19th Apr 1997 Stirling Albion 2 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 33)

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Match Information

			Kevin Drinkell		Murdo MacLeod			38y, 6m, 26d
					John Hillcoat; Alan Archibald; Robert Apiliga; Charlie Adams; Derek McWilliams
					Mark Cairns; Alan Dinnie; Jered Stirling; Stephen Docherty; Andy Lyons
Alex Bone (0-1, 55 mins); Neil Bennett (0-2, 65 mins)
Gretar Hjartarsson (Stuart McLaren, 80 mins)					Gregg Watson (Andy Lyons, HT); Steve Maskrey (Stephen Docherty, 66 mins); Derek McWilliams (Jamie McKenzie, 81 mins)
			Mark McGeown		John Hillcoat			26y, 4m, 3d
			John Gibson		Jim Slavin			22y, 3m, 1d
			future Jag Paul Deas		Alan Archibald			19y, 4m, 6d
			Gary Carberry		Robert Apiliga			18y, 2m, 24d
			Ronnie McQuilter		David Farrell			27y, 5m, 21d
			Garry Paterson		Gregg Watson			26y, 6m, 29d
			Alex Bone		Gareth Evans			30y, 3m, 5d
			Tommy Tait		Steve Maskrey			34y, 8m, 3d
			Steve McCormick		Charlie Adams			21y, 0m, 29d
			Gretar Hjartarsson		David Moss			28y, 5m, 4d
			Neil Bennett		Derek McWilliams			31y, 3m, 3d
								25y, 11m, 27d
			Stuart McLaren		Andy Lyons			30y, 6m, 0d
			Stephen Jack		Jamie McKenzie			16y, 4m, 21d
			Craig Taggart		Stephen Docherty			21y, 2m, 1d

Match Report

TTA report

Murdo MacLeod's strugglers went from bad to worse. Lowly Albion's win assured them of First Division safety with two second half goals - spurred on by Evans' pen miss just on half-time. “A feeble attempt” (DC).

Media report

20-Apr-1997, Sunday Mirror

Stirling Albion secured their Division One status next season by beating Partick Thistle 2-0. Their goals were scored by Alex Bone and Neil Bennett.

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Daily Record, 21st April, 1997

Stirling Observer, 25th April, 1997

Stats Watch

● 16-year-old Jamie McKenzie makes his Thistle debut.

● 18-year-old Robert Apiliga plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● Robert Apiliga becomes the first Zambian to play for Thistle.

● Zambia becomes the fourteenth country/territory to birth a Jag.

ongoing sequences:

● 31 consecutive competitive appearances for Gregg Watson, 14th Sep 1996 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jered Stirling - 39 games, 10th Aug 1996 to 12th Apr 1997. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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