7th Feb 2004 Partick Thistle 5 Hamilton Academical 1 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

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Match Information

35y, 5m, 7d			Derek Whyte		Allan Maitland
33y, 3m, 18d			Gerry Britton
Jamie Mitchell; Billy Gibson
Ricky Waddell; Jean-Yves Anis
Jamie Mitchell (1-0, 40 mins); Gerry Britton (2-0, 54 mins); Gerry Britton (3-0, 62 mins); John Paul McBride (4-0, 81 mins); Stephane Bonnes (5-0, 84 mins)					Mark Corcoran (5-1, 90 mins)
					Todd Lumsden; Jim Sherry
Jamie Mitchell (Jean-Yves Anis, 53 mins); Ian Ross (Derek Fleming, 74 mins); Gerry Britton (Stephane Bonnes, 83 mins)					Brian McPhee (Mark Corcoran, 59 mins); Jim Sherry (Steve Convery, 59 mins); Jose Quitongo (Ryan Blackadder, 79 mins)
25y, 2m, 0d			Kenny Arthur		Dave McEwan
29y, 5m, 11d			Ian Ross		Andy Whiteford
28y, 5m, 9d			Grant Murray		Todd Lumsden
24y, 5m, 12d			Kenny Milne		Sandy Hodge former Jag
27y, 3m, 1d			Jamie Mitchell		Steve Thomson
33y, 3m, 18d			Gerry Britton		Chris Aitken
27y, 4m, 24d			David Rowson		Jim Sherry
25y, 2m, 10d			John Paul McBride		Jose Quitongo future Jag
32y, 10m, 24d			James Grady		Brian Carrigan
22y, 6m, 6d			Billy Gibson		Brian McPhee
21y, 6m, 27d			Adrian Madaschi		Andy Arbuckle
27y, 0m, 21d
24y, 1m, 16d			Jamie Langfield		Raymond Jellema
23y, 2m, 8d			Jean-Yves Anis		Robert Walker
21y, 11m, 5d			Andy S. Gibson		Mark Corcoran future Jag
30y, 2m, 2d			Derek Fleming		Ryan Blackadder
25y, 11m, 12d			Stephane Bonnes		Steve Convery

Match Report

TTA report

Second Division Hamilton were no threat in this tie. Thistle hit the bar and had a shot cleared off the line then Mitchell took a killer pass from Grady (40). Britton (2 headers close in, 54 and 62) put Thistle well ahead then McBride and Bonnes scored (81 and 84). Hamilton's consolation came as the snow came back on (90).

Media report

07-Feb-2004, bbc.com

Partick Thistle eventually made light work of disposing of Hamilton Accies after a frustrating opening half. The breakthrough finally came in 39 minutes when Jamie Mitchell scored with a low drive. Gerry Britton added two quick goals in the second half, both from close range, one a tap-in and one a header. John Paul McBride rounded the keeper to score and Stephane Bonnes scored from six yards before Mark Corcoran scored a late consolation for Accies.

It was the visitors who created the first opening when Jose Quitongo snaked through the midfield before slipping a neat ball into the path of Brian Carrigan who tried to catch Kenny Arthur unaware and sent his effort sailing over. James Grady forced Accies goalkeeper Dave McEwan into his first save after 12 minutes with a low drive from the edge of the area. The home side should have opened the scoring in the 28th minute, but Kenny Milne's volley came back off the bar. Thistle almost opened the scoring through Gerry Britton in the 37th minute, but the striker's looping header was cleared off the line by Andrew Arbuckle. Two minutes later, though, they did take the lead as Mitchell - having combined well with Britton - found space on the right of the penalty box and sent a low drive beyond the exposed goalkeeper.

After the break, Britton flicked the ball into the path of Grady, who showed great skills to dribble past two defenders but he lost control of the ball on the wet surface and could not poke the ball past the goalkeeper. Thistle doubled their lead in the 54th minute, with player-boss Britton capping a fine display with a well-deserved goal. Grady's cross into the area first fell for Ian Ross, but he was unable to convert and the ball then broke to Britton who, unmarked, fired the ball into the net from six yards. Britton struck again eight minutes later, again punishing Hamilton for their sloppy defending. They failed to deal with David Rowson's corner and allowed the ball to slip to Britton who gratefully nodded home. The home side confirmed their superiority in the 82nd minute when McBride cleverly beat the offside trap and rounded McEwan before nestling the ball in the far corner. Bonnes, on as a replacement for Britton, found the net with his first touch. Milne broke free on the left and slipped the ball through the penalty area for the Frenchman, who hit home from six yards. Hamilton added a late consolation through Corcoran.

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BBC, 7th February, 2004

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Stats Watch

● 22-year-old Billy Gibson makes his Thistle debut.

● Stephane Bonnes scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Stephane Bonnes becomes the first Frenchman to score for Thistle.

● France becomes the fifteenth country to be represented in the Thistle goal-scoring charts.

● John Paul McBride scores his last goal for Thistle.

● Thistle progress to their 28th Scottish Cup Quarter Final.

ongoing sequences:

● 22 consecutive competitive appearances for Kenny Milne, 13th Sep 2003 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jamie Mitchell - 22 games, 23rd Aug 2003 to 24th Jan 2004. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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