12th Jul 2004 Stenhousemuir 0 Partick Thistle 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Tony Smith		Derek Whyte			35y, 10m, 11d
			former Jag Des McKeown		Gerry Britton			33y, 8m, 22d
					Kenny Arthur; Andy Wilkinson; Andy Dowie; Steve Fulton; Ritchie Pacquette; Gerry Britton
					Steven Pinkowski; David Rowson; James Grady; Adam Strachan; Andy Ross; Adrian Madaschi
					Gerry Britton (1-0, 6 mins); Andy S. Gibson (2-0, 30 mins)
					Kenny Arthur (Steven Pinkowski); ? (Matthew Shields); ? (Adam Strachan); ? (Billy Ferguson); ? (Paul Cassidy)
			Willie McCulloch		Kenny Arthur			25y, 7m, 5d
			Steve Fallon		Andy Wilkinson			19y, 11m, 6d
			Robbie Henderson		Derek Fleming			30y, 7m, 7d
			Paul Murphy		Grant Murray			28y, 10m, 13d
			Tony Smith		Andy Dowie			21y, 3m, 17d
			Andy Smith		Billy Gibson			22y, 11m, 11d
			former Jag Martin Lauchlan		Jamie Mitchell			27y, 8m, 6d
			Lee Collins		Steve Fulton			33y, 11m, 2d
			Joe Savage		Ritchie Pacquette			21y, 5m, 14d
			Ryan Davidson		Andy S. Gibson			22y, 4m, 10d
			former Jag Paul McGrillen		Gerry Britton			33y, 8m, 22d
								26y, 2m, 19d
			David Orr		Steven Pinkowski			21y, 1m, 3d
			Stewart Easton		Matthew Shields			18y, 4m, 25d
			David McInally		Adam Strachan			17y, 4m, 18d
			David Morrison		David Wilson [i]			18y, 5m, 20d
			Paul McGlinchey		Billy Ferguson			16y, 11m, 10d
			Alex Lurinsky		Paul Cassidy			17y, 7m, 24d

notes

Stephen Allan replaced the advertised Peter Kinney as linesman.

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Match Report

TTA report

4 new faces started the match with the usual host of substitutions later. Britton headed home a Mitchell cross (6) and then Gibson (A) doubled the lead on the half-hour with a shot under the keeper. Stenhousemuir seldom threatened and an uneventful second half saw the game fizzle out at 2-0.

Media report

14-Jul-2004, Daily Record

PARTICK player-boss Gerry Britton was forced off the field by ref Ian Frickleton last night to avoid being shown a red card. Whistler Frickleton asked the Jags co-boss to leave as a substitute with 20 minutes to go after he lunged in to catch Stenny sub Paul McGlinchey who was left clutching his ankle. Britton trudged straight towards the dug-out and was replaced by sub Matt Shields. Britton, however, played down his tackle on McGlinchey. He said: “It was just mistimed rather than malicious. The ref just said to go off as a sub and that's what I did.” Co-boss Derek Whyte said: “I'll be fining him a packet of biscuits for that one. But he is showing the kind of attitude and determination that we need - I don't mind that.” The striker had earlier been involved in a furious bust-up with Stenny's Paul McGrillen, lashing out with a flurry of kicks at the home player after the ball became caught up in his legs. McGrillen squared up to him while Andy Smith raced up and appeared to punch Britton on the back of the head.

On an eventful night for Britton, the veteran grabbed the opener with a powerful header in six minutes from a Jamie Mitchell cross. Thistle were 2-0 up in half an hour as Andy Gibson raced into the box on the left and squeezed a low shot under keeper Willie McCulloch. Stenny's Ryan Davidson came close moments later with a snap shot from the edge of the box which flashed inches past the left post. Britton came close with a fabulous volley three minutes from the break when he keyed up the ball from a Mitchell pass, but keeper McCulloch smothered the ball on the line in front of 675 fans.

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 130th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 17-year-old Paul Cassidy makes his Thistle debut.

● 19-year-old Andy Wilkinson makes his Thistle debut.

● 21-year-old Andy Dowie makes his Thistle debut.

● 21-year-old Ritchie Pacquette makes his Thistle debut.

● 33-year-old Steve Fulton makes his Thistle debut.

● 16-year-old Billy Fergusonplays his one and only game for Thistle.

● Goalie Steven Pinkowski keeps his last clean-sheet for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for David Rowson, 23rd Dec 2003 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Grant Murray - 33 games, 20th Sep 2003 to 17th Apr 2004. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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