27th Nov 1999 Partick Thistle 1 Stirling Albion 0 (SFL Second Division - game 16)

matches:1999-00: ← 20game 2122 →

Match Information

58y, 8m, 25d			John Lambie		John Philliben
Brian Martin; Paul McIntyre
Derek Ferguson; Isaac English
Albert Craig (1-0, 90 mins)
Brian Martin; Albert Craig					Paul McGrillen
Derek Lyle (Isaac English, 64 mins); Des McKeown (Gavin Duncan, 86 mins); Eric Paton (Tommy Callaghan, 90 mins)					Ally Graham (David Bell, 66 mins)
25y, 2m, 11d			Kevin Budinauckas		Jason Gardiner
37y, 10m, 24d			Albert Craig		Andy Paterson
29y, 10m, 9d			Des McKeown		Graeme Donald
36y, 9m, 3d			Brian Martin		David McCallum future Jag
38y, 7m, 10d			Ray Montgomerie		John Philliben
21y, 11m, 14d			Alan Archibald		John McQuade
32y, 10m, 9d			Paul McIntyre		Paul Mortimer
21y, 3m, 26d			Eric Paton		Jim Gardner
20y, 4m, 30d			Robert Dunn		Paul McGrillen future Jag
18y, 9m, 14d			Derek Lyle		Chris Wood
20y, 10m, 5d			Quinton Jacobs		Ally Graham former Jag
27y, 8m, 5d
26y, 3m, 20d			Gavin Duncan		Pat Clark
28y, 0m, 15d			Isaac English		Kevin McCallion
30y, 2m, 30d			Tommy Callaghan		David Bell

Match Report

TTA report

A Craig diving header (90+) separated the sides in a match Thistle dominated for long spells. McKeown missed a (soft) penalty and Stirling's goalkeeper put up the shutters and was eventually carried off (head knock). Lambie pushed Craig forward in the last 20 minutes and it paid off deep in added time.

Media report

29-Nov-1999, The Scotsman

CRAIG CONTINUES PARTICK REVIVAL. APPARENTLY, the best things come to those who wait. It has been a gruelling campaign so far for any ardent followers of Partick Thistle, but their season finally seems to be picking up as they extended their unbeaten run to seven games on Saturday courtesy of their 1-0 win over Stirling Albion at Firhill. Veteran striker Albert Craig scored the goal with the final kick of the game, much to the relief of Thistle manager John Lambie. “I thought it was never going to happen,” he said. “It really was heart- attack stuff. We have had a few good results now and our confidence is high, but there is still a lot of work to do.”

Stats Watch

● 36-year-old Brian Martin makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive games without defeat, 16th Oct 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 5th Dec 1998 to 16th Jan 1999. Club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 7 League games without defeat, 16th Oct 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 15th Aug 1998 to 26th Sep 1998. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 21 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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