11th Oct 1998 Partick Thistle 2 Forfar Athletic 0 (SFL Second Division - game 10)

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Match Information

38y, 8m, 14d			Tommy Bryce		Ian McPhee
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Alan Morgan (1-0, 22 mins); Tommy Bryce (2-0, 46 mins)
Alan Archibald					Ralph Brand
					Jimmy Nairn (Martin McLauchlan, 12 mins); John Allison (Graeme McCheyne, 60 mins); Ben Honeyman (Andy Cargill, 70 mins)
33y, 8m, 14d			Stevie Ross		Dean Robertson
32y, 0m, 4d			David Kennedy		Graham Watson
28y, 8m, 23d			Des McKeown		Ray Sharp
20y, 7m, 5d			Kevin Gaughan		Jimmy Nairn
20y, 9m, 28d			Alan Archibald		Bobby Mann
23y, 11m, 10d			Graham Connell		Doug Craig
18y, 0m, 10d			Martin Lauchlan		Ken Gillies
38y, 8m, 14d			Tommy Bryce		John Allison
23y, 10m, 1d			Alan Morgan		Ralph Brand
19y, 3m, 13d			Robert Dunn		Ben Honeyman
30y, 5m, 21d			Paul McDonald		Steve Raynes
26y, 4m, 17d
29y, 1m, 13d			Tommy Callaghan		Martin McLauchlan
30y, 7m, 13d			Scott McArthur		Graeme McCheyne
17y, 10m, 12d			Jamie McKenzie		Andy Cargill

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle struggled early on and Forfar almost took the lead after Ross dropped a cross (19) but Morgan scored with a low shot after Lauchlan's run and cross (22). Bryce doubled the lead with a shot under the keeper (46). Morgan missed a pen (47), hit the bar and had a “goal“ disallowed. Back to the top.

Media report

12-Oct-1998, The Scotsman

THINGS LOOKING UP FOR THISTLE. IT CERTAINLY was a case of many happy returns for Partick Thistle as they celebrated the anniversary of the Save the Jags campaign by regaining the leadership of the Second Division with a comprehensive win over struggling Forfar. Reduced admission prices, the Firhill board's way of thanking the efforts of the Thistle fans in a turbulent and dramatic 12 months, produced a crowd of nearly 3,000, and if the fans' commitment can be repaid on the field then the club may just come out first from the triumvirate of promotion chasers at the top of the division. If they can hang on to their highly-rated youngsters they would certainly stand a better chance, but on this and other recent performances Thistle will do well to keep the likes of Robert Dunn, Martin Lauchlan and their Under-21 defender, Alan Archibald. All three look destined to head elsewhere as Thistle still attempt to gain a sounder financial footing. Thistle's nerves were clearly showing in the opening stages as they went in search of the win which would take them back to the top.

They nearly gifted a goal in 19 minutes when Steve Ross dropped a cross and Archibald had to clear Ben Honeyman's shot acrobatically. Five minutes later, however, Thistle opened the scoring. From Lauchlan's run and cross on the right, Alan Morgan beat Robertson with a well-taken, low ten-yard shot. Robert Dunn came close to adding a second in 36 minutes, testing Robertson with an 18-yard drive, and then just before half-time Lauchlan and Morgan combined well again, but the latter's shot slipped just past the post. Thistle wrapped up the points just 15 seconds after the break when Dunn robbed the former Dunfermline defender, Ray Sharp, and played a through-ball to his player-manager, Tommy Bryce, who shot under Robertson for his third of the season. A minute later Morgan missed a penalty after Robertson felled Lauchlan. Despite his opening goal, it proved to be a frustrating afternoon for ex-Forfar man Morgan. Apart from his penalty miss, he hit the bar and had a goal disallowed in the one-sided closing stages.

Stats Watch

● Goalie Stevie Ross keeps his last clean-sheet for Thistle.

● Tommy Bryce scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive clean-sheets in competitive home games; 5th Sep 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 4 games; 3rd Sep 1983 to 8th Oct 1983. Club-record: 7 games; 19th Aug 1911 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 4 consecutive clean-sheets in home League games; 5th Sep 1998 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 5 games; 18th Dec 1993 to 26th Mar 1994, 6th Dec 1975 to 7th Feb 1976, 1st Jan 1971 to 20th Mar 1971, 25th Nov 1961 to 6th Jan 1962 & 19th Aug 1911 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 5th Sep 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins; 11th Jan 1992 to 29th Feb 1992. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 4 consecutive home League wins; 5th Sep 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins; 11th Jan 1992 to 29th Feb 1992. Joint club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897 & 7th Nov 1970 to 5th Apr 1971.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Martin Lauchlan, 21st Mar 1998 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Archibald - 34 games, 18th Oct 1997 to 29th Aug 1998. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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