17th Oct 1992 Partick Thistle 1 St Johnstone 0 (SFL Premier Division - game 13)

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Match Information

51y, 7m, 15d			John Lambie		Alex Totten
Mark McWalter
Ian Cameron [i]
Ray Farningham (1-0, 80 mins)
					Sean McAuley (Allan Moore, 73 mins)
21y, 4m, 19d			Craig Nelson		Andy Rhodes
26y, 9m, 23d			Bobby Law		Mark Treanor
29y, 11m, 11d			Don McVicar		Sean McAuley
31y, 6m, 7d			Ray Farningham		Sergei Baltacha
29y, 5m, 20d			Willie Jamieson		John Inglis
24y, 3m, 27d			Mark McWalter		Gary McGinnis
23y, 8m, 7d			George Shaw		John Davies
30y, 9m, 14d			Albert Craig		Paul Cherry
21y, 11m, 27d			Gerry Britton		Paul Wright
31y, 2m, 29d			Davie Irons		Gunni Torfason
25y, 11m, 6d			Paul Kinnaird		Harry Curran future Jag
27y, 0m, 3d
28y, 7m, 0d			Colin McGlashan		Allan Moore future Jag
26y, 10m, 8d			Paul McLaughlin		Vinny Arkins

Match Report

TTA report

A goal from Farningham (80) when he headed in a Kinnaird cross won it but it should have been more emphatic. Stout defending and the woodwork saved St Johnstone from a heavier defeat. Shaw hit the bar, Britton the post. Kinnaird was in fine form and it was probably his best game for the club.

Media report

19-Oct-1992, Daily Record

RAY FARNINGHAM savoured his dramatic late winner for Thistle then singled out his irrepressible boss John Lambie for praise: “He is unlike any other manager I know - and I have played under Tommy McLean, Doug Houston, Archie Knox and Jim Leishman. John Lambie is a one-off. Before a match he never tries to bamboozle you with tactics unlike some other managers. We just go out there, do our own thing and if the boss is not happy with the way things are going at half-time he tells us so.”

John Lambie has his own style of management and while his ways are different it seems to be working. Saturday’s victory at fun-packed Firhill lifted Thistle into fifth place, three points behind second-top Celtic. The scoreline flattered Saints who were a shadow of their former selves. Farningham sent in a downward header in 79 minutes which bounced off the ground and flew over Andy Rhodes hands and into the net. The goal hero said: “Until that goal came I thought it was going to be one of those days but, to be honest, we could have won by five or six goals.”

Lambie has brought an exciting new dimension into the Premier League. His language is always colourful, he speaks his mind and is a natural motivator of players. Lambie said: “We have surprised a lot of people, but it’s all down to hard work”. It’s all been done on a limited budget - Willie Jamieson, Don McVicar Albert Craig and the tricky Paul Kinnaird were signed on frees, but perhaps the best thing Lambie has done is move Davie Irons from midfield to defence. The transformation has been amazing and Lambie said: “People can laugh if they want but here is a player who could play for Scotland.” Saints boss Alex Totten said: “Thistle are doing what St Johnstone did when we came into the Premier League there’s a newness a freshness about them.”

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Sunday Mail, 18th October, 1992

The Sun, 19th October, 1992

Daily Record, 19th October, 1992

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ongoing sequences:

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Don McVicar, 10th Mar 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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