14th Nov 1999 Partick Thistle 2 Stranraer 0 (SFL Second Division - game 14)

matches:1999-00: ← 18game 1920 →

Match Information

58y, 8m, 12d			John Lambie		Billy McLaren former Jag
Derek Lyle; Eric Paton; Robert Dunn; Isaac English
Stephen Docherty; David Elliot; Paul McIntyre; Alec Nesovic
Robert Dunn (1-0, 16 mins); Robert Dunn (2-0, 41 mins)
					Billy MacDonald; Duncan George; Alan Blaikie
					Andy Roddie (@ 1-0, 33 mins)
Derek Ferguson (Tommy Callaghan, 68 mins); Robert Dunn (Liam McVey, 90 mins)					Frazer Wright (Jason Young, 51 mins); Tom Black (Paul Watson, 60 mins); Duncan George (Robert Bell, 75 mins)
25y, 1m, 29d			Kevin Budinauckas		Mark McGeown
37y, 10m, 11d			Albert Craig		Keith Knox
29y, 9m, 27d			Des McKeown		Dougie Johnstone
32y, 3m, 14d			Derek Ferguson		Tom Black
38y, 6m, 28d			Ray Montgomerie		Frazer Wright
21y, 11m, 1d			Alan Archibald		Jamie Smith future Jag
18y, 9m, 1d			Derek Lyle		Billy MacDonald former Jag
21y, 3m, 13d			Eric Paton		Duncan George
20y, 4m, 17d			Robert Dunn		Andy Roddie future Jag
20y, 9m, 23d			Quinton Jacobs		Alan Blaikie
28y, 0m, 2d			Isaac English		Paul Ronald
26y, 9m, 20d
30y, 2m, 17d			Tommy Callaghan		Paul Watson
18y, 10m, 28d			Kevin McCann		Robert Bell
17y, 9m, 12d			Liam McVey		Jason Young

Match Report

TTA report

Dunn scored (16) when he got the break of the ball inside the box then Jacobs hit the bar. Stranraer were reduced to 10 men (dissent, 33). Dunn scored again from close in, knocking in a rebound from a Ferguson drive (41). Paton hit the bar after half-time and Jacobs went close twice as Thistle saw the points safe.

Media report

15-Nov-1999, The Herald

DUNN ON TARGET AS THE THISTLE REVIVAL CONTINUES. The revival of Partick Thistle, under the management of John Lambie, continued yesterday with a brace of goals from Robert Dunn securing another three points. “That's five games unbeaten,” said Lambie. “I am delighted at the football we played, particularly in the first half when we kept the ball on the deck. I'm pleased for our fans, who must have enjoyed it. I thought we played as well in that first half as we have done all season.”

Stranraer had the chance to move into second place in the league, but Andy Roddie put them at a disadvantage after only 33 minutes when he was needlessly sent off. Roddie became involved in a scuffle on the touchline with Albert Craig, but it was his comments to referee Ian Frickleton after the incident that forced the red card. However, by then, Partick were already in the lead after Dunn got the break of the ball inside the penalty area in 16 minutes and cleverly drove home the opener. Partick could easily have been two ahead six minutes later when Quentin Jacobs struck the bar with a left-foot shot.

Dunn clinched the victory four minutes from the interval with an opportunist goal. A Derek Ferguson drive could only be parried by Stranraer goalkeeper Mark McGeown and the striker was on hand to knock in the rebound. Stranraer's attempts to claw back the deficit were lacklustre, and in the second half it was the Maryhill side who looked most likely to score. Eric Paton nearly put his name on the scoresheet with a header, but the bar denied Thistle again and Jacobs also came close with two fine efforts.

Stats Watch

● Thistle go 10 competitive games without defeat versus Stranraer, the H2H record.

● Thistle play their 50th match in the third-tier of Scottish League football.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive clean-sheets in competitive games; 23rd Oct 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 4 games; 11th Apr 1998 to 2nd May 1998. Club-record: 7 games; 15th Jan 1921 to 15th Feb 1921.)

● 4 consecutive clean-sheets in League games; 23rd Oct 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 4 games; 11th Apr 1998 to 2nd May 1998. Club-record: 5 games; 10th Feb 1968 to 16th Mar 1968.)

● 19 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.)

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