Preview Partick Thistle
Tuesday, 1st Apr 2008This is the Pars third away game in a row. Jim McIntyre`s only away league defeat since taking over from Stephen Kenny was at Hamilton in February.
All supporters should note that this Saturday`s game against Partick Thistle will carry reduced ticket prices for adults and that kids go free.
Adults - only £10; OAP Concessions - £5; Under 16`s - Free
| Dunfermline v Thistle: The Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | For | Agst | |
| At East End Park | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 65 | 48 |
| At Firhill | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 52 |
| Division One (up to 1975) | 45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 72 |
| Premier Division (since 1975) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| TOTALS | 65 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 101 | 100 |
Partick Away Milestones
In December 2003 Jimmy Calderwood`s team lost 4-1 in one of their worst performances of that season. The last Pars league win there was five games back on the opening day of the 1988-89 season.
| Milestones Partick (away) | |||
| Last League Victory |
13/08/88 |
2-1 |
SPL |
| Last League Defeat |
1-4 |
First Div | |
| Best League Victory |
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6-2 |
Div One* |
| Worst League Defeat |
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1-7 |
Div One* |
| *Pre league reconstruction | |||
Last Twelve League matches
The last dozen league games have seen
| Last Twelve League Matches v Partick Thistle | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 16/02/08 | H | 1-1 | [1-0] Crawford, [1-1] McKeown |
| 15/12/07 | A | 1-1 | [1-0] Burchill. [1-1] Buchanