!

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4 minutes ago, jaggy said:
  • Partick Thistle FC stand just 2 short of the 9,000 competitive goals milestone.

Really? I wonder who'll score it? Any idea who scored the previous milestone goals?

I seem to remember in a match in the 70's Celtic scored a milestone goal against us at Celtic Park, maybe 6 or 7,000, Bobby Murdoch rings a bell about being the scorer

I do know who scored them all and shall write a wee sentence or two about them on Stats Watch this week, as the excitement builds to a fever pitch all across the nation. ;)

 

 

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Kris Doolan would be most appropriate for the 9,000th goal.

Indeed. Who could ever forget THAT 6,000th League goal at Easter Road?

 

 

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I do know who scored them all and shall write a wee sentence or two about them on Stats Watch this week, as the excitement builds to a fever pitch all across the nation. ;)

 

 

Indeed. Who could ever forget THAT 6,000th League goal at Easter Road?

 

 

Thanks TJR - That is my favourite Kris Doolan goal ever.

Had completely forgotten it was a landmark goal statistically.

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Hopefully by 5pm Saturday Coulibaly will have added himself to the list of players to score both for and against Thistle. 

My question here is who has the worst differential  on the basis they've played for us? (so not Owen Coyle)

My immediate thought was John Baird who scored one in a friendly and none in competitions against what must be close to double figures against us?

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Hopefully by 5pm Saturday Coulibaly will have added himself to the list of players to score both for and against Thistle. 

My question here is who has the worst differential  on the basis they've played for us? (so not Owen Coyle)

My immediate thought was John Baird who scored one in a friendly and none in competitions against what must be close to double figures against us?

Did Baird score that many against? TJR, can you help?

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4 hours ago, Ancipital said:

Hopefully by 5pm Saturday Coulibaly will have added himself to the list of players to score both for and against Thistle. 

My question here is who has the worst differential  on the basis they've played for us? (so not Owen Coyle)

My immediate thought was John Baird who scored one in a friendly and none in competitions against what must be close to double figures against us?

Amusing question! Looking forward to seeing some of the stats on that one.

Stevie Chalmers or John Divers?

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3 hours ago, partickthedog said:

Pat Keogh scored more against us than for us.

Always minding our master tactician back then on many an occasion played PK as a centreback.

I actually cannot remember Chalmers scoring many goals against us but, given the strength of the team he played for, it's a very good shout. 

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Masses of opposition data has been gathered, but it's too early to be properly queried at this stage, sorry guys.

Here's the definitive answer for four of the aforementioned:

 

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01.01.1972 Rangers [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 18)
John Greig (1-1, 85 mins); Derek Johnstone (1-2, 90+3 mins)
02.08.1976 Rangers [a] L0-2 (Tennent Caledonian Cup Semi Final)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 19 mins); Derek Johnstone (0-2, 70 mins)
01.01.1977 Rangers [a] L0-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 15)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 82 mins)
15.03.1977 Rangers [h] W4-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 26)
Derek Johnstone (1-1, 31 mins); Kenny Watson (2-2, 59 mins); Derek Parlane (2-3, 64 mins)
13.04.1977 Rangers [a] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 32)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 12 mins); Sandy Jardine (0-2, pen 23 mins)
02.01.1978 Rangers [h] L1-2 (SFL Premier Division - game 20)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 55 mins); Gordon Smith (1-2, 74 mins)
16.04.1979 Rangers [n] L0-1 (Scottish Cup Semi Final replay)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 86 mins)
23.05.1979 Rangers [a] L0-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 36)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 50 mins)
25.08.1979 Rangers [h] W2-1 (SFL Premier Division - game 3)
Derek Johnstone (2-1, 82 mins)
03.05.1980 Rangers [h] W4-3 (SFL Premier Division - game 34)
Bobby Russell (0-1, 27 mins); Derek Johnstone (4-2, 83 mins); Bobby Russell (4-3, 87 mins)
20.03.1982 Rangers [a] L1-4 (SFL Premier Division - game 25)
Derek Johnstone (0-1, 47 mins); Bobby Russell (1-2, 68 mins); Jim Bett (1-3, pen 72 mins); John MacDonald (1-4, 82 mins)

