24th Mar 1998 Falkirk 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 30)

matches:1997-98: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

			Alex Totten		John McVeigh			41y, 1m, 27d
					no changes
					no changes
Marino Keith (0-1, 46 mins)					Jamie McGowan (1-1, og 56 mins)
Andy Seaton					Alan Archibald; Chic Charnley; Andy Lyons; Alan Lawrence; Callum Milne
Brian Hamilton (Derek Ferguson, 68 mins); David Hagen (Paul McGrillen, 68 mins); Scott MacKenzie (Albert Craig, 83 mins)					Robert Dunn (Billy Macdonald, 52 mins); Chic Charnley (Martin Lauchlan, 82 mins)
			Paul Mathers		Kenny Arthur			19y, 3m, 17d
			Jamie McGowan		Jimmy Boyle			31y, 1m, 5d
			future Jag Martyn Corrigan		Alan Archibald			20y, 3m, 11d
			Andy Seaton		Callum Milne			32y, 6m, 25d
			Scott MacKenzie		Gregg Watson			27y, 6m, 3d
			future Jag Brian Hamilton		Iain Nicolson			21y, 5m, 11d
			Marino Keith		Nicky Henderson			29y, 1m, 16d
			Kevin McAllister		Robert Dunn			18y, 8m, 24d
			David Hagen		Alan Lawrence			35y, 7m, 5d
			Scott Crabbe		Chic Charnley			34y, 9m, 13d
			Chris McCart		Andy Lyons			31y, 5m, 5d
								27y, 5m, 9d
			former Jag Albert Craig		Billy Macdonald			21y, 6m, 7d
			future Jag Derek Ferguson		Martin Lauchlan			17y, 5m, 23d
			future Jag Paul McGrillen		Jamie McKenzie			17y, 3m, 23d

Match Report

TTA report

Charnley came closest for Thistle in the first half but was well tackled. Falkirk scored (header, 46) but an OG (56) with Nicolson and Henderson pressurising the defender made it 1-1. Falkirk hit the post late on and Lawrence shot over. Charnley was booked and faced a 5-match ban. A fair result on the night.

Media report

25-Mar-1998, The Herald

THISTLE MANAGE TO EARN A POINT. SAVE the Bairns, Save the Jags - two cash-strapped teams in opposition, and the points were shared at Brockville last night. Yet both clubs are confident that, with the help of the fans, they will survive. A midweek crowd of 4815 proved that Falkirk chairman George Fulston's confidence that his club can survive despite a receiver having been called in. Talk of half wages were alleged but last night Fulston confirmed that the Bairns were on the full monty. In fact, Fulston also received a quiet reception from what some regard are some of the worst standites in the game before the start. Fulston said that Falkirk is an area that can support a top club - and that everything was in place for the sale of Brockville and the building of a new stadium at Westfield. Unfortunately last night the victory that the fans desired was not to be, the result putting a dent in Falkirk's promotion plans and certainly not helping relegation threatened Thistle. The home team were dangerous on the break, despite Thistle's Chic Charnley trying to be at his outrageous best in midfield - but only in flashes in the first-half. However, as the game wore on frustration took over as Thistle's Calum Milne was booked for bringing down Marino Keith. As Falkirk fought to break down the strong Thistle defence towards half-time, Keith tried a long-range shot which went past Arthur's right-hand post.

Falkirk came out with all guns blazing after the break, and Thistle were a goal down within less than a minute of the restart. Kevin McAllister broke down the right and Keith was there un- opposed at the far post to steer a header into the net. Thistle's Billy Macdonald came on for Robert Dunn in 57 minutes then Charnley was booked for an off-the-ball incident - it will cost him a five-game ban - but there was some joy for Thistle when they equalised. Nicky Henderson and Alan Lawrence worked a one-two but McGowan's toe got in the way, and the ball ended up in the net past the stranded Mathers. Then Thistle's Alan Archibald was booked for a foul on McAllister. Falkirk freshened up their side by bringing on Paul McGrillen and Derek Ferguson for David Hagen and Brian Hamilton, and it almost worked within a couple of minutes when a Keith header came off Arthur's right- hand post and land back in the keeper's hands. At the other end, Lawrence shot over and within a couple of minutes he also picked up a booking for fouling. In 80 minutes, Scott Crabbe came close to scoring the winner for Falkirk with a raking shot which Arthur was happy to knock over. Thistle's Charnley was then replaceded by Martin Lauchlan, and Falkirk brought on Albert Craig for Scott McKenzie.

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Aberdeen Press & Journal, 26th March, 1998

PTFC Match Programme, 25th April, 1998

Stats Watch

● 32-year-old Callum Milne plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 8 League games without a win; 31st Jan 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 27th Sep 1997 to 29th Nov 1997. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 9 competitive games without a win, 24th Jan 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games, 27th Sep 1997 to 29th Nov 1997. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Boyle, 2nd Aug 1997 to date, a new personal best. (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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