13th Sep 1997 Partick Thistle 1 Stirling Albion 2 (SFL First Division - game 5)

matches:1997-98: ← 09game 1011 →

Match Information

40y, 7m, 19d			John McVeigh		Kevin Drinkell
Iain Nicolson; Alan Morgan; Gareth Evans
Andy Lyons; Ally Graham; Peter Hetherston
Charlie Adams (1-1, 36 mins)					Alex Bone (0-1, 24 mins); Stuart McLaren (1-2, 42 mins)
Gregg Watson; Kevin Gaughan; Charlie Adams					John Gibson
Billy Macdonald (Nicky Henderson, HT)					Gary Carberry (Kevin Bain, HT)
19y, 8m, 11d			Andy Stewart		Mark McGeown
30y, 6m, 25d			Jimmy Boyle		Ronnie McQuilter
20y, 11m, 0d			Iain Nicolson		Andy Paterson
32y, 0m, 17d			Callum Milne		Paul Deas future Jag
19y, 6m, 7d			Kevin Gaughan		Neil Bennett
26y, 11m, 23d			Gregg Watson		Garry Paterson
22y, 9m, 3d			Alan Morgan		Tommy Tait
27y, 10m, 15d			David Farrell		John Gibson
30y, 7m, 30d			Gareth Evans		Alex Bone
20y, 11m, 27d			Billy Macdonald		Stuart McLaren
21y, 5m, 23d			Charlie Adams		Gary Carberry
24y, 10m, 10d
28y, 7m, 5d			Nicky Henderson		Stevie Nicholas future Jag
16y, 9m, 15d			Jamie McKenzie		Steve McCormick
18y, 0m, 26d			Alex Martin		Kevin Bain

Match Report

TTA report

MacDonald lost possession twice and Stirling went ahead twice (long-range deflected shot, 24 and cross fired in, 42). In between, Adams tapped in an Evans cut-back (36). Both teams hit the woodwork in the second half but Thistle quickly faded. “Thistle on the road to nowhere” (GH) and bottom!

Media report

15-Sep-1997, The Mirror

Albion finally got their act together for boss Kevin Drinkell after two league defeats and the winning margin could have been more. John Gibson and Tommy Tait both missed sitters before Andy Paterson set up Alex Bone for the opener in 24 minutes. Thistle were quick to hit back and Stirling keeper Mark McGeown tipped a David Farrell header over the bar in 29 minutes. Charlie Adams levelled in 36 minutes as McGeown was left stranded after coming off his line to try and block Gareth Evans approach. But the Thistle celebrations were short-lived as Stuart McLaren fired what was to be the winner just before the break. Jags have now slumped to bottom of the league and boss John McVeigh said: “We shot ourselves in the foot. It was just bad play.” But McVeigh was pleased with the debut of ex-Ranger Iain Nicolson. He said: “He looked keen, but to be fair he was played out of position. He went in and did a job on the left side where we were short today but he's really a centre midfield player or right-sided and that's where we hope to use him.”

Scrapbook

magnifiable if deemed necessary by your browser

Daily Record, 15th September, 1997

Stirling Observer, 19th September, 1997

PTFC Match Programme, 20th September, 1997

Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Alan Morgan makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 League games without a win; 10th May 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games; 30th Mar 1996 to 21st Sep 1996. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 8 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.)

● 36 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

.

match hubs