Partick Thistle - The Early Years
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Tom Hyslop was a successful Scottish internationalist when he signed for Partick Thistle in 1900 but he was living with an intriguing double identity.
Thistle fan Paul Climie recently discovered a map from 1861 that shows the location of Partick Thistle’s Muir Park ground.
The Motherwell Times reported a disturbance after the Motherwell v Partick Thistle match in August 1899 which Thistle won 3-1.
The Sporting Times of 26 August 1899 reported a Sunday School teacher’s frustration at his charges’ obsession with football and Willie Paul.
After the 0-1 defeat by Clyde on 8 October 1898 the Dundee Evening Telegraph reported on a betting incident from the Partick Police Court.
In 1895 Scottish clubs faced a challenge as English clubs poached their players mid season, and were often powerless to stop them.
In 1905 referee (and ex Thistle player) John McCorkindale was attacked after a Morton v Rangers match.
The Scottish Referee paper contained an interesting match report for the game which suggested a biased referee.
In 1904 William Ward was Partick Thistle President. Sports newspaper Athletic News profiled him and we reproduce the profile here.
The Athletic News in 1901 was full of adverts from businesses offering products to football clubs and footballers, including boots, kits, medals and the Thistle football from Lumleys in Glasgow.
