28th Feb 2004 Motherwell 3 Partick Thistle 0 (Scottish Premier League - game 26)

matches:2003-04: ← 35game 3637 →

Match Information

			Terry Butcher		Derek Whyte			35y, 5m, 28d
					Gerry Britton			33y, 4m, 8d
					Andy S. Gibson
					John Paul McBride
Steven Hammell (0-1, 11 mins); David Clarkson (0-2, 50 mins); Derek Adams (0-3, 80 mins)
Derek Adams					Andy S. Gibson; Gerry Britton
Scott McDonald (Steven Craig, 66 mins); Shaun Fagan (Kevin MacDonald, 74 mins); Alex Burns (Kenny Wright, 89 mins)					James Grady (Jorge Cadete, 14 mins); Kenny Milne (Tommy English, 63 mins)
			Gordon Marshall		Kenny Arthur			25y, 2m, 21d
			Paul Quinn		Ian Ross			29y, 6m, 1d
			future Jag Martyn Corrigan		Grant Murray			28y, 5m, 30d
			Steven Hammell		Kenny Milne			24y, 6m, 2d
			former Jag Stephen Craigan		Jamie Mitchell			27y, 3m, 22d
			Keith Lasley		Gerry Britton			33y, 4m, 8d
			Shaun Fagan		David Rowson			27y, 5m, 14d
			Derek Adams		James Grady			32y, 11m, 14d
			future Jag Scott McDonald		Andy S. Gibson			21y, 11m, 26d
			David Clarkson		Billy Gibson			22y, 6m, 27d
			former Jag Alex Burns		Adrian Madaschi			21y, 7m, 17d
								26y, 9m, 26d
			Barry John Corr		Jamie Langfield			24y, 2m, 6d
			future Jag Willie Kinniburgh		Daniele Chiarini			24y, 10m, 17d
			Kenny Wright		Stephane Bonnes			26y, 0m, 2d
			Kevin MacDonald		Jorge Cadete			35y, 6m, 1d
			future Jag Steven Craig		Tommy English			20y, 2m, 3d

Match Report

TTA report

On a heavily sanded pitch Rowson was 1st to try his luck and went close. Motherwell took over and scored (11) from a free-kick. Grady tore a hamstring then Thistle had their best spell either side of half-time but they went 2-down (suspicion of off-side, 50) and the 3rd came near the end. 32 fouls. Desperately poor.

Media report

28-Feb-2004, bbc.com

Motherwell hammered another nail in Partick Thistle's coffin with a deserved win to cast the Jags 12 points adrift at the bottom of the league. Steven Hammell got the ball rolling with a superbly executed free kick after only 11 minutes. David Clarkson added a second shortly after the interval with a headed goal. Derek Adams rubbed salt in Thistle's wounds with a third goal 10 minutes from the end, tapping in from close range after Clarkson's pass.

Partick started the game well and they had a decent chance to take the lead after just one minute when Ian Ross chested the ball into the path of David Rowson only for him to fire wide across the face of goal. At the other end, Hammell played a one-two with Shaun Fagan before unleashing the shot but goalkeeper Kenny Arthur was not troubled. The Thistle goalkeeper was called into action when Alex Burns set up Scott McDonald for the shot and the Australian was unfortunate to see Arthur just manage to hold the point-blank shot. The home side's pressure paid off after 11 minutes when Keith Lasley was hauled down on the edge of the area by Ross and Hammell sent a superb curling free-kick past Arthur into the top corner of the net. Thistle had chances to reply when Jamie Mitchell picked out player-manager Gerry Britton just inside the area only for him to completely mis-kick the shot and then Britton squandered another chance by firing just wide of goal after the ball had fallen kindly for him. Partick almost drew level 10 minutes before half-time. Mitchell sent a cross to the back post where both Jorge Cadete and Ross were waiting but Paul Quinn managed to intercept before either Thistle player could connect. Motherwell showed they could still be a threat when Lasley and Clarkson exchanged passes only for the former to fire wide of the upright.

Thistle started the second half strongly and called Gordon Marshall into action five minutes after the re-start when Rowson sent the ball into a crowded box but Adrian Madaschi's header was held by the veteran goalkeeper. Instead, it was Motherwell who found the back of the net again. Derek Adams' long ball was met by McDonald on the right flank and he fired into the path of Clarkson for the youngster to head home after 52 minutes. Partick could have pulled a goal back when Grant Murray picked out Britton with a long ball and the Thistle striker was unlucky to see his drive pushed over the crossbar by Marshall. Motherwell put the game beyond Partick with 10 minutes to go when they grabbed a third goal. This time Clarkson turned provider to supply the cross for Adams to fire past Arthur from 10 yards.

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(credit: BBC Scotland )

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● 20-year-old Tommy English makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive away League defeats; 3rd Jan 2004 to date. (Longest run since: 6 defeats; 13th Sep 2003 to 29th Nov 2003. Club-record: 14 defeats; 6th Apr 1912 to 25th Jan 1913.)

● 13 away League games without a win; 16th Aug 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 16th Sep 1989 to 25th Aug 1990. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Grant Murray, 20th Sep 2003 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: David Lilley - 30 games, 2nd Nov 2002 to 16th Aug 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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