16th Dec 2000 Arbroath 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Second Division - game 18)

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Match Information

			Stevie Kirk		John Lambie			59y, 9m, 14d
					no changes
					no changes
George Rowe (0-1, 24 mins)					Danny Lennon (1-1, 59 mins)
John McAulay; George Rowe; David Cunningham					Martin Hardie; Allan Moore
David Cunningham (John Cusick, 74 mins)					Mark McNally (Sandy Stewart, 48 mins); Allan Moore (George Shaw, 53 mins); Martin Hardie (Brian Hamilton, 81 mins)
			future Jag Craig Hinchliffe		Kenny Arthur			22y, 0m, 9d
			David McInally		David McCallum			23y, 3m, 9d
			John McAulay		Alan Archibald			23y, 0m, 3d
			Jim Thomson		Stephen Craigan			24y, 1m, 17d
			George Rowe		Jamie Smith			22y, 5m, 5d
			Jon Crawford		Mark McNally			29y, 9m, 6d
			Kevin Fotheringham		Allan Moore			35y, 11m, 21d
			Jim Mercer		Danny Lennon			31y, 8m, 10d
			David Cunningham		Scott McLean			24y, 5m, 29d
			John McGlashan		Martin Hardie			24y, 7m, 24d
			Stevie Mallan		Peter Lindau			28y, 0m, 7d
								26y, 3m, 25d
			Craig Wight		Michael Brown			21y, 1m, 9d
			John Cusick		George Shaw			31y, 10m, 6d
			Kevin Steele		Sandy Stewart			35y, 2m, 2d
			Steve Kirk		Brian Hamilton			33y, 4m, 11d
			Kevin Heenan		Ian Cameron [i]			34y, 3m, 22d

Match Report

TTA report

A bright start saw Lindau, Moore and Hardie go close but after 15 minutes Thistle faded and Arbroath scored with a free header (24). Doubtless “encouraged“ by the half-time team-talk, Thistle woke up and after a few half chances, Lennon scored from 18 yards (59). Neither side took their chances after that.

Media report

18-Dec-2000, Daily Record

BROWNLIE BLANKS OUT CUP CHAOS. ARBROATH boss John Brownlie was relieved the club's Scottish Cup fiasco did not undermine their league form. The Gayfield side approached the match amid fears they could be booted out of this season's Tennent's Scottish Cup after fielding two suspended players in last week's first-round win over Montrose. But they produced a fine performance to earn a share of the points against high-flying Partick Thistle. SFA chiefs will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to decide Arbroath's punishment but Brownlie praised his men for staying focused on the job in hand on Saturday. He said: “It's been a hard week for the club and I think we came out of this game with a lot of credit. Our commitment was excellent and we played really well particularly in the first- half, which we dominated. The goal we conceded in the second half was a bad one from our point of view and that was the most disappointing aspect. Our keeper is blaming himself but he made a great save in the last minute to ensure we got a point.”

Arbroath started positively and George Rowe headed them in front in the 24th minute. Kevin Fotheringham flighted over a great free-kick from the left and Rowe nodded past Thistle keeper Kenny Arthur. However, the Jags showed the battling qualities which have taken them to the top of the Second Division and their endeavour eventually paid off when experienced midfielder Danny Lennon levelled in 59 minutes. Peter Lindau slipped the ball to Lennon 25-yards from goal and his shot somehow crept in at goalkeeper Craig Hinchliffe's right-hand post. Hinchliffe went some way to redeeming himself with a superb injury-time stop from Scott McLean.

Partick boss John Lambie was disappointed not to have come away from Gayfield with all three points. He said: “We did enough in the second-half to merit a victory. A draw is not a bad result here because it is never an easy place but in football you're always greedy and are looking to take the three points.”

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BBC, 16th December, 2000

PTFC Match Programme, 26th December, 2000

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Stats Watch

● 33-year-old Brian Hamilton makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without defeat; 7th Oct 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 24th Mar 1998 to 19th Sep 1998. Club-record: 13 games; 5th Dec 1970 to 11th Sep 1971.)

● 6 competitive away games without defeat; 7th Oct 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 8th Apr 1995 to 25th Jun 1995. Club-record: 11 games; 29th Sep 1962 to 14th Mar 1963.)

● 11 competitive games without defeat, 30th Sep 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games, 1st Feb 1992 to 18th Apr 1992. Club-record: 16 games, 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 11 League games without defeat, 30th Sep 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 14 games; 11th Jan 1992 to 18th Apr 1992. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 15 consecutive competitive games in which Thistle have scored; 26th Aug 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 19 games; 20th Apr 1974 to 12th Oct 1974. Club-record: 36 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 15 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 26th Aug 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 22 games; 1st Jan 1971 to 18th Sep 1971. Club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Stephen Craigan, 8th Aug 2000 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Des McKeown - 22 games, 12th Feb 2000 to 26th Aug 2000. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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