14th Dec 1996 St Mirren 3 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 17)

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Match Information

			Tony Fitzpatrick		Murdo MacLeod			38y, 2m, 20d
					Derek McWilliams; Andy Lyons
					Nicky Henderson; Charlie Adams
Mark Yardley (2-1, 53 mins); Mark Yardley (2-2, 55 mins); Paul Fenwick (2-3, 72 mins)					Gareth Evans (1-0, 21 mins); David Moss (2-0, 44 mins)
Ricky Gillies (James McGuire, 76 mins); Norrie McWhirter (Brian Smith, 78 mins)					Andy Lyons (Charlie Adams, 74 mins)
			Alan Combe		John Hillcoat			25y, 11m, 28d
			Barry McLaughlin		Callum Milne			31y, 3m, 17d
			Martin Baker		Jered Stirling			20y, 2m, 1d
			Norrie McWhirter		Billy Macdonald			20y, 2m, 27d
			Paul Fenwick		David Farrell			27y, 1m, 15d
			future Jag Stephen Watson		Gregg Watson			26y, 2m, 23d
			Stuart Munro		Gareth Evans			29y, 11m, 0d
			Jim Dick		Derek McWilliams			30y, 10m, 28d
			future Jag Ricky Gillies		Steve Maskrey			34y, 3m, 28d
			Junior Mendes		David Moss			28y, 0m, 29d
			Mark Yardley		Andy Lyons			30y, 1m, 25d
								27y, 8m, 4d
			Brian Smith		Charlie Adams			20y, 8m, 23d
			James McGuire		Tommy Turner			33y, 2m, 3d
			Paul Archdeacon		Stephen Docherty			20y, 9m, 26d

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were well in command thanks to an Evans strike (21) and Moss from 18 yards (44). Evans wasted a chance right after half-time then 2 shots by Yardley (a bizarre deflection, 54 and a deflection off Milne, (56) levelled things. Poor defending at a corner (77) made it 3-2 and intense pressure came to nothing.

Media report

16-Dec-1996, The Mirror

Two-goal Mark Yardley was ST MIRREN'S hero in a dramatic 3-2 home win over PARTICK THISTLE. Said Yardley: “There was a lot of shouting and screaming in our dressing- room at half-time when we were 2-0 down. “The players were bawling at each other - but then we turned our energy against Thistle, stopped yelling at our own side and scored three times.'' Saints' boss Tony Fitzpatrick said: “I'm so proud of the boys. They showed great character to fight back. They're a young team, but they never know when they are beaten.”

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Daily Record, 16th December, 1996

Paisley Daily Express, 16th December, 1996

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ongoing sequences:

● 23 consecutive competitive appearances for Jered Stirling, 10th Aug 1996 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Nicky Henderson - 23 games, 16th May 1996 to 30th Nov 1996. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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