25th Nov 1995 Partick Thistle 0 Raith Rovers 2 (SFL Premier Division - game 15)

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Match Information

37y, 2m, 1d			Murdo MacLeod		Jimmy Nicholl
Callum Milne; Rod McDonald
Tom Smith; Wayne Foster
					Ally Graham (0-1, 7 mins); Steve Crawford (0-2, 31 mins)
Tommy Turner (Billy Macdonald, 36 mins); Derek McWilliams (Andy M. Gibson, 70 mins)					Jason Dair (Davie Kirkwood, 69 mins); Danny Lennon (Alex Taylor, 79 mins)
33y, 1m, 27d			Nicky Walker		Scott Thomson
32y, 6m, 11d			Alan Dinnie		Jim McInally
28y, 4m, 7d			Stevie Pittman		Julian Broddle former Jag
30y, 2m, 29d			Callum Milne		Ronnie Coyle
27y, 7m, 6d			Steve Welsh		Shaun Dennis
25y, 2m, 4d			Gregg Watson		Davie Sinclair
29y, 10m, 9d			Derek McWilliams		Steve Crawford
32y, 1m, 14d			Tommy Turner		Colin Cameron
28y, 8m, 5d			Rod McDonald		Ally Graham future Jag
29y, 3m, 1d			Ian Cameron [i]		Danny Lennon future Jag
19y, 9m, 7d			Stephen Docherty		Jason Dair
28y, 9m, 16d
26y, 9m, 23d			Andy M. Gibson		Davie Kirkwood
19y, 2m, 8d			Billy Macdonald		Alex Taylor former Jag
29y, 5m, 15d			Kevin McKee		Tony Rougier

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle looked stuck in 2nd gear and had a number of players playing with injuries (eg, Walker had a cracked cheek bone). It was an easy win for Rovers who scored twice (a low drive, 7 and from a headed knock-down, 31). Apart from the odd skirmish, Thistle were dreadful. Rovers climbed to 4th position; Thistle stayed 8th.

Media report

Simon Pia, 26-Nov-1995, Scotland on Sunday

Raith Rovers did not do quite as convincing a demolition job yesterday, but they still saw off the home team with a professional aplomb that bodes well for Raith, badly for Thistle. Maryhill supporters concede they face a long dark winter skirting around the relegation zone. They never really looked like scoring against a Raith defence that has done an admirable job keeping a clean sheet since their five-goal thrashing at Kilmarnock.

Rovers now find themselves in fourth spot and thoughts of a return to Europe next season must have registered in a few Kirkcaldy pubs last night. As for Thistle, any momentary elation at getting a result last Saturday has been well and truly deflated by two resounding defeats. There are too many journeymen in this team and the question is whether a manager like previous incumbent John Lambie is better suited to to getting something out of these players than such a high profile boss as MacLeod who, through no fault of his own, cannot but help to instill an inferiority complex in his players. With Lambie, they were all in it together, but few would argue that any of the current crop would be worthy to lace MacLeod's boots as a player.

MacLeod made a bold move bringing on teenager Billy MacDonald for Tommy Turner in the 43rd minute. Turner's disdain was evident in his slow walk off and, although he seemed to say something to the bench, the manager blanked him.

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Scotland on Sunday, 26th November, 1995

Evening Times, 27th November, 1995

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● 19-year-old Billy Macdonald makes his Thistle debut.

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● 43 consecutive competitive appearances for Steve Welsh, 26th Dec 1994 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Willie Jamieson - 43 games, 30th Nov 1993 to 26th Nov 1994. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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