13th Jan 1999 Partick Thistle 2 Alloa Athletic 1 (SFL Second Division - game 21)

matches:1998-99: ← 28game 2930 →

Match Information

38y, 11m, 17d			Tommy Bryce		Jimmy Gilmour former Jag
David Kennedy; Des McKeown
Steven Bonar; Paul McDonald
Robert Dunn (1-1, 40 mins); Paul Simpson (2-1, og 79 mins)					Martin Cameron (0-1, 39 mins)
Robert Dunn (Martin Lauchlan, 74 mins); David Kennedy (Steven Bonar, 79 mins)					Davie Pew (Steve Ramsay, 60 mins); Stuart Wilson (Stuart MacKay, 86 mins); Martin Cameron (Derek Clark, 86 mins)
20y, 1m, 6d			Kenny Arthur		Mark Cairns former Jag
32y, 3m, 6d			David Kennedy		Craig Valentine
28y, 11m, 26d			Des McKeown		Ray Sharp
35y, 8m, 17d			Willie Jamieson		Paul McAneny
21y, 1m, 0d			Alan Archibald		Davie Pew
20y, 10m, 7d			Kevin Gaughan		Stuart Wilson
24y, 2m, 13d			Graham Connell		Mark Wilson
20y, 2m, 27d			Andy Frame		Willie Irvine
25y, 2m, 26d			Paul Tosh		Martin Cameron future Jag
19y, 6m, 16d			Robert Dunn		Paul Simpson
25y, 11m, 2d			Craig Flannigan		Gregor McKechnie
24y, 11m, 2d
23y, 7m, 24d			Steven Bonar		Steve Ramsay
18y, 3m, 12d			Martin Lauchlan		Stuart MacKay
29y, 4m, 16d			Tommy Callaghan		Derek Clark

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle had some good chances but Alloa took the lead with a stunning volley (39) then Dunn turned in a Connell cross (40). More chances were missed by Thistle while Alloa were seldom a threat. A fine Lauchlan cross resulted in an OG (79) for the 3 points but it should not have been as close. Up to 4th.

Media report

14-Jan-1999, Daily Record

HOME JOY AS SIMPSON BLOWS IT. A CRUEL own goal by the visitors' Paul Simpson 11 minutes from time gifted Jags three points as their revival continued with a fifth consecutive win. But temporary Alloa boss Jim Gilmour will have to wait a bit longer to see whether he'll be appointed to the job permanently. In the early stages, on-loan Thistle striker Paul Tosh, who may have been playing his last game for the club, missed two gilt-edged opportunities. But it was Alloa's Martin Cameron who broke the deadlock in the 39th minute with a superb volley. However Thistle swept straight up the park and after thirty seconds they were back on level terms. Graham Connell swung over a hopeful cross from the left and Robert Dunn reacted quickest to sweep the loose ball home from eight yards. Both sides had chances in the second half but it was Thistle who stung the Wasps with a late winner. Martin Lauchlan swung over a cross from the left, which Alloa defender Simpson rose and met with his head, but he could only watch in horror as the ball looped over keeper Mark Cairns and into the net. Lauchlan should have added a third right on time but he was denied by Cairns' point- blank save.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 19th Dec 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 5 wins, 29th Aug 1998 to 26th Sep 1998. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 6 competitive games without defeat, 5th Dec 1998 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 15th Aug 1998 to 26th Sep 1998. Club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Graham Connell, 1st Aug 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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