Partick Thistle - The Early Years
In 1880 football fans were unhappy about Blackburn Rovers signing players from Scotland.
John Campbell played in two spells for Partick Thistle and also played for Scotland.
On 7 January 1880 the Athletic News reported on Partick FC’s tour of Lancashire when they played matches against Turton and a Bolton & District Select team.
John Wilkie spent two periods with Partick Thistle, a well as playing for Blackburn, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Hibernian and Ayr Parkhouse.
Buffalo Bill Cody visited Glasgow in 1891 with his Wild West show, and took the chance of watching a football match while in the city.
In 1891 criticism of referees was rife. The Athletic News published some guidelines for referees.
Between 1872 and 1903 Third Lanark played at the first Cathkin Park. In 1891 the Athletic News reported on the newly built grandstand at Cathkin.
Hope Robertson played for Partick Thistle in the 1880s and 1890s, and also played for Arsenal and Everton.
On Boxing Day 1903 Dundee travelled to play a league game against Partick Thistle at the Meadowside ground.
In 1903 Robert Gray was one of Partick Thistle’s most important forwards. The Weekly Record interviewed him in March.