 

-7 John Baird (1-8)
06.07.2013 Gateshead [n] L1-2 (Friendly)
John Baird (1-2, 80 mins)
12.12.2009 Airdrie United [a] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 17)
John Baird (0-1, 1 min); John Baird (3-2, 52 mins)
07.08.2010 Raith Rovers [a] L0-4 (SFL First Division - game 1)
Mark Ferry (0-1, 6 mins) John Baird (0-2, 30 mins); John Baird (0-3, pen 41 mins); John Baird (0-4, 83 mins)
15.10.2011 Raith Rovers [a] L0-2 (SFL First Division - game 9)
Laurie Ellis (0-1, 31 mins); John Baird (0-2, 55 mins)
17.12.2011 Raith Rovers [h] L0-1 (SFL First Division - game 17)
John Baird (0-1, 66 mins)
25.02.2012 Raith Rovers [a] L1-2 (SFL First Division - game 24)
Brian Graham (1-1, 63 mins); John Baird (1-2, 72 mins)

 

-1 Pat Keogh (4-5)
15.07.2006 Lancaster City [a] W2-1 (Friendly)
Pat Keogh (1-0, 33 mins); Mark Roberts (2-1, pen 70 mins)
09.12.2006 Ross County [a] W5-2 (SFL First Division - game 17)
Stephen McConalogue (1-1, 34 mins); Stephen McConalogue (2-1, 36 mins); Brown Ferguson (3-2, 57 mins); Pat Keogh (4-2, 71 mins); Mark Roberts (5-2, 79 mins)
27.01.2007 Queen of the South [a] L3-4 (SFL First Division - game 23)
Mark McChrystal (1-4, 84 mins); Mark Roberts (2-4, pen 85 mins); Pat Keogh (3-4, 88 mins)
13.03.2007 St Johnstone [h] W2-0 (SFL First Division - game 28)
Sam Morrow (1-0, 13 mins); Pat Keogh (2-0, 73 mins)
24.10.1998 Clyde [h] L0-2 (SFL Second Division - game 12)
Ritchie McCusker (0-1, 80 mins); Pat Keogh (0-2, 87 mins)
21.08.2001 Clyde [a] L0-1 (Challenge Cup Quarter Final)
Pat Keogh (0-1, 58 mins)
17.11.2001 Clyde [a] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 15)
Jamie Mitchell (0-1, 5 mins); Pat Keogh (0-2, 40 mins); Jamie Mitchell (0-3, 46 mins)
19.02.2005 Hamilton Academical [a] L0-1 (SFL First Division - game 27)
Pat Keogh (0-1, 70 mins)
18.11.2006 Hamilton Academical [h] W3-1 (SFL First Division - game 13)
Pat Keogh (2-1, og 48 mins)

 

-1 Souleymane Coulibaly (0-1)
17.09.2016 Kilmarnock [a] D2-2 (SPFL Premiership - game 5)
Kris Boyd (0-1, 17 mins); Souleymane Coulibaly (1-2, 65 mins)

 


Don't think it'll be too long before the soul man reverses that negative. B)*

* subject to international clearance

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20 hours ago, Ancipital said:

Hopefully by 5pm Saturday Coulibaly will have added himself to the list of players to score both for and against Thistle. 

My question here is who has the worst differential  on the basis they've played for us? (so not Owen Coyle)

My immediate thought was John Baird who scored one in a friendly and none in competitions against what must be close to double figures against us?

Colin McGlashin

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7 hours ago, DenisOhDenis said:

I was at most of those games where BFDJ scored against us but the only goal I can actually remember is the one in the cup semi replay after the b*****d officials cheated us out of a victory in the first game.  

Forty years later, and I'm still seething about that.

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