27th Sep 1997 St Mirren 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 7)

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Match Information

			Tony Fitzpatrick		John McVeigh			40y, 8m, 2d
					Jered Stirling
					Kevin Gaughan
Junior Mendes (0-1, 48 mins)
Steven McGarry					David Farrell; Iain Nicolson; Jered Stirling; Charlie Adams
Tommy Brown (Steven McGarry, 75 mins)					Alan Morgan (Charlie Adams, 55 mins); Jimmy Boyle (Alex Martin, 88 mins)
			Alan Combe		Andy Stewart			19y, 8m, 25d
			Brian Smith		Chris Honor			29y, 3m, 22d
			Barry McLaughlin		Jered Stirling			20y, 11m, 14d
			Norrie McWhirter		David Farrell			27y, 10m, 29d
			Brian Hetherston		Callum Milne			32y, 1m, 0d
			future Jag Stephen Watson		Gregg Watson			27y, 0m, 6d
			Jim Dick		Jimmy Boyle			30y, 7m, 8d
			future Jag Hugh Murray		Iain Nicolson			20y, 11m, 14d
			Junior Mendes		Gareth Evans			30y, 8m, 13d
			Tommy Brown		Nicky Henderson			28y, 7m, 19d
			Dave Winnie		Alan Morgan			22y, 9m, 17d
								26y, 5m, 4d
			future Jag Stuart Taylor		Charlie Adams			21y, 6m, 6d
			Burton O'Brien		Alex Martin			18y, 1m, 9d
			Steven McGarry		Billy Macdonald			21y, 0m, 10d

Match Report

TTA report

Saints missed a number of chances so 0-0 at half-time was an achievement. A free-kick began a move that led to the goal (48, suspicion of off-side). Thistle did enjoy a better second half and had a few chances - Stirling's 30-yard free-kick went closest - but they couldn't find an equaliser. Stewart was in fine form.

Media report

29-Sep-1997, Daily Record

Junior Mendes' sixth goal of the season keeps him in pole position in the First Division scoring stakes. The Jags haven't won at Love Street since October 1979.

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PTFC Match Programme, 4th October, 1997

Stats Watch

● 29-year-old Chris Honor plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 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.)

● 8 competitive away games without a win; 19th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 13th Apr 1996 to 5th Oct 1996. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 14 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 12th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 31st Jan 1996 to 10th Aug 1996. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 38 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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