8th Nov 2003 Livingston 2 Partick Thistle 0 (Scottish Premier League - game 12)

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	David Hay	Gerry Collins	48y, 7m, 27d

		Andy Ross
		Ricky Waddell

Derek Lilley (0-1, pen 25 mins); Lee Makel (0-2, 45 mins)
Óscar Montalbán Ramos		David Lilley; Grant Murray; David Rowson

David Fernandez (Juanjo Camacho, 77 mins)		Andy Ross (Gerry Britton, HT); John Paul McBride (Adrian Madaschi, HT); Derek Fleming (Willie Howie, 70 mins)

	former Jag Roddy McKenzie	Kenny Arthur	24y, 11m, 1d
	Óscar Montalbán Ramos	David Lilley	26y, 0m, 8d
	Emmanuel Dorado	Derek Whyte	35y, 2m, 8d
	Marvin Andrews	Grant Murray	28y, 2m, 10d
	Jon-Paul McGovern	Kenny Milne	24y, 2m, 13d
	Lee Makel	Jamie Mitchell	27y, 0m, 2d
	David Fernandez	David Rowson	27y, 1m, 25d
	Stuart Lovell	John Paul McBride	24y, 11m, 11d
	Brian Kerr	James Grady	32y, 7m, 25d
	Burton O'Brien	Andy Ross	21y, 1m, 21d
	Derek Lilley	Derek Fleming	29y, 11m, 3d

			27y, 4m, 23d

	Kevin Montgomery	Jákup Mikkelsen	33y, 2m, 25d
	Juanjo Camacho	Adrian Madaschi	21y, 3m, 28d
	Robert Snodgrass	John Gemmell	19y, 2m, 2d
	Robbie Arthur	Willie Howie	21y, 3m, 30d
	Jim Lauchlan	Gerry Britton	33y, 0m, 19d

TTA report

Thistle started brightly but fell away. One effort on target (from Milne) in 90 minutes tells its own story. Mitchell had already missed a good chance before they went 1-down (25) from a soft penalty (foul by Rowson). It was 2-0 (40) from gifted possession and Arthur kept Livingston at bay in the second half.

Media report

08-Nov-2003, bbc.com

LIVINGSTON SINK JAGS. First half goals from Derek Lilley and Lee Makel gave Livingston a comfortable win over Partick Thistle at the City Stadium. The home side were good value for their victory over the Premier League's bottom side and dominated the early procedings. Despite an improvement from the visitors in the second half, the West Lothian men always looked in control. Partick Thistle remain the only side in Britain without a league win and have picked up just two points from 12 games. The visitors lined up with a 4-5-1 formation with James Grady up front on his own and began enthusiastically, closing Livingston down all over the pitch and not letting the home players settle.

The first effort of the game came from the home side in the fifth minute when David Fernandez set up John Paul McGovern on the edge of the Thistle box, but the midfielder's volley was comfortably saved by Kenny Arthur. In the 16th minute, the Jags carved out a decent chance when Jamie Mitchell and John Paul McBride combined to feed Grady but the little striker's first time shot went wide of the post. Almost immediately the home side hit back and Fernandez left Thistle defender David Lilley in his wake on the left but his cut-back was flicked just wide by Lilley. In the 26th minute Livingston took the lead after midfielder Burton O'Brien was upended just inside the box by David Rowson. Referee Alan Freeland pointed to the spot and Lilley hammered the ball past Arthur for his fourth goal in four league games. With half an hour gone, Grady beat the Livingston offside trap but keeper Roddy McKenzie was quick off his line to foil the former Ayr United player. Right on the half time whistle, Jags defender Derek Whyte lost possession to Fernandez and, when the Spaniard crossed into the box, Makel shot past Arthur from 14 yards to double the home side's lead.

In the 57th minute Jags substitute Gerry Britton almost unlocked the Livingston defence with a lovely chip from the byline but no Thistle players were on hand to take advantage. Then Britton took a pass from Grady and surged towards the Livingston box - but lost his balance and shot high over the bar. In the 63rd minute Livingston broke quickly with McGovern who sent Lovell through with a defence splitting pass but the Australian's powerful shot was well saved by Arthur. Moments later at the other end Britton was left with a great chance when the ball broke to him only 10 yards from goal but the veteran striker lost his feet and fluffed his kick. Then Livingston ran up the park and only a great double save from Arthur, first from Fernandez and then from Lovell, kept the score down. With four minutes remaining Arthur again came to the rescue for the visitors when he pushed a deflected McGovern shot onto the crossbar when the ball looked net-bound. A minute later, as the Jags went for broke, the hapless Britton missed a sitter when he mis-kicked with only McKenzie to beat.

● Thistle go 7 competitive games without a win versus Livingston, the H2H record.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive away defeats; 27th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 6th Nov 2002 to 14th Dec 2002. Club-record: 11 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 5 consecutive away League defeats; 13th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 3rd Oct 1998 to 21st Nov 1998. Club-record: 14 defeats; 6th Apr 1912 to 25th Jan 1913.)

● 6 competitive games without a win, 27th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games, 9th Aug 2003 to 20th Sep 2003. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 6 consecutive competitive defeats, 27th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 7 defeats, 17th Jul 1999 to 21st Aug 1999. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 7 away League games without a win; 16th Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 11th Sep 2002 to 2nd Jan 2003. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 8 consecutive League defeats; 13th Sep 2003 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 12 defeats; 27th Feb 1909 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 12 League games without a win; 9th Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games; 30th Mar 1996 to 21st Sep 1996. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 16 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 3rd May 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 3rd May 1982 to 6th Nov 1982. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 17 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 3rd May 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 12th Apr 1997 to 25th Oct 1997. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 14 consecutive competitive appearances for David Rowson, 24th May 2003 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Gerry Britton - 21 games, 1st Mar 2003 to 25th Oct 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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