29th Jan 2000 Albion Rovers 1 Partick Thistle 2 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

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Match Information

			Mark Shanks		John Lambie			58y, 10m, 27d
					Robert Dunn
					Peter Lindau
Graham Duncan (1-1, 86 mins)					Robert Dunn (1-0, 6 mins); Danny Lennon (2-1, 89 mins)
Mark McLean; Todd Lumsden; Steven Bonar					Ray Montgomerie; Robert Dunn
Alan Prentice (Iain Diack, 52 mins)					Quinton Jacobs (Brian Martin, 67 mins); Robert Dunn (Derek Lyle, 80 mins); Eric Paton (Scott Miller, 90 mins)
			Mark McLean		Kevin Budinauckas			25y, 4m, 13d
			Jock McStay		Stephen Docherty			23y, 11m, 11d
			Todd Lumsden		Des McKeown			30y, 0m, 11d
			Jordan Smith		Danny Lennon			30y, 9m, 23d
			former Jag Steven Bonar		Ray Montgomerie			38y, 9m, 12d
			Jim McLees		Alan Archibald			22y, 1m, 16d
			Graham Duncan		Eric Paton			21y, 5m, 28d
			Chris Silvestro		Albert Craig			38y, 0m, 26d
			Tommy Tait		Scott McLean			23y, 7m, 12d
			Alan Prentice		Robert Dunn			20y, 7m, 1d
			former Jag Craig Flannigan		Quinton Jacobs			21y, 0m, 7d
								26y, 10m, 22d
			Ryan McMullan		Scott Miller			24y, 8m, 25d
			Iain Diack		Derek Lyle			18y, 11m, 16d
			Jim Hamilton		Brian Martin			36y, 11m, 5d

Match Report

TTA report

Played in gale force winds and driving rain, Dunn scored from a tight angle (6) but Thistle failed to capitalise on their lead. Poor goalkeeping let in Rovers (header,86) but the goal had been coming for some time. Lennon drilled a Paton pass in for 2-1 and Thistle scraped through to spare the blushes.

Media report

31-Jan-2000, Daily Record

JAGS BLOW A GASKET AT CHILL WIND. IF John Lambie had his way, Partick Thistle wouldn't be through to the fourth round yet. The Thistle boss was delighted with the result but blasted match officials for allowing the match to start. Howling winds ruined the game and Lambie said: “Conditions were a farce and I wanted it abandoned at half- time. I've been calling on the game's rulers to take windy conditions into consideration for some time but my views are falling on deaf ears.”

Despite the gales, it took Jags just three minutes to storm in front when Robert Dunn tucked the ball under a helpless Mark McLean. Albion thought they had booked a replay when James McLees headed in the equaliser three minutes from time. But Jags went back up the park and Danny Lennon fired the winner. He said: “Our heads could easily have gone down when they scored but maybe we sneaked it because the gaffer told us at half-time that if we didn't get a good result we would be in for training in the morning. It's great to reach the fourth round and I'm happy we avoided the replay. The conditions were shocking but we adapted better.”

As Thistle celebrated their first appearance in the fourth round for 16 years, Rovers boss Mark Shanks was philosophical in defeat. He said: “I thought we deserved a draw but inexperience cost us. Their keeper Kevin Budinauckas pulled off two great saves from Tommy Tait but we will take the defeat on the chin and build for next season.”

Scrapbook

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The Scotsman, 31st January, 2000

PTFC Match Programme, 12th February, 2000

Stats Watch

● Robert Dunn scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without defeat, 18th Dec 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 16th Oct 1999 to 27th Nov 1999. Club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 28 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Archibald, 8th May 1999 to date. (Longest run since: Robert Dunn - 36 games, 22nd Aug 1998 to 1st May 1999. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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