14th Aug 1999 Alloa Athletic 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL Second Division - game 2)

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Match Information

			Terry Christie		John Lambie			58y, 5m, 12d
					Stephen Docherty; Isaac English
					Albert Craig; Tom McAllister
Martin Cameron (0-1, 76 mins)
Mark Nelson (David Menelaws, HT); Gregor McKechnie (Gary Clark, HT)					Robert Dunn (Eddie McGuinness, 70 mins); Isaac English (Stevie Dallas, 80 mins); Stephen Docherty (Richie Newall, 80 mins)
			former Jag Mark Cairns		Kevin Budinauckas			24y, 10m, 29d
			Craig Valentine		Gavin Duncan			26y, 0m, 7d
			Paul McAneny		Des McKeown			29y, 6m, 27d
			Davie Beaton		Ray Montgomerie			38y, 3m, 28d
			Mark Nelson		Kenny Brannigan			34y, 2m, 6d
			Derek Clark		Alan Archibald			21y, 8m, 1d
			former Jag Jimmy Boyle		Stephen Docherty			23y, 5m, 27d
			Willie Irvine		Robert Dunn			20y, 1m, 17d
			former Jag Mark Donaghy		Scott Miller			24y, 3m, 10d
			future Jag Martin Cameron		Eric Paton			21y, 0m, 13d
			Gregor McKechnie		Isaac English			27y, 9m, 2d
								26y, 5m, 26d
			Ray Sharp		Eddie McGuinness			30y, 2m, 28d
			Gary Clark		Stevie Dallas			24y, 9m, 12d
			David Menelaws		Richie Newall			21y, 4m, 16d

Match Report

TTA report

The game was held up for 13 minutes when the referee broke his nose in a collision with McKeown. For the 2nd time in as many weeks Thistle were the better team for long spells but Alloa got the only goal of the game (strike, 76). No goals, no wins, no doubts about the size of the task facing Lambie.

Media report

16-Aug-1999, Daily Record

BUZZING WASP IS SET TO CALM DOWN. MATCH-WINNER Martin Cameron has vowed to clean up his act in order to lead Alloa to promotion. The big striker, who condemned unlucky Thistle to their second successive league defeat, is hoping to top his impressive goals haul of last term. But the burly 21-year-old admits he'll have no chance if he spends another year dogged with suspensions, sitting watching his team-mates from the stand. Cameron said: “I am aiming for 20 goals just like I was last year. However, I only managed 17 then and that is probably down to the suspensions. I picked up too many bookings, which gets you banned for four games. Then I got sent off against Arbroath to go over the points limit again. I think I missed about a third of the season. I have been here for more than three years but hopefully this will be my first full season.” The shaven-headed hitman has been warned by Wasps boss Terry Christie to let his football do the talking this term. He added: “The manager warned me at the start to watch out for bookings and to keep my mouth shut, so I will be trying my best to steer clear of any bother. To score the winner was great and if we keep going the way we have been then there is no reason why we shouldn't be up there in the top three.” Christie is also targeting the First Division, but is wary of how the campaign will take its toll on his players. He admitted: “The problem could be our squad. Although I have quality not quantity, we have to to keep ourselves free of injuries and suspensions. We're not Manchester United and can't just go out and buy.”

Cameron slid home a Willie Irvine cross on 76 minutes to leave sorry Thistle pointless at the foot of the table. But the scoreline could have been different if Robert Dunn and Isaac English had taken chances in a disrupted first half. Injured referee David Somers - thought to have broken his nose - had to be replaced in the 23rd minute after an accidental collision with Thistle's Des McKeown in the centre circle.

Jags players, meanwhile, were in for an extra training shift yesterday to try and sort out their dismal start to the season. Manager John Lambie said: “It was planned and was not a punishment. I still have total faith in these players and coming in on a Sunday shows me they are all desperate to put things right. I feel for them in a way because we had total domination of the game, but it is another one without a goal. A win will come and when it does I'm convinced we can go on a run.”

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 3rd Apr 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games; 19th Apr 1997 to 29th Nov 1997. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 6 consecutive competitive defeats, 17th Jul 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 7 defeats, 17th Oct 1998 to 28th Nov 1998. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 6 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have failed to score; 17th Jul 1999 to date. (Longest run since / now a joint club-record with: 6 games; 8th Jan 1921 to 8th Feb 1921.)

● 7 competitive games without a win, 8th May 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 16th Jan 1999 to 27th Feb 1999. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 7 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Archibald, 8th May 1999 to date. (Longest run since: Kenny Arthur - 24 games, 28th Nov 1998 to 17th Jul 1999. 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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