Partick Thistle Early Years - a History - The Players

Baird
Forward
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1895; last game 1895
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Port Glasgow Athletic (Inchview) 09/11/1895

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1895-96 1 0 0 0 0 0

Beattie, Jack
Half-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1881; last game 1884. Signed for Burnley Dec 1884
Apps 54, goals 3.
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Debut: v Mavisbank (H) 10/09/1881
Misc: Glasgow v Dumbartonshire 1884-85; Captain 1st XI 1882-83, 1883-84
"Has been a splendid half-back for years; excellent tackler, and very judicious in placing the ball to his forwards." (SFA Annual 1884)

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1881-82 - - 7 1 7 0

1882-83 - - 7 2 8 1

1883-84 - - 3 0 13 0

1884-85 - - 1 0 10 0

Total - - 18 3 38 1

Beaton, Hugh
Forward
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1880; last game 1885.
Apps 49, goals 13.
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Debut: v Rangers (Kinning Park) 23/10/1880

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1880-81 - - 1 0 0 0

1881-82 - - 7 3 2 0

1882-83 - - 6 2 6 1

1883-84 - - 3 1 12 5

1884-85 - - 1 0 11 1

Total - - 18 6 31 7

Bennett, J
Forward
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1888; last game 1891.
Apps 24, goals 7.
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Debut: v Clyde (Barrowfield) 17/11/1888

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1888-89 - - 4 0 7 2

1889-90 - - 0 0 2 2

1890-91 - - 0 0 0 0

1891-92 9 3 0 0 2 0

Total 9 3 4 0 11 4

Bennie, J
Full-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1882; last game 1884.
Apps 2, goals 0.
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Debut: v Mavisbank (H) 30/09/1882

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1882-83 - - 1 0 0 0

1883-84 - - 0 0 1 0

1884-85 - - 1 0 0 0

Total - - 2 0 1 0

Berry, James
Right-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1894; last game 1894
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Morton (Inchview) 29/09/1894

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1894-95 1 0 0 0 0 0

Boag, John
Forward
Career: Partick FC; Joined Partick Thistle 1885; last game 1885.
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Queen's Park (Hampden) 31/10/1885
President of the club from 1887-1890, when he remained on the committee. The club's representative to the SFA in season 1885-86.

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Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1885-86 - - 1 0 0 0

Bogle, W
Forward
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1880; last game 1880
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Rangers (Kinning Park) 23/10/1880

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1880-81 - - 1 0 0 0

Bowie, A
Half-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1880; last game 1880
Apps 2, goals 1.
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Debut: v Rangers (Kinning Park) 23/10/1880

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Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1880-81 - - 2 1 0 0

Boyd
Forward
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1893; last game 1893
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Morton (Inchview) 14/10/1893

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Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1893-94 1 0 0 0 0 0

Brown, A
Goalkeeper
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1892; last game 1893
Apps 24, goals 0.
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Debut: v Motherwell (Inchview) 15/10/1892

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1892-93 10 0 6 0 8 0

Brown, Robert
Full-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1881; last game 1886
Apps 48, goals 1.
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Debut: v Pilgrims (H) 01/10/1881
Presented with a watch and albert by the club after six years as a player.

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1881-82 - - 6 0 7 0

1882-83 - - 4 0 6 0

1883-84 - - 1 0 10 0

1884-85 - - 0 0 1 0

1885-85 - - 3 0 10 1

Total - - 14 0 34 1

Bruce, David
Half-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1891; last game 1895
Apps 121, goals 5
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Debut: v Queen's Park (Hampden Park) 29/08/1891
Representative honours: Glasgow v East of Scotland 1894; v Sheffield 1892.
Captain of 1st XI 1893-94

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1891-92 19 1 5 0 6 0

1892-93 13 0 7 1 9 1

1893-94 15 1 3 0 12 0

1894-95 15 0 5 0 6 1

Total 62 2 20 1 39 2

Bryce, James
Half-back
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1894; last game 1900. Moved to Abercorn
Apps 73, goals 0.
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Debut: v Rangers (Inchview) 11/11/1894
Second Division Championship winner 1899-00

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Apps Goals Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1894-95 15 0 - - 1 0 0 0

1895-96 12 0 - - 5 0 3 0

1898-99 4 0 6 1 4 0 1 0

1899-00 10 0 4 0 4 0 4 0

Total 41 0 10 1 14 0 8 0

Buchanan, Jim
Forward
Career: Rangers. Joined Partick Thistle Aug 1887; last game 1888. Moved to Hamilton Academical.
Apps 19, goals 8
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Debut: v Westbourne (H) 03/09/1887

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1887-88 - - 6 5 20 5

Burleigh, J
Forward
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1880; last game 1881
Apps 8, goals 3
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Debut: v Rangers (Kinning Park) 23/10/1880
President of the club 1882
Name also spelt Burley and Birley

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1880-81 - - 1 0 0 0

1881-82 - - 6 1 0 0

Burness
Goalkeeper
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1892; last game 1892
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Rangers (A) 02/01/1892

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1891-92 0 0 0 0 1 0

Burns, T
Goalkeeper
Career: Joined Partick Thistle 1887; last game 1888
Apps 29, goals 0.
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Debut: v Westbourne (H) 03/09/1887

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1885-86 - - 0 0 4 0

1886-87 - - 1 0 2 0

1887-88 - - 6 0 16 0

Total - - 7 0 22 0

Burnside
Half-back
Career: Partick Thistle 1896; last game 1896
Apps 1, goals 0.
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Debut: v Abercorn (Inchview) 01/02/1896

League Cups Friendlies

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

1895-96 1 0 0 0 0 0

The Players - "B"