24th Jul 1993 Ballyclare Commrades 3 Partick Thistle 8 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Jimmy Brown		John Lambie			52y, 4m, 22d
					Willie Jamieson; Gregg Watson; Roddy Grant; Paul Kinnaird
					Davie Irons; George Shaw; Ray Farningham; Alex Taylor
Stephen Fettis (4-1, 28 mins); Sammy Smyth (4-2, 28 mins); Stephen Fettis (5-3, 63 mins)					Ian Cameron [i] (1-0, 5 mins); Gerry Britton (2-0, 9 mins); Gregg Watson (3-0, 11 mins); Albert Craig (4-0, 14 mins); Gerry Britton (5-2, 36 mins); Gerry Britton (6-3, 78 mins); Alex Taylor (7-3, 79 mins); Tom Smith (8-3, 85 mins)
Davy Armstrong (Stephen Fettis, 15 mins); Dean Gordon (Michael Kelly, 2nd half); Noel McKee (Sean Campbell, 2nd half); Gary McCormick (Paul Tumilty, 2nd half); Davy Eddie (Ronnie McCullough, 2nd half); John Johnston (Eddie Paterson, 2nd half)					Willie Jamieson (Alex Taylor); Roddy Grant (Isaac English); Albert Craig (Tom Smith)
			George Cathcart		Craig Nelson			22y, 1m, 26d
			Glenn Larmour		Neil McKilligan			19y, 6m, 22d
			Noel McKee		Bobby Law			27y, 7m, 0d
			John Muldoon		Willie Jamieson			30y, 2m, 27d
			Wesley Hannah		Grant Tierney			31y, 9m, 13d
			Sammy Smyth		Gregg Watson			22y, 10m, 3d
			Gary McCormick		Roddy Grant			26y, 10m, 8d
			John Johnston		Albert Craig			31y, 6m, 21d
			Davy Armstrong		Gerry Britton			22y, 9m, 4d
			Dean Gordon		Ian Cameron [i]			26y, 11m, 0d
			Davy Eddie		Paul Kinnaird			26y, 8m, 13d
								26y, 3m, 7d
			Stephen Fettis		Alex Taylor			31y, 1m, 11d
			Michael Kelly		Isaac English			21y, 8m, 12d
			Sean Campbell		Tom Smith			19y, 9m, 12d
			Paul Tumilty
			Ronnie McCullough
			Eddie Paterson

notes

The OH/MP (scant report with no goal description) credits Isaac English with Thistle's 8th goal, but Tom Smith is credited in LT (a very detailed report) as well as SOS & SC. We side with Tom Smith, per the contemporary press accounts.

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Match Report

TTA report

Four-up in 14 minutes thanks to Cameron, Britton, Watson and Craig, two efforts from distance reduced the lead (26 and 28). Britton's deft chip (36) made it 5-2 at half-time. Comrades scored again with a snapshot (63) but a 3-goal burst in the last 12 minutes (Taylor, Smith and Britton) was rather hard on the local team.

Media report

14-Aug-1993, PTFC Match Programme

This pre-season, instead of the usual trip up North to the Highlands, Thistle journeyed across the water for four games in Northern Ireland. First up were Ballyclare Comrades and Thistle enjoyed a comfortable 8-3 win, Gerry Britton with a hat-trick, Ian Cameron, Albert Craig, Alex Taylor and Isaac English the scorers.

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 119th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 26-year-old Roddy Grant makes his Thistle debut.

● 22-year-old Gregg Watson makes his Thistle debut and joins our scoring debutants club.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Davie Irons, 16th Feb 1993 to date. (Longest run since: Ian Cameron [i] - 15 games, 9th Jan 1993 to 17th Apr 1993. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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