7th Nov 1998 Partick Thistle 0 East Fife 1 (SFL Second Division - game 14)

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Match Information

38y, 9m, 11d			Tommy Bryce		Stevie Kirk
Willie Jamieson
David Kennedy
					Lee Dair (0-1, 19 mins)
Paul McDonald; Willie Jamieson; Graham Connell
Willie Callaghan (Alan Morgan, 57 mins); Alan Morgan (Robert Dunn, 67 mins); Graham Connell (Sammy Johnston, 75 mins)					Gordon Brown (Grant McPherson, 84 mins); Lee Dair (John Martin, 88 mins)
33y, 9m, 11d			Stevie Ross		Willie McCulloch
20y, 8m, 1d			Kevin Gaughan		Ronnie Coyle
28y, 9m, 20d			Des McKeown		Gibby Allan
35y, 6m, 11d			Willie Jamieson		George Johnston
20y, 10m, 25d			Alan Archibald		John Cusick
24y, 0m, 7d			Graham Connell		Kenny Munro
29y, 2m, 10d			Tommy Callaghan		Lee Dair former Jag
38y, 9m, 11d			Tommy Bryce		Dickie Gibb
31y, 7m, 15d			Willie Callaghan		Barrie Moffat
25y, 8m, 27d			Craig Flannigan		Kevin Skeldon
30y, 6m, 18d			Paul McDonald		Gordon Brown
29y, 0m, 18d
23y, 10m, 28d			Alan Morgan		Grant McPherson
31y, 6m, 25d			Sammy Johnston		Stevie Kirk
19y, 4m, 10d			Robert Dunn		John Martin

Match Report

TTA report

An even more dismal performance. 2nd bottom East Fife took the initiative from the start and a short headed pass-back by Archibald let Dair in to score (19). McDonald hit the post, Bryce missed a sitter, Dunn hit the post twice. Worse still, Morgan was stretchered off (67) and suffered a career-ending injury.

Media report

09-Nov-1998, Daily Record

DELIGHTED Steve Kirk paid tribute to East Fife for finally turning graft into craft. The Fifers' player-boss said: “I have been praising them week in, week out for trying hard, so it's good to get a result I can praise them over. They played when they had the ball and, overall, it was their best showing of the season. The defence played well, the midfield was magnificent, and it all came together up front.” East Fife trialist Lee Dair scored after 19 minutes when he took advantage of an Alan Archibald blunder. Archibald tried to head the ball back to goal, but it fell to Dair, who netted. Kirk added: “Lee had a great strike. But every man out there played his part so it's great they were rewarded.” Thistle's only real chance came when Robert Dunn hit the bar and Sammy Johnston came in for the rebound, only to send it over. The home side's player manager Tommy Bryce said: “We are bitterly disappointed with the result, but I have to admit it was dismal. At times we looked like a team who'd never played together before.”

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 17th Oct 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats, 22nd Feb 1997 to 22nd Mar 1997. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 4 consecutive League defeats; 17th Oct 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 22nd Feb 1997 to 22nd Mar 1997. Club-record: 12 defeats; 27th Feb 1909 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Graham Connell (a new personal best) & Tommy Bryce (a new personal best), 1st Aug 1998 to date. (Longest run since: Martin Lauchlan - 19 games, 21st Mar 1998 to 11th Oct 1998. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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