Partick Thistle 1 - 0 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, August 18th, 2001, 3:00 PM at Firhill Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 3,314
Referee: M McCurry
Partick Thistle Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Derek Fleming (35) None.

Team Managers
John Lambie Steve Paterson

Starting Eleven
Gow
McKinstry
Archibald
Craigan
Patterson
Connaghan
Nicholls
Dolan
Britton
Hardie
Fleming
Jim Calder
Ross Tokely
Bobby Mann
Stuart Golabek
Stuart McCaffrey
Charlie Christie
Mike Teasdale
Barry Robson
Roy McBain
Dennis Wyness
Paul Ritchie

Bench
McLean
Lennon
McDowell
Arthur
Huxford
Les Fridge
Graeme Stewart
Anthony Low
Russell Duncan
Martin Bavidge

Substitutions
McLean -> Nicholls (60)
Lennon -> Dolan (90)
McDowell -> Britton (90)
Martin Bavidge for Paul Ritchie (70)

Bookings
Denis Connaghan (72) Roy McBain (77)
Barry Robson (79)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Jim Calder (GK) 186 apps -
Stuart Golabek 65 apps1 goal
Bobby Mann 93 apps6 goals
Ross Tokely 158 apps7 goals
Stuart McCaffrey 39 apps -
Charlie Christie 241 apps30 goals
Barry Robson 85 apps9 goals
Mike Teasdale 204 apps18 goals
Roy McBain 44 apps3 goals
Paul Ritchie 4 apps2 goals
Dennis Wyness 74 apps32 goals
Martin Bavidge (sub) 85 apps14 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (22 years 169 days)
Oldest Player:Stuart McCaffrey (2003 years 17 days)
Average Player Age:32 years 300 days
Domestic Players:11 (100.00 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (22 years 169 days)
Oldest Player:Paul Ritchie (2003 years 17 days)
Average Player Age:32 years 313 days
Domestic Players:16 (100.00 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Caley Thistle slumped to the foot of Division One after this disappointing result. They should have gone ahead after 90 seconds when Barry Robson floated a cross to Dennis Wyness � the striker looked odds on to head home but Garry Gow made a fine save. Paul Ritchie scorned a good chance when he was one-on-one with the �keeper 18 yards out but he rolled it well wide. Partick began to dominate and Britton went close with a first time shot that was deflected past by Jim Calder before the home side took the lead in 35 minutes. Martin Hardie released Britton and he rolled the ball to Derek Fleming who scored from 8 yards. Caley Thistle tried to take the game to Partick in the second half but the home side regained control. They had an early chance when James McKinstry picked out Mark Nicholls with a precision cross but his header drifted wide. Former Caley Thistle favourite Scott McLean came on for Partick and almost immediately shot past the post. The visitors created little of note but a Bobby Mann free kick in 73 minutes gave them some hope - it looped disappointingly over the bar. They nearly took a point in the closing minutes when Wyness took a chip from Charlie Christie but he headed past from 12 yards.

Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Airdrieonians 3 2 1 0 10 3 7 7
2. Partick Thistle 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 7
3. Ayr United 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
4. Falkirk 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6
5. St. Mirren 3 1 1 1 9 7 2 4
6. Clyde 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 4
7. Ross County 3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 3
8. Arbroath 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 3
9. Raith Rovers 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1
10. Inverness CT 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1