16th Jul 2002 Derry City 0 Partick Thistle 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Kevin Mahon		John Lambie			61y, 4m, 14d
					Kevin Budinauckas; David Lilley; Kenny Milne; Stephen Craigan; Derek Whyte; Jamie Buchan; Scott McLean; Martin Hardie
					Kenny Arthur; Paddy Kelly; Alan Archibald; Mark McCulloch; Paul Deas; Andy S. Gibson; Danny Lennon; Jamie Dolan
					Scott McLean (1-0, 10 mins); Barry Elliot (2-0, 82 mins)
					Martin Hardie
Gareth McGlynn (Ciarán Martyn, 50 mins); Jamie Hughes (Floyd Gilmour, 50 mins); Andrew Morrow (Gareth Mullan, 52 mins); Darren McCready (Kevin Deery, 59 mins); Gary Beckett (Sean Hargan, 64 mins)					Scott McLean (Gerry Britton, 73 mins); Paul Walker (Barry Elliot, 73 mins); Kenny Milne (Alan Archibald, 80 mins)
			Gary Ramsey		Kevin Budinauckas			27y, 10m, 0d
			Eddie McCallion		David Lilley			24y, 8m, 15d
			Andrew Morrow		Kenny Milne			22y, 10m, 20d
			Peter Hutton		Stephen Craigan			25y, 8m, 17d
			Paddy McLaughlin		Scott Paterson			30y, 2m, 3d
			Darren Kelly		Derek Whyte			33y, 10m, 15d
			Darren McCready		Alex Burns			28y, 11m, 12d
			Gareth McGlynn		Jamie Buchan			25y, 3m, 13d
			Jamie Hughes		Scott McLean			26y, 0m, 29d
			Gary Beckett		Martin Hardie			26y, 2m, 24d
			Sean Friars		Paul Walker			24y, 10m, 26d
								26y, 11m, 18d
			n-a		Kenny Arthur			23y, 7m, 9d
			Gareth Mullan		Gerry Britton			31y, 8m, 26d
			Kevin Deery		Alan Archibald			24y, 7m, 3d
			Ciarán Martyn		Barry Elliot			23y, 8m, 22d
			Floyd Gilmour		Ian Morris			20y, 10m, 18d
			Sean Hargan		Ricky Waddell			21y, 5m, 12d
					Andy S. Gibson			20y, 4m, 14d

Match Report

TTA report

On a wet Tuesday night around 800 saw Thistle win some early corners before the hosts hit the bar. McLean bundled a Lillie cross in for the opener (10). There were chances at both ends then numerous changes were made before Elliot scored (82) after his 1st shot had been parried.

Media report

17-Jul-2002, Belfast Telegraph

DERRY STUNG BY A SHARP THISTLE. DEFEAT again and with it a few more worries for Derry City. The game mightn't have been as important as those coming up at Bohemians on Friday in the league or Drogheda United next week in the cup, but once again their lack of penetrative power up front was badly exposed. This was a side recently promoted to the Scottish premier division where they will have to cope with the likes of Henrick Larssen but still Derry should have involved keeper Kevin Budinaukaas much more than the couple of times they managed given the amount of possession they enjoyed.

But there were a couple of positives to take from the game. In Sean Friars they have found a good crosser of the ball. If they only had someone now able to get on the end of them…. Derry have been woefully lacking from setpeices around the area for years now and Friars looks as if he could well be the answer to that problem. Jamie Hughes palpably isn't the solution up front. The former Tranmere man flatters to deceive with the undoubted amount of effort he puts into his game but his ratio of goals to chances is simply dreadful.

Partick were happy to content themselves with a gentle workout in what was their first pre-season friendly ahead of games against Bangor and Portadown. Their first goal was the result of one of the few threatening moves they made on Gary Ramsey's goal, Scott McLean finishing off a quick break down the right wing with a cool shot under the Derry reserve keeper in the tenth minute. Derry had their chances to equalise, notably from a quick Friars break down the right wing and an excellent cross into the path of Hughes but the beleaguered striker could only direct his first time shot into the body of the Partick goalkeeper. Peter Hutton had a good header just over the bar in the 81st minute but then a bad mistake at the other end a minute later by Eddie McCallion allowed in substitute Bary Elliot for the second. His first shot was punched back out by Ramsey but fell eight back in the striker's path and second time around he punished the off- balance keeper.

Scrapbook

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PTFC Website, 16th July, 2002

Unknown report, 17th July, 2002

Evening Times, 17th July, 2002

Derry Journal, 19th July, 2002

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 128th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 22-year-old Kenny Milne makes his Thistle debut.

● 24-year-old David Lilley makes his Thistle debut.

● 25-year-old Jamie Buchan makes his Thistle debut.

● 33-year-old Derek Whyte makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 26 consecutive competitive appearances for Danny Lennon, 1st Dec 2001 to date. (Longest run since: Derek Fleming - 34 games, 25th Aug 2001 to 16th Mar 2002. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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