30th Aug 1997 Airdrieonians 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 4)

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Match Information

			Alex MacDonald		John McVeigh			40y, 7m, 5d
					Andy Stewart; Kevin Gaughan; Billy Macdonald
					Gary O'Connor; Gus Caesar; Bobby Connor
John Davies (0-1, 56 mins)					Kevin Gaughan (1-1, 87 mins)
Tony Smith; Jimmy Sandison					Kevin Gaughan; David Farrell
Sandy Stewart (Paul Jack, 17 mins); Paddy Connolly (Alan Lawrence, HT); Steve Cooper (Gordon Connelly, 51 mins)					Peter Hetherston (Gareth Evans, 24 mins); Billy Macdonald (Nicky Henderson, 65 mins); Charlie Adams (Alex Martin, 77 mins)
			Andy Rhodes		Andy Stewart			19y, 7m, 28d
			Tony Smith		Jimmy Boyle			30y, 6m, 11d
			future Jag Sandy Stewart		Andy Lyons			30y, 10m, 11d
			Forbes Johnston		Callum Milne			32y, 0m, 3d
			Sean Sweeney		Kevin Gaughan			19y, 5m, 24d
			Jimmy Sandison		Gregg Watson			26y, 11m, 9d
			John Davies		Charlie Adams			21y, 5m, 9d
			Kenny Black		David Farrell			27y, 10m, 1d
			Marvyn Wilson		Ally Graham			31y, 0m, 19d
			Paddy Connolly		Peter Hetherston			32y, 9m, 24d
			Steve Cooper		Billy Macdonald			20y, 11m, 13d
								26y, 8m, 8d
			Paul Jack		Gareth Evans			30y, 7m, 16d
			future Jag Alan Lawrence		Nicky Henderson			28y, 6m, 22d
			Gordon Connelly		Alex Martin			18y, 0m, 12d

Match Report

TTA report

A poor game, littered with fouls. Hetherston only managed 45 minutes due to the treatment he got. Lyons' shot cleared off the line was Thistle's best chance. MacDonald gave the ball away and it set up Airdrie's 1st shot on target (56). Farrell went close 3 times before Gaughan levelled on his debut (header, 87).

Media report

Sam Phillips, 31-Aug-1997, Scotland on Sunday

In a match which had more injuries than goalmouth incidents, a draw was only fair; neither side deserved to win. Sandy Stewart set the tone in the 14th minute, when he injured himself challenging for a loose ball with namesake Andy. He was replaced by Paul Jack and, not long after that, the match ball also had to be substituted. That was hardly surprising, given the punishment it had received. Defenders bludgeoned clearances from one half to the other and both sides punted hopeful high balls in the general direction of lanky target men. Continental coaches would have recoiled in horror at the sheer Scottishness of the 31 minutes of lung-bursting, sinew-stretching action which elapsed before the fans saw some football.

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Scotland on Sunday, 31st August, 1997

Stats Watch

● 19-year-old Andy Stewart makes his Thistle debut.

● 19-year-old Kevin Gaughan makes his Thistle debut and joins our scoring debutants club.

● 31-year-old Ally Graham plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without a win; 19th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 13th Apr 1996 to 5th Oct 1996. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 7 competitive away games without a win; 19th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 19th Apr 1997 to 23rd Aug 1997. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 7 competitive games without a win, 10th May 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games, 30th Mar 1996 to 16th May 1996. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 35 consecutive competitive appearances for David Farrell, 12th Oct 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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