21st Jul 1998 Queen's Park 1 Partick Thistle 0 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			former Jag John McCormack		Tommy Bryce			38y, 5m, 24d
					Stevie Ross; Jamie McKenzie; Kevin McCann; Willie Jamieson; Willie Callaghan; Alan Morgan; Sammy Johnston
					Kenny Arthur; David Kennedy; Alan Archibald; Graham Connell; Martin Lauchlan; Liam McVey; Scott Houston
? (0-1, 16 mins)
					Mark Donaghy (Stephen Gallen); Tommy Bryce (Willie Howie); Willie Callaghan (Alex Martin); Alan Morgan (Paul Rodden)
			?		Stevie Ross			33y, 5m, 24d
			?		Jamie McKenzie			17y, 7m, 22d
			?		Kevin McCann			17y, 7m, 4d
			?		Willie Jamieson			35y, 2m, 24d
			?		Trialist
			?		Robert Dunn			19y, 0m, 23d
			?		Mark Donaghy			25y, 10m, 22d
			?		Tommy Bryce			38y, 5m, 24d
			?		Willie Callaghan			31y, 3m, 28d
			?		Alan Morgan			23y, 7m, 11d
			?		Sammy Johnston			31y, 3m, 8d
								27y, 4m, 10d
			?		Stephen Gallen			19y, 2m, 18d
			?		Willie Howie			16y, 0m, 12d
			?		Alex Martin			18y, 11m, 3d
					Paul Rodden			15y, 11m, 9d
					Willie Reid

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Match Report

TTA report

Wholesale changes were made but the performance was as miserable as the weather. Thistle found the Queen's defence solid. They went 1-down (16) and failed to impress. Ross saved with his legs to prevent a 2-goal lead and Jamieson's header hit the bar late on but Thistle couldn't find the net.

Media report

04-Aug-1998, Partick Thistle match programme

You could hardly have had more contrasting conditions between that game and the next. The Stenhousemuir game took place in glorious sunshine. Twenty-four hours later at Lesser Hampden however Thistle took the field in pouring rain for the fixture with Queen's Park. I'm afraid to say that Thistle turned in a performance to match the miserable conditions and suffered their first defeat in the pre-season games. Tommy Bryce once again made changes for this match with only himself, Mark Donaghy and Robert Dunn from the team that started at Stenhousemuir starting this one. Queen's have struggled in recent seasons but their new manager, ex Jag John McCormack, looks to have made a difference even in the relatively short time he has been in charge. Their defence was the most organised that Thistle had faced, and it soon became clear that this match was going to be a real struggle. Thistle started the match with Alan Morgan and Willie Callaghan occupying the main striking positions. Robert Dunn, scorer against Stenhousemuir played in an unfamiliar role on the right hand side of midfield. The Jags were unable to make much of an impression on that well from the organised Queen's defence. In fact after 16 minutes they found themselves trailing by a goal to nil. Initially a fine tackle from Jamie McKenzie looked to have cleared any danger but the ball broke into the path of a Queen's player and he gave Ross little chance of preventing a goal. Ross saved well with his legs just before the break to ensure that Thistle didn't fall further behind, but there was no disguising a disappointing first half display. There was little improvement after the break. Willie Jamieson did see a header come off the Queen's Park crossbar and Tommy Bryce was unfortunate not to convert a Willie Callaghan cross. But really Thistle were unable to make much impression and left Tommy Bryce an unhappy man at the final whistle.

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PTFC Match Programme, 4th August, 1998

Stats Watch

● 15-year-old Paul Rodden makes his Thistle debut.

● 19-year-old Stephen Gallen plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 39 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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