2nd Mar 1996 Partick Thistle 0 Raith Rovers 3 (SFL Premier Division - game 28)

matches:1995-96: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

37y, 5m, 7d			Murdo MacLeod		Jimmy Thomson
Nicky Henderson; Andy Lyons
Kevin McKee; Tom Smith
					Colin Cameron (0-1, 39 mins); Peter Duffield (0-2, 63 mins); David Kirkwood (0-3, pen 69 mins)
Nicky Henderson (Billy Macdonald, 55 mins); Rod McDonald (Jamie McCue, 62 mins)
33y, 5m, 2d			Nicky Walker		Bobby Geddes
32y, 9m, 17d			Alan Dinnie		Greig McCulloch
28y, 7m, 13d			Stevie Pittman		Davie Kirkwood
27y, 0m, 23d			Nicky Henderson		Jim McInally
27y, 10m, 12d			Steve Welsh		Robbie Raeside
25y, 5m, 10d			Gregg Watson		Davie Sinclair
28y, 11m, 11d			Rod McDonald		Scott Thomson
20y, 0m, 13d			Stephen Docherty		Colin Cameron
32y, 5m, 20d			Wayne Foster		Steve Crawford
29y, 6m, 7d			Ian Cameron [i]		Peter Duffield
29y, 4m, 12d			Andy Lyons		Stevie Kirk
28y, 8m, 7d
19y, 5m, 14d			Billy Macdonald		Jason Dair
20y, 8m, 2d			Jamie McCue		Tony Rougier
22y, 4m, 19d			Tom Smith		Mark Humphries

Match Report

TTA report

Mid-table Rovers won easily. They were a fine volley to the good at half-time then a Dinnie clearance hit off Welsh into the path of the scorer of the 2nd (63). A pen (69, foul by Dinnie) finished things off. Thistle's only asset graft and determination was sadly lacking and MacLeod called some players “a disgrace” after the match.

Media report

03-Mar-1997, Sunday Mirror

A THREE-GOAL blitz by ruthless Raith piled on the misery for rock- bottom Thistle. It was Rovers second victory at Firhill this season - and plunged Murdo McLeod's battle-weary troops further into trouble at the foot of the table. The Stark's Park outfit freshened things up with the introduction of new signings Scott Thomson, Peter Duffield and Stevie Kirk.

Raith signalled their intent after just five minutes when David Sinclair rifled a 20-yard piledriver just over. Four minutes later Raith's striker Peter Duffield should have put the visitors ahead when he was clear in the box, but he delayed his shot. Thistle had a few chances to go in front in the first half. In the 12th minute a defensive mix-up let in hit man Rod McDonald. His 20-yard snapshot had keeper Alex Geddes beaten - but flew just wide. Then midfield ace Ian Cameron unleashed a long-range left foot cracker which Geddes did well to hold. In the 18th minute Raith came storming back - but Colin Cameron missed a sitter. Raith went in front in the 39th minute when Colin Cameron crashed a shot past Nicky Walker from the edge of the box. Raith went two ahead 18 minutes after the break when Thistle defenders Steve Welsh and Alan Dinnie got in a tangle and let in Duffield for his first goal for the club. Six minutes later Dinnie made a hash of things again when he pulled down Greg McCulloch and up stepped fullback David Kirkwood to slot away the penalty.

Video Highlights

(credits: Daniel Elder / Scottish Television )

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Stats Watch

● 29-year-old Andy Lyons makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive League defeats; 3rd Feb 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 9th Dec 1995 to 9th Jan 1996. Club-record: 12 defeats; 27th Feb 1909 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 5 consecutive competitive defeats, 31st Jan 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats, 24th Nov 1992 to 12th Dec 1992. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 6 competitive games without a home win; 6th Jan 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 20th Aug 1994 to 29th Oct 1994. Club-record: 13 games; 13th Apr 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988.)

● 6 home League games without a win; 6th Jan 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 13th Feb 1993 to 20th Apr 1993. Club-record: 15 games; 5th Dec 1908 to 11th Dec 1909.)

● 57 consecutive competitive appearances for Steve Welsh, 26th Dec 1994 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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