5th Oct 1996 Greenock Morton 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 8)

matches:1996-97: ← 17game 1819 →

Match Information

			Allan McGraw		Murdo MacLeod			38y, 0m, 11d
					no changes
					no changes
Brian Reid (0-1, 36 mins)
Paul Blair (Ross Matheson, 84 mins); Paddy Flannery (Craig McPherson, 87 mins)					Andy Lyons (Stephen Docherty, 65 mins); Alan Dinnie (Callum Milne, 75 mins)
			David Wylie		Mark Cairns			27y, 0m, 10d
			future Jag Derek Collins		Alan Dinnie			33y, 4m, 21d
			Peter Cormack		Jered Stirling			19y, 11m, 22d
			John Anderson		Tommy Turner			32y, 11m, 24d
			Steve McCahill		Jim Slavin			21y, 8m, 17d
			Brian Reid		Gregg Watson			26y, 0m, 14d
			Paul Blair		Gareth Evans			29y, 8m, 21d
			Stephen Aitken		Nicky Henderson			27y, 7m, 27d
			Warren Hawke		Charlie Adams			20y, 6m, 14d
			future Jag Scott McArthur		David Moss			27y, 10m, 20d
			Paddy Flannery		Andy Lyons			29y, 11m, 16d
								26y, 11m, 27d
			Ross Matheson		Callum Milne			31y, 1m, 8d
			Craig McPherson		Stephen Docherty			20y, 7m, 17d
			Marko Rajamaki		David Farrell			26y, 11m, 6d

Match Report

TTA report

Unchanged in 3 games, Thistle missed some early chances before Morton were awarded a soft penalty that Cairns saved (10). More chances were squandered then slack marking at a corner gave Morton the lead (36). Corners, set pieces and chances came and went. A game Thistle should never have lost.

Media report

07-Oct-1996, The Mirror

Brian Reid the former Rangers midfield star, scored MORTON'S winner against PARTICK THISTLE after almost missing he game. Said Reid, whose goal lifted Morton into second place: “I've got sprained ligaments and even though I passed a fitness test before the match, I still wasn't 100per cent fit.” Allan McGraw, Morton manager, said: “It was good to see Brian score as he doesn't get that many. I was also delighted with the play of Steve Aitken.” Thistle boss Murdo MacLeod, said: “We need a goal scorer. It's very difficult to bring in a 20 goals a season man for nothing and not pay him a wage. It's funny but there are not many of them around willing to accept that sort of deal. I thought we played well for long spells. But it was a mistake that led to the goal which is disappointing because I felt we did enough to get something.”

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Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 7 away League games without a win; 13th Apr 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 5th Mar 1994 to 1st Oct 1994. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 10 competitive away games without a win; 13th Apr 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 16th Sep 1989 to 28th Apr 1990. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 14 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 31st Jan 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 14th Oct 1989 to 25th Aug 1990. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Lyons, 2nd Mar 1996 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Ian Cameron [i] - 31 games, 21st Oct 1995 to 16th May 1996. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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