Partick Thistle - The Early Years
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Thistle signed Carrick Hamilton from Queen’s Park during the close season of 1905.
Andrew Swan joined Thistle in the summer of 1905, having spent time playing a handful of games Tottenham Hotspur in the Southern League.
In 1888 Partick Thistle travelled to play Mid Annandale, and this report of the journey and match reveals a lot about footballers at the time.
In August 1905 the Evening Times previewed Partick Thistle’s forthcoming season and squad.
In October 1904 Andrew Smith was interviewed by the Scottish Weekly Record. Smith joined Thistle in 1880 and served as secretary and president before becoming a Thistle director.
The 1904-05 season saw Thistle consolidate their place in the top division in Scotland. After a poor start they went on an 8 match winning run, and had several players selected for the Scotland team.
In a friendly match in November 1884 against Our Boys of Dundee the Thistle players and their opponents discussed some offside decisions made by the referee which resulted in the ref leaving the pitch.
The Scottish Sport History website has researched the birth of Partick Football Club. Of particular interest to Thistle fans is the mention of Partick Thistle Cricket Club who were playing matches in 1875.
John Boag was one of the pioneers of football in Partick, having been a player and secretary with the Partick FC club who played at Inchview in the late 1870s and early 1880s until they folded at the end of the 1884-85 season.
On 13 August 1904 the Evening Times previewed the forthcoming football season and shared thoughts on Partick Thistle’s chances.
