21st Jun 2022 Alloa Athletic 1 Partick Thistle 3 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Brian Rice		Ian McCall			57y, 8m, 22d
					Mason McCready; Billy Owens; Harry Milne; Aaron Muirhead; Darren Brownlie; Ben Stanway; James Lyon; Aidan Fitzpatrick
					Jamie Sneddon; Richard Foster; Stephen Hendrie; Tunji Akinola; Kevin Holt; Stuart Bannigan; Robbie Crawford; Scott Tiffoney
Kevin Cawley (1-1, 55 mins)					Brian Graham (1-0, 45 mins); Kyle Turner (2-0, 70 mins); Anton Dowds (3-1, pen 84 mins)
Ross MacIver (1-1, 55 mins)					Cammy Smith (1-0, 45 mins); Steven Lawless (2-0, 70 mins); none (3-1, pen 84 mins)
Craig Howie (Kevin Cawley, HT); Bradley Rodden (Adam King, HT); Scott Taggart (Andy Graham, HT); Conor Sammon (Seff Mohammed, 63 mins); Ross MacIver (Steven Buchanan, 71 mins); Kevin Cawley (Jamie Comrie, 75 mins); Mark Durnan (Majid Suleyman, 75 mins); Stefan Scougall (Paul McLaren, 80 mins)					Aaron Muirhead (Jack McMillan, HT); Darren Brownlie (Kevin Holt, HT); Ross Docherty (Tunji Akinola, HT); Ben Stanway (Kyle Turner, HT); James Lyon (Kyle Doherty, HT); Brian Graham (Anton Dowds, HT); Aidan Fitzpatrick (Steven Lawless, HT); Cammy Smith (Zander MacKenzie, HT); Billy Owens (James Lyon, 60 mins); Harry Milne (Gallagher Lennon, 64 mins); James Lyon (Jamie Taggart, 71 mins)
			Sam Ramsbottom		Mason McCready			19y, 3m, 16d
			Scott Taggart		Billy Owens			19y, 0m, 15d
			Daniel Church		Harry Milne			25y, 7m, 23d
			George Stanger		Aaron Muirhead			31y, 9m, 22d
			Mark Durnan		Darren Brownlie			28y, 2m, 11d
			Stefan Scougall		Ross Docherty			29y, 4m, 29d
			former Jag Ross MacIver		Ben Stanway			17y, 9m, 1d
			Jon Robertson		James Lyon			19y, 7m, 25d
			former Jag Conor Sammon		Brian Graham			34y, 6m, 29d
			Bradley Rodden		Aidan Fitzpatrick			21y, 3m, 1d
			Craig Howie		Cammy Smith			26y, 9m, 28d
								24y, 10m, 8d
			Keir Burt		Dean Wilson			17y, 1m, 13d
			Majid Suleyman		Jack McMillan			24y, 6m, 3d
			Trialist #5		Kevin Holt			29y, 4m, 27d
			Paul McLaren		Kyle Turner			24y, 7m, 11d
			Kevin Cawley		Kyle Doherty			20y, 8m, 18d
			Seff Mohammed		Anton Dowds			25y, 7m, 2d
			Steven Buchanan		Steven Lawless			31y, 2m, 9d
			Jamie Comrie		Gallagher Lennon			16y, 6m, 2d
			Adam King		Tunji Akinola			23y, 7m, 0d
			Cameron O'Donnell		Jamie Taggart			16y, 10m, 15d
			Andy Graham		Zander MacKenzie			16y, 9m, 24d

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Aidan Fitzpatrick (#7) and Kyle Doherty (#8) played as trialists for Thistle, whilst Sam Ramsbottom (#71), Bradley Rodden (#10), Paul McLaren (#6) & Seff Mohammed (#9) did likewise for Alloa.

Match Report

TTA report

46 days later… it took Thistle some time to settle but they eventually got on top then Graham scored at the back post (45). Numerous subs at half-time disrupted the play and Alloa levelled with a deflected shot (55). Turner's cross went in untouched (70) and Dowds converted from the spot (84) when MacKenzie was brought down.

Media report

21-Jun-2022, ptfc.co.uk

Just six days on from their first day of pre-season, Partick Thistle were back in action as they travelled to Clackmannanshire to take on Alloa Athletic at the Indodrill Stadium. The game represented the first of four pre-season friendlies for the Maryhill men ahead of their Premier Sports Cup group stage opener against Stenhousemuir on 9th July. Mason McCready started in goals for Ian McCall’s side behind a back four made up of Harry Milne, Darren Brownlie, Aaron Muirhead and Billy Owens. In midfield, the skipper Ross Docherty was alongside two youngsters in the form of James Lyon and Ben Stanway while the experienced Brian Graham led the line flanked by Cammy Smith and a trialist. Perhaps predictably for a game so early in the summer, things started slowly. Ex-Jag Conor Sammon had a couple of half chances early on for the hosts with his header drifting well wide of the target before he then saw a deflected shot skip narrowly past the post shortly thereafter. The Jags’ first real opening arrived in the 10th minute through last season’s top scorer Brian Graham. Billy Owens received the ball on the right side and quickly noticed the number nine making a run towards goal. Owens floated a teasing ball into the Alloa box which Graham met, however, he couldn’t keep his header down and the attempt flew over the bar.

