15th Nov 1997 Stirling Albion 2 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 13)

matches:1997-98: ← 17game 1819 →

Match Information

			Kevin Drinkell		John McVeigh			40y, 9m, 21d
					Kenny Arthur; Alan Morgan; Gregg Watson
					Andy Stewart; Charlie Adams; Andy Lyons
Tommy Tait (0-1, 1 min); Gavin Price (0-2, 23 mins)					Jered Stirling (1-2, 75 mins); Jimmy Boyle (2-2, 88 mins)
Paul Deas; Gavin Price; Alex Bone; Atle Nilsen; Kevin Bain
					Billy Macdonald (@ 0-2, 42 mins); Callum Milne (@ 0-2, 42 mins)
Atle Nilsen (John Gibson, 53 mins); Landry Zahana-oni (Gretar Hjartarsson, 73 mins)					Iain Nicolson (Kevin Gaughan, HT); Alan Morgan (Charlie Adams, 50 mins); Jered Stirling (Jamie McKenzie, 81 mins)
			Mark McGeown		Kenny Arthur			18y, 11m, 8d
			Neil Bennett		Jimmy Boyle			30y, 8m, 27d
			Andy Paterson		Jered Stirling			21y, 1m, 2d
			Garry Paterson		Callum Milne			32y, 2m, 19d
			future Jag Paul Deas		Alan Archibald			19y, 11m, 2d
			Tommy Tait		Iain Nicolson			21y, 1m, 2d
			Gavin Price		Nicky Henderson			28y, 9m, 7d
			Landry Zahana-Oni		Billy Macdonald			21y, 1m, 29d
			Alex Bone		Gareth Evans			30y, 10m, 1d
			Atle Nilsen		Alan Morgan			22y, 11m, 5d
			Kevin Bain		Gregg Watson			27y, 1m, 25d
								24y, 11m, 25d
			John Gibson		Charlie Adams			21y, 7m, 25d
			Gretar Hjartarsson		Kevin Gaughan			19y, 8m, 9d
			Gary Carberry		Jamie McKenzie			16y, 11m, 17d

Match Report

TTA report

Albion scored (1 and 23) both looking off-side. The ref awarded Thistle a pen then gave a free-kick. Ill feeling crept in. Milne (2nd yellow) and MacDonald (straight red) were sent off. Thistle (playing 3-3-2) scored (Stirling, 75), Albion hit the bar, Arthur double saved, then Boyle scored with his rebounded pen (89).

Media report

17-Nov-1997, The Mirror

John McVeigh emerged from the fire and fury of Thistle's amazing 2-2 draw against Stirling Albion and revealed: “I've always known we had to climb Everest. But I didn't know we had to do it backwards wearing roller skates!” Thistle's predicament looked desperate when Albion swept into 2-0 lead thanks to strikes from Tommy Tait and Gavin Price after just 21 minutes. And it got worse when Calum Milne and Billy McDonald were sent off after a clash with French star Landry Zahani-Oni. But McVeigh's men pulled off a miracle escape with late strikes from Jered Stirling and Jimmy Boyle's 88th minute penalty. McVeigh said: “That was the best effort from any team I've ever been involved with. After the game I felt as if someone had shoved a cheque for pounds £1million in my hand. That's what football is all about. In the past I've given stick to the lads, but this time I have nothing but praise for them.” Albion boss Kevin Drinkell was furious about racist abuse directed at Zahani-Oni, who he took off in the second half. Drinks said: “In such a situation we should have won. The players should have been more diligent and got on with the job.”

Scrapbook

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Scotland on Sunday, 16th November, 1997

Glasgow Herald, 17th November, 1997

Stirling Observer, 21st November, 1997

PTFC Match Programme, 13th December, 1997

Stats Watch

● Jimmy Boyle scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive games without a win, 27th Sep 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games, 10th May 1997 to 13th Sep 1997. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 7 League games without a win; 27th Sep 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.)

● 10 away League games without a win; 19th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 16th Sep 1989 to 25th Aug 1990. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 11 competitive away games without a win; 19th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 16th Sep 1989 to 28th Apr 1990. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for Charlie Adams, 12th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: David Farrell - 40 games, 12th Oct 1996 to 18th Oct 1997. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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