22nd Aug 1992 Partick Thistle 2 Motherwell 2 (SFL Premier Division - game 5)

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Match Information

51y, 5m, 20d			John Lambie		Tommy McLean
Gary Peebles; Gordon Chisholm
Martin Clark; Paul McLaughlin
Ian Cameron [i] (1-1, 33 mins); George Shaw (2-1, 46 mins)					Iain Ferguson (0-1, 32 mins); Dougie Arnott (2-2, 78 mins)
Gerry Britton (Mark McWalter)					Alan Sneddon (Tony Shepherd)
21y, 2m, 25d			Craig Nelson		Billy Thomson former Jag
26y, 7m, 29d			Bobby Law		Alan Sneddon
29y, 9m, 16d			Don McVicar		Neil Simpson
25y, 6m, 16d			Gary Peebles		Rab McKinnon
30y, 10m, 11d			Grant Tierney		Elroy Kromheer
32y, 4m, 14d			Gordon Chisholm		Luc Nijholt
23y, 6m, 12d			George Shaw		Iain Ferguson
31y, 4m, 12d			Ray Farningham		Brian Martin future Jag
21y, 10m, 2d			Gerry Britton		Dougie Arnott
31y, 1m, 4d			Davie Irons		Phil O'Donnell
25y, 11m, 29d			Ian Cameron [i]		Davie Cooper
27y, 3m, 19d
24y, 2m, 2d			Mark McWalter		Tony Shepherd future Jag
25y, 9m, 11d			Paul Kinnaird		Paul Baker

Match Report

TTA report

Motherwell took the lead (32) with a stunning volley but Cameron's 20-yard equaliser (33) was just as good. The second half saw Shaw's low curling shot make it 2-1 (46). Motherwell levelled (78) when the ball was nodded in as Nelson failed to reach a through ball. A late 35-yarder from Irons went just over. A fine game.

Media report

24-Aug-1992, Glasgow Herald

Cameron finds the net at last… IAN Cameron had waited a long time for a premier-division goal, 19 months, in fact, but when the Partick Thistle midfield man did eventually find the target, against Motherwell at Firhill on Saturday, it was well worth the wait and was the main factor in him winning the man of the match award in what turned out to be a thrilling 2-2 draw.

Motherwell prodded and prompted by Davie Cooper, totally controlled the earlier part of the match without looking particularly dangerous around the box, but just when we thought it might not be a bad idea for the two goalkeepers to apply for redundancy money, the action took an explosive turn. In 32 minutes Dougie Arnott pushed a ball in front of Iain Ferguson and the striker, who seems only to score spectacular goals, steered a magnificent drive past Craig Nelson. A minute later it was Cameron’s turn when Don McVicar knocked a pass to him on the edge of the box. The man, signed recently from Aberdeen, took aim and hammered a drive just under the bar giving Billy Thomson no chance. Afterwards Cameron said: “It’s always a relief to get your first goal for a new club. If Thistle hadn’t been in the premier division I wouldn’t have joined them for I feel I have something to prove at this level after not really getting much of a chance at Aberdeen. I suppose it will be a bit of a survival game for Thistle this season but I feel they can do quite well.”

Thistle went ahead with another fine goal from George Shaw just after the interval. They got better as the game went on and looked to be heading for victory until 12 minutes from time when a blunder between the keeper, Nelson, and his central defenders let Arnott in through the middle to head in the equaliser. It was a goal which had Firhill assistant manager Gerry Collins shaking his head. He said: “We should have been 3-1 up then the ball goes to our end, we make a crazy mistake and it’s a draw. That’s been the story of our season so far. “ Motherwell manager Tommy McLean was also less than pleased with his defence although he did credit Thistle for the way they came back after losing the first goal. He said: “Overall I’m pleased to get a point for I thought we deserved it despite the fact that we were a shade fortunate at the equaliser. Our defence, however, is not sound enough — they are not doing their job when we are on top. We should have been a couple ahead then silly mistakes cost us bad goals.” Motherwell’s defensive problems, however, are not major ones and they could be resolved by the early return of the influential Chris McCart who made his seasonal debut in the reserve side on Saturday following an injury. Thistle? It’s always difficult for a newly promoted side to adapt to the premier division but they are doing quite nicely so far.

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Alan McMillan report

Various, August, 1992

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Stats Watch

● Ian Cameron [i] scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 18 consecutive competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Craig Nelson, 29th Feb 1992 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Colin McGlashan - 83 games, 6th Nov 1990 to 11th Aug 1992. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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