14th Mar 1995 Partick Thistle 0 Motherwell 0 (SFL Premier Division - game 27)

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Match Information

54y, 0m, 12d			John Lambie		Alex McLeish
Roddy Grant
Rod McDonald
Wayne Foster (Rod McDonald, HT)
32y, 5m, 13d			Nicky Walker		Stevie Woods
28y, 9m, 4d			Kevin McKee		Eddie May
27y, 7m, 24d			Stevie Pittman		Rab McKinnon
24y, 5m, 21d			Gregg Watson		Miodrag Krivokapic
26y, 10m, 23d			Steve Welsh		Brian Martin future Jag
31y, 5m, 3d			Tommy Turner		Chris McCart
28y, 5m, 26d			Roddy Grant		Paul Lambert
33y, 2m, 11d			Albert Craig		Jamie Dolan future Jag
31y, 6m, 3d			Wayne Foster		Alex Burns future Jag
28y, 6m, 18d			Ian Cameron [i]		Dougie Arnott
29y, 1m, 26d			Derek McWilliams		Billy Davies
29y, 3m, 27d
25y, 5m, 17d			Mark Cairns		Scott Howie
21y, 5m, 2d			Tom Smith		Andy Roddie future Jag
27y, 11m, 22d			Rod McDonald		John Philliben

Match Report

TTA report

Another fighting point against 2nd placed Motherwell put Thistle 1 point behind 2nd bottom Aberdeen with a game in hand. Walker had a fine stop early on then Thistle were denied a solid claim for a pen (hand ball). Welsh had a header cleared off the line. Thistle finished the stronger and might have sneaked a late winner.

Media report

15-Mar-1995, Glasgow Herald

THISTLE snuggled up a little closer to the rest of the premier division with a hard-earned point at muddy Firhill last night, to maintain their fine recent run which has brought them only one defeat in seven games. There were moments when Motherwell who stretched their advantage in second-top place to three points, looked a more poised and talented side, but, equally, the Jags had at least as good, if not better scoring chances. Thistle are now one point behind Aberdeen with a game in hand, the home match with Hearts, and will face the struggle to come with even greater desire.

Things had gone along in fairly routine style (if that is ever the case at Firhill) when referee Andrew Waddell made two decisions which livened up the action. It appeared to me that he was wrong on both occasions, first when he ignored a sound claim for a Thistle penalty when a Kevin McKee cross seemed to be handled by Eddie May; and, secondly, when he gave a foul against Miodrag Krivokapic which so incensed Motherwell manager Alex McLeish. Before that Motherwell had seemed comfortable enough, playing reasonable football on the sodden pitch, and they might have gone ahead when Alex Burns, released by a superb Billy Davies pass, shot for goal only to see Nicky Walker make a fine diving save. Just before the interval, Thistle were genuinely unlucky not to score when a Welsh header from Ian Cameron’s corner was cleared off the line by Paul Lambert and then Woods managed to block the return shot from Turner.

Thistle replaced Wayne Foster with Rod McDonald at the start of the second half and they came close to scoring when Woods could only parry a Roddy Grant shot and McDonald was off target with the follow-up. By now Partick had warmed to the task and for a spell gave Motherwell more bother than at any stage in the first half, including a threatening cross by Turner which Woods touched over the bar. Considering all the energy being expended, it was maybe due to the players’ credit that the first booking came in 76 minutes, Pittman for a foul on Davies.

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Evening Times, 15th March, 1995

Glasgow Herald, 15th March, 1995

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 8 competitive home games without defeat; 19th Nov 1994 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 20 games; 17th Dec 1988 to 18th Nov 1989.)

● 8 home League games without defeat; 19th Nov 1994 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 17th Dec 1988 to 18th Nov 1989. Joint club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911 & 29th Aug 1970 to 6th Nov 1971.)

● 17 consecutive competitive appearances for Albert Craig, 3rd Dec 1994 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Ian Cameron [i] - 18 games, 17th Sep 1994 to 21st Jan 1995. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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