18th Sep 2001 Falkirk 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 7)

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Match Information

			Alex Totten		John Lambie			60y, 6m, 16d
					no changes
					no changes
Kevin McAllister (0-1, 73 mins)					Gerry Britton (1-1, 83 mins)
Greig Denham; Kevin Christie					Alan Archibald; Jamie Dolan; Scott McLean; Gerry Britton
Kevin McAllister (Ian Morris, 80 mins); Ricky Waddell (Kenny Deuchar, 88 mins)					Scott McLean (Paul Walker, 62 mins); James McKinstry (Martin Hardie, 78 mins)
			Myles Hogarth		David Klein			28y, 1m, 5d
			Jamie McQuilken		James McKinstry			22y, 2m, 15d
			Andy Lawrie		Alan Archibald			23y, 9m, 5d
			Greig Denham		Stephen Craigan			24y, 10m, 20d
			future Jag Lee Mair		Scott Paterson			29y, 4m, 5d
			Kevin Christie		Denis Connaghan			25y, 8m, 9d
			John Henry		Gerry Britton			30y, 10m, 29d
			future Jag Mark Kerr		Danny Lennon			32y, 5m, 12d
			future Jag Ricky Waddell		Scott McLean			25y, 3m, 1d
			Paul Wright		Jamie Dolan			32y, 6m, 27d
			Kevin McAllister		Derek Fleming			27y, 9m, 13d
								27y, 6m, 17d
			Darren Hill		Garry Gow			24y, 2m, 25d
			Steven Rennie		Martin Hardie			25y, 4m, 27d
			Kenny Deuchar		Paul Walker			24y, 0m, 29d
			future Jag Steven Craig		Jamie Smith			23y, 2m, 7d
			future Jag Ian Morris		Richard Huxford			32y, 1m, 24d

Match Report

TTA report

Falkirk were in control for most of the match, created most of the chances and had the bulk of possession. Thistle were denied a blatant pen when Britton was felled then Falkirk took a deserved lead (73) but a 25-yard drive from Britton 10 minutes later left the keeper helpless and earned a gutsy draw.

Media report

19-Sep-2001, Daily Record

GERRY BRITTON rescued a last-gasp point for the Jags at Brockville but it wasn't enough to keep John Lambie's men at the top of the First Division. Britton smashed home a quite breathtaking equaliser from 25 yards with six minutes to go after Kevin McAllister had looked to have claimed all three points for the Bairns with the opening goal after 73 minutes. It was just reward for Britton and Thistle as they preserved their unbeaten start to the league campaign.

It took fully 25 minutes before the first opportunity was created by either side. Falkirk striker Paul Wright's spectacular scissors kick fizzed across the face of the six-yard box and Greig Denham at full stretch just failed to connect with his head. Wright then tried his luck from fully 30 yards with a free-kick which was well held by Thistle's French keeper David Klein. Klein produced another fine stop from John Henry's half-volley less than sixty seconds later. Thistle fans howled for a penalty just before the break when Britton burst clear and went down in the box under a challenge from Denham but Underhill waved play on.

However, it was the Bairns who made the all-important breakthrough in 73 minutes. And it was evergreen 38-year-old McAllister who broke the deadlock. The veteran winger played a superb one-two with Henry in the box and “Crunchie” drilled a sweet and true finish low to Klein's bottom left-hand corner. But Britton brought Thistle back on level terms with his stunning equaliser six minutes from time. The ex-Livvy man picked up a loose ball from Denis Conngahan and unleashed a stunnning 25 yard drive swerving drive which screamed into the back of the net much to the delight of the huge travelling support in the 2633 crowd.

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Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 7 away League games without defeat; 10th Mar 2001 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 7th Oct 2000 to 13th Feb 2001. Club-record: 13 games; 5th Dec 1970 to 11th Sep 1971.)

● 9 League games without defeat, 28th Apr 2001 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Feb 2001. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 50 consecutive competitive appearances for Stephen Craigan, 8th Aug 2000 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Steve Welsh - 64 games, 26th Dec 1994 to 27th Apr 1996. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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