Graham was looking Thistle most likely scorer once again after 14 minutes when he produced the game’s first shot on target. Some neat passing from the away side eventually worked the ball into the striker’s feet at the edge of the box. He then swivelled and fired a low shot towards the near post which the Wasps’ trialist goalkeeper turned behind. As the half progressed, the away side’s grip on proceedings strengthened. The trialist wearing number seven for Thistle almost found a breakthrough with 10 minutes left in the half as he evaded two challenges before trying a powerful shot which flashed a yard or two wide of the upright. Finally, after 20 minutes of control, Thistle found their breakthrough and they found it thanks to some swift passing which started on the left and moved over to the right where Billy Owens was stationed. The Thistle Weir Youth Academy graduate played a clever first time ball into the path of Cammy Smith who in turn drove a low ball towards the back post where Brian Graham was waiting. Having gone close a few times already, the former Ross County man was not to be denied this time as his right-footed shot wriggled over the line despite the goalkeeper getting a hand to it.

As planned, there were wholesale changes ahead of the second half for the Jags. Aaron Muirhead, Darren Brownlie, Ross Docherty, Ben Stanway, James Lyon, trialist number seven, Cammy Smith and Brian Graham all made way with Kevin Holt Tunji Akinola, Jack McMillan, Kyle Turner, Zander MacKenzie, Steven Lawless, Anton Dowds and a trialist wearing number eight being brought on. That second trialist almost had an instant impact as he found a route to goal in the 50th minute. Harry Milne fed a pass into Anton Dowds’ feet and the number 10 rolled the ball through to the trialist. Steven Lawless was making a run centrally but the number eight opted to take a shot on from the angle which was turned away for a corner. However, as they searched for a second goal, the Jags were caught out defensively with Kevin Cawley grabbing an equaliser for the Wasps. The experienced wideman picked the ball up on the right flank and cut inside sharply, darting past a couple of defenders before curling an exquisite shot into the corner of Mason McCready’s goal.

The parity didn’t last long though with the visitors back in front 15 minutes later. A Kyle Turner corner was cleared as far as Steven Lawless who nodded the ball back to Turner on the right wing. The number six then drilled a bouncing ball into the goalmouth area which ended up in the far corner of the net. Whether it went directly in or whether it was directed in by Anton Dowds, who was in close proximity, seemed to be up for debate but for now the goal has been given to the former East Fife striker. There was no doubt about whether the goal was his when the Jags made it 3-1 however. A smart pass into the box by Steven Lawless led to Zander MacKenzie being brought down by the goalkeeper and Thistle were awarded their first penalty of the season. There were three claimants to the spot kick initially with Kevin Holt, Anton Dowds and Steven Lawless all keen but it appeared that Kevin Holt had won the debate being the last Thistle player to score a competitive penalty, but then a shout from the dugout by Ian McCall instructed Holt to pass on the responsibility to Anton Dowds who confidently buried the penalty into the bottom left corner. It finished 3-1 as Thistle got their pre-season friendlies started with a win. More changes were made during the second half with impressive appearances for youth players Jamie Taggart and Gallagher Lennon.

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EARLY STARTER

● The opening game of the 148th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● Thistle play on the 21st June for the first-time ever. Only 10 calendar dates remain unplayed.

● The 21st June becomes the new club-record for the earliest start to a season. It takes over from the 25th June 1995 v LASK Linz in the Intertoto Cup.

● 16-year-old Gallagher Lennon makes his Thistle debut.

● 16-year-old Jamie Taggart makes his Thistle debut.

● 20-year-old Kyle Doherty plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 25-year-old Anton Dowds makes his Thistle debut and becomes the latest member of our scoring debutants club.

● 25-year-old Harry Milne makes his Thistle debut.

● Amazingly, Aaron Muirhead and Steven Lawless have both now made their debut and their "re-debut" for Thistle in friendly wins at Recreation Park, ten years apart, 2012-2022. Random omen!

ongoing sequences:

● 1 goal or less in 17 consecutive competitive games. (Longest run since the club-record: 18 games, 20th Sep 1995 to 9th Jan 1996.)

● 1 goal or less in 18 consecutive competitive home games, an extension of the club-record.

● 40 consecutive competitive appearances for Jamie Sneddon, 28th Aug 2021 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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