29th Nov 1997 Greenock Morton 3 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 15)

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Match Information

			Billy Stark		John McVeigh			40y, 10m, 4d
					no changes
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Brian Reid (0-1, 31 mins); Stuart Gray (2-2, 67 mins); Owen Archdeacon (2-3, 74 mins)					Gregg Watson (1-1, 32 mins); Alan Morgan (2-1, 59 mins)
Alan Mahood; Brian Reid					Alan Archibald; Jered Stirling
Alan Blaikie (John Morrow, 6 mins); Craig McPherson (Scott McArthur, 87 mins)					Jered Stirling (Charlie Adams, 69 mins)
			David Wylie		Kenny Arthur			18y, 11m, 22d
			John Anderson		Jimmy Boyle			30y, 9m, 10d
			future Jag Derek Collins		Jered Stirling			21y, 1m, 16d
			Alan Mahood		Alan Archibald			19y, 11m, 16d
			Brian Reid		Kevin Gaughan			19y, 8m, 23d
			Owen Archdeacon		Gregg Watson			27y, 2m, 8d
			Craig McPherson		Iain Nicolson			21y, 1m, 16d
			Stuart Gray		Nicky Henderson			28y, 9m, 21d
			Warren Hawke		Gareth Evans			30y, 10m, 15d
			Alan Blaikie		Alan Morgan			22y, 11m, 19d
			Peter Duffield		Andy Lyons			31y, 1m, 10d
								24y, 9m, 13d
			future Jag Scott McArthur		Charlie Adams			21y, 8m, 8d
			Mark McGraw		Jamie McKenzie			17y, 0m, 0d
			John Morrow		Alex Martin			18y, 3m, 11d

Match Report

TTA report

The score flattered Thistle who lived dangerously throughout. Morton took a deserved lead (31) but Watson scored from the edge of the box (32). A Morgan header (59) gave Thistle a brief lead but Morton levelled with a fine goal (67) and won it (74) breaking away up the park when Thistle lost possession at a corner.

Media report

01-Dec-1997, The Mirror

Thistle officials were furious with the Greenock police, who refused to allow their fans to sell Save The Jags T-shirts outside the ground after Morton had given their permission. It wasn't much better on the pitch either. Morton could have been four up by the time Brian Reid headed them in front and, although Gregg Watson immediately equalised with their first effort on target, Thistle were clearly second best. Alan Morgan headed them in front with their first attack of the second half but defensive naivety cost them. Owen Archdeacon rifled home the equaliser with a 20-yard drive before on-loan Celt Stuart Gray notched the winner, dinking the ball over young Kenny Arthur with his right foot. Gray said:”I hope I'm doing Billy Stark a turn but he's doing me a bigger favour giving me first-team football. I needed a challenge.”

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The Sun, 1st December,

Billy Hamilton report

Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Charlie Adams plays his last game for Thistle.

● Gregg Watson scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 9 competitive games without a win, 27th Sep 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games, 10th Nov 1992 to 9th Jan 1993. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 9 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.)

● 11 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.)

● 12 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.)

● 22 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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