12th Jul 2005 Buckie Thistle 3 Partick Thistle 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Duncan Shearer		Dick Campbell			51y, 7m, 20d
					Grant Murray; Marc Smyth; Ricky Gillies; Paul Cassidy; Mark Stewart
					Jean-Yves Anis; Adrian Madaschi; Darren Brady; Leigh Hinds; Andy Ross
Donnie Munro (0-1, 45 mins); Shawn Scott (1-2, 2nd half); Kevin Souter (1-3, 2nd half)					Stephen McConalogue (1-1, 58 mins); Stephen McConalogue (2-3, 86 mins)
Greig Pirie (Michael Grant); Ryan Smith (Jamie Shewan); Kevin Souter (Stuart MacGregor); Stuart McGuigan (Shawn Scott); John Coutts (N. Smith); Mike MacDonald (Shane Clark)					Billy Gibson (Ian Cameron [ii], 1 min); Kenny Arthur (Neil Bennett, HT); Paul Cassidy (Adam Strachan, HT); Ian Cameron [ii] (Stevie Nicholas, HT); Mark Stewart (John McGoldrick, 2nd half); Andy S. Gibson (Kenny Haswell, 2nd half)
			Kevin Main		Kenny Arthur			26y, 7m, 5d
			Greig Pirie		Will Snowdon			22y, 6m, 5d
			Paul Lamberton		Derek Fleming			31y, 7m, 7d
			David Angus		Grant Murray			29y, 10m, 13d
			Donnie Munro		Marc Smyth			22y, 6m, 15d
			Kevin Small		Billy Gibson			23y, 11m, 11d
			Ryan Smith		Ricky Gillies			28y, 10m, 18d
			Kevin Souter		Paul Cassidy			18y, 7m, 24d
			Stuart McGuigan		Stephen McConalogue			24y, 0m, 26d
			John Coutts		Mark Stewart			17y, 0m, 20d
			Mike MacDonald		Andy S. Gibson			23y, 4m, 10d
								24y, 5m, 16d
			n-a		Neil Bennett			24y, 8m, 13d
			Michael Grant		Ian Cameron [ii]			17y, 1m, 19d
			Jamie Shewan		Stevie Nicholas			24y, 0m, 4d
			Stuart MacGregor		Adam Strachan			18y, 4m, 18d
			Shawn Scott		John McGoldrick			17y, 0m, 12d
			N. Smith		Kenny Haswell			17y, 4m, 13d
			Shane Clark

notes

First goal given to John McGoldrick in the DR, detailed MP report is very specific with Stephen McConalogue, and we go with the latter.

Match Report

TTA report

A shocking tackle on Gibson (B) saw him stretchered off (1). A 25-yard volley gave Buckie the lead (45). McConalogue scored (58) then Bennett saved a penalty. Poor defending led to their 2nd goal. Soon it was 3-1 but McConalogue pulled one back from 12 yards (86). The first minute set the scene for some wild tackles.

Media Reports

13-Jul-2005, Daily Record

BUCKIE THISTLE last night left their Partick counterparts scratching their heads as the Highland League outfit recorded a thoroughly-deserved win at Victoria Park. The night started badly for the visitors when Marc Smyth was stretchered off with a suspected fracture following a tackle by Kevin Souter. Buckie opened the scoring right on the stroke of half-time with a superb strike by Donnie Munro. On the hour mark, Partick levelled through John McGoldrick. Shawn Scott then put the Highlanders back in front before they made it 3-1 thanks to Souter's header. Partick grabbed a consolation thanks to Steven McConalogue's screamer.

The Herald, 14th July, 2005

DICK CAMPBELL, the Partick Thistle manager, could decide to ban preseason friendlies in the Highlands. Campbell was still furious yesterday at the tackle which saw Thistle's Billy Gibson stretchered off during the first minute of their 3-2 defeat by Buckie on Tuesday. "The tackle was a disgrace and I told their manager, Duncan Shearer, that. This was anything but a friendly."

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PTFC Match Programme, 20th July, 2005

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 131st season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 17-year-old John McGoldrick makes his Thistle debut.

● 17-year-old Kenny Haswell makes his Thistle debut.

● 22-year-old Marc Smyth makes his Thistle debut.

● 24-year-old Stevie Nicholas makes his Thistle debut.

● 28-year-old Ricky Gillies makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 15 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Ross, 15th Jan 2005 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Kenny Arthur - 31 games, 4th Sep 2004 to 2nd Apr 2005. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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