29th Jul 2000 Partick Thistle 0 Chesterfield 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

59y, 4m, 27d			John Lambie		Nicky Law
Des McKeown; Allan Moore; Robert Dunn
Jered Stirling; David McCallum; Scott McLean
					Sean Parrish (0-1, 8 mins)
? (Derek Lyle); ? (Willie Howie); ? (Jered Stirling); ? (David McCallum)					Marcus Ebdon (Jamie Ingledow, HT); Tom Curtis (David D'Auria, 52 mins); David Reeves (Roger Willis, 54 mins); Sean Parrish (Chris Beaumont, 76 mins); Luke Beckett (Mark Jones, 82 mins)
21y, 7m, 22d			Kenny Arthur		Mike Politt
34y, 6m, 13d			Derek McWilliams		Steve Tutill
30y, 6m, 11d			Des McKeown		Tom Curtis
23y, 9m, 0d			Stephen Craigan		Steve Blatherwick
22y, 0m, 18d			Jamie Smith		Ian Breckin
22y, 7m, 16d			Alan Archibald		David Reeves
35y, 7m, 4d			Allan Moore		Marcus Ebdon
24y, 3m, 7d			Martin Hardie		Luke Beckett
21y, 1m, 1d			Robert Dunn		Mike Simpkins
31y, 3m, 23d			Danny Lennon		Sean Parrish
28y, 11m, 10d			Paul McGrillen		Ryan Williams
26y, 11m, 8d
			?		Joel Armstrong
19y, 5m, 16d			Derek Lyle		David D'Auria
18y, 0m, 20d			Willie Howie		Chris Beaumont
23y, 9m, 16d			Jered Stirling		Steve Woods
22y, 10m, 22d			David McCallum		Roger Willis
					Jamie Ingledow
					Mark Jones

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Match Report

TTA report

1,532 saw the 1st goal conceded in 4 matches after 8 minutes due to some slack marking when a cross was headed back into the middle from the far post. [Complete report not found.]

Media report

30-Jul-2000, Sunday Mail

AN opportunist goal from Sean Parrish in the eighth minute at Firhill ensured that Chesterfield triumphed on their first visit to Scotland since 1980 when they had held Rangers to a 1-1 draw at Ibrox before knocking them out of the Anglo Scottish Cup in the return leg. They generally carried too much power and poise and this along with the multi talented skills of Curtis and Williams in midfield gave Chesterfield a fairly comfortable 90 minutes despite the second half injection by the Jags of talented youngster Willie Howie. The visitors started in aggressive mood and following two early chances, they took the lead. Williams crossed a lovely ball to the far post and Beckett rose to nod it into the path of Parrish for a simple tap in. Thistle came close to equalising after 15 minutes when Paul McGrillen raced on to a long ball from McWilliams and turned to hit a vicious shot which just topped the bar. The striker came close a minute later but was stopped by a superb tackle from Curtis. Howie injected a purpose and determination into Thistle on the resumption and he was responsible for setting up three home raids but sadly for Thistle. However, it only gave visiting keeper Pollitt a chance to display his talents. The value of Howie in this match was seen 30 minutes later when it was announced that he had won the sponsor's Man of the Match award. Midway through each half, Thistle introduced four subs whilst their guests brought on five new men, and this move certainly gingered up the Jags much more than their opponents but the visitors defence remained firm. The overall display leaves Thistle boss John Lambie looking for some answers both in defence and attack with Saturday's opener looming. During the interval, the two visiting directors told their group of around 60 vociferous fans they would all get priority in future tickets allocation during the season in the event, for example, of a cup draw at home versus premium opponents in return for their travelling support in Scotland.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 23 consecutive competitive appearances for Danny Lennon, 18th Dec 1999 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Archibald - 39 games, 8th May 1999 to 25th Mar 2000. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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