Queens Park 2 - 3 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, November 23rd, 1996, 3:00 PM at Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 836
Referee: E Martindale
Queens Park Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Maxwell (45)
McLauchlan (61)
Scott McLean (11)
Barry Wilson (15)
Charlie Christie (21)

Team Managers
Unknown. Steve Paterson

Starting Eleven
Bruce
Wilson
Graham
Elder
Caven
Maxwell
McLauchlan
Arbuckle
Fitzpatrick
Ferry
McGoldrick
Jim Calder
Mike Noble
Richard Hastings
Iain MacArthur
Paul Cherry
Charlie Christie
Mike Teasdale
Barry Wilson
Iain Stewart
Scott McLean
Wayne Addicoat

Bench
Hardie
Falconer
Kennedy
Ross Tokely
Davie Ross
Marco De Barros

Substitutions
Falconer => Fitzpatrick (78)
Kennedy => Wilson (78)
Marco De Barros for Wayne Addicoat (74)

Bookings
Bruce
Elder
None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Jim Calder (GK) 64 apps -
Mike Noble 84 apps2 goals
Paul Cherry 14 apps1 goal
Iain MacArthur 47 apps -
Richard Hastings 63 apps2 goals
Barry Wilson 12 apps1 goal
Mike Teasdale 42 apps4 goals
Charlie Christie 79 apps20 goals
Scott McLean 6 apps1 goal
Wayne Addicoat 2 apps -
Iain Stewart 60 apps34 goals
Marco De Barros (sub) 10 apps -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Wayne Addicoat (17 years 164 days)
Oldest Player:Jim Calder (36 years 217 days)
Average Player Age:26 years 323 days
Domestic Players:10 (90.91 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Wayne Addicoat (17 years 164 days)
Oldest Player:Jim Calder (36 years 217 days)
Average Player Age:26 years 30 days
Domestic Players:13 (92.86 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones
Barry Wilson scored his first goal for the Club.
Scott McLean scored his first goal for the Club.

After a dream start the visitors were fortunate to win.

In 11 minutes McLean scored with a low drive after a good run by Teasdale. 4 minutes later Wilson made it 2 after a superb solo run and a good shot from 18 yards. In 21 minutes McLean turned well in the box and slipped it to Christie who netted with a volley from 8 yards.

The visitors then eased up and on 45 minutes Maxwell pulled one back direct from a free kick on the edge of the area.

The second half belonged to Queens and in 61 minutes McLauchlan made it 3-2 when he scrambled it home after goal mouth chaos. In the dying minutes Queens pressed hard and were unlucky not to snatch an equaliser. Inverness CT now move to the top of the league but it is very tight.

Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Inverness CT 15 7 5 3 24 19 5 26
2. Ross County 15 8 1 6 22 18 4 25
3. Albion Rovers 14 6 6 2 20 13 7 24
4. Cowdenbeath 15 7 3 5 22 16 6 24
5. Montrose 14 7 2 5 23 20 3 23
6. Forfar Athletic 15 6 4 5 26 24 2 22
7. Alloa Athletic 14 5 4 5 20 20 0 19
8. Queens Park 15 3 5 7 19 28 -9 14
9. Arbroath 15 2 6 7 11 19 -8 12
10. East Stirlingshire 14 2 4 8 13 23 -10 10