6th Feb 1999 East Fife 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Second Division - game 24)

matches:1998-99: ← 32game 3334 →

Match Information

			Stevie Kirk		Tommy Bryce			39y, 0m, 10d
					Andy Frame
					Willie Jamieson
Barrie Moffat (0-1, 39 mins)
					Tommy Callaghan
Gibby Allan (Jason Strathdee, 60 mins)					Steven Bonar (Martin Lauchlan, 52 mins); Andy Frame (Sammy Johnston, 64 mins)
			Willie McCulloch		Kenny Arthur			20y, 1m, 30d
			Andy Lawrie		David Kennedy			32y, 3m, 30d
			John Cusick		Des McKeown			29y, 0m, 19d
			Gibby Allan		Alan Archibald			21y, 1m, 24d
			Kenny Munro		Kevin Gaughan			20y, 11m, 0d
			Tommy Harrison		Steven Bonar			23y, 8m, 17d
			former Jag Lee Dair		Tommy Callaghan			29y, 5m, 9d
			Dickie Gibb		Andy Frame			20y, 3m, 20d
			Stevie Kirk		Paul Tosh			25y, 3m, 19d
			Kevin Skeldon		Robert Dunn			19y, 7m, 9d
			Barrie Moffat		Paul McDonald			30y, 9m, 17d
								24y, 9m, 18d
			Jason Strathdee		Martin Lauchlan			18y, 4m, 5d
			John Martin		Jamie McKenzie			18y, 2m, 8d
			Trialist		Sammy Johnston			31y, 9m, 24d

Match Report

TTA report

East Fife chalked up their 3rd win against desperately poor Thistle. Nothing much happened until the Fifers scored with a static Thistle defence looking on (39). 3 good chances were missed after that and Dunn hit the bar (55). Understandably, Thistle fans in the crowd were furious at f-t. East Fife were no better.

Media report

07-Feb-1999, Scotland on Sunday

PARTICK THE BUTT OF THE JOKE AT BAYVIEW. IT is a sign of how far Partick Thistle have fallen in recent years when a defeat at East Fife is almost greeted with a certain inevitability. Thistle looked a forlorn side, especially in the first half and the huge travelling support who made the journey to the New Bayview Stadium did not hold back in venting their frustration about the 1- 0 defeat. Prior to kick off, the Partick fans laughed at the standard of the 'new' stadium - with many seats minus a bottom - and mocked any announcement made over the Tannoy. Once the game got underway, however, East Fife took over and started to show their opponents they were not to be laughed at. They didn't have to move out of third gear to look superior to the ragged Jags taking the lead in 38 minutes when Lee Dair's cross was met by Barrie Moffat, who guided his header beyond the helpless Kenny Arthur. After the interval Thistle began to take a grip on proceedings but the closest they came was from a long range Robert Dunn effort which delected onto the crossbar.

Stats Watch

● 25-year-old Paul Tosh plays his last game for Thistle.

● Thistle make their first-ever visit to Bayview Stadium.

ongoing sequences:

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Robert Dunn, 22nd Aug 1998 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Graham Connell - 26 games, 1st Aug 1998 to 23rd Jan 1999. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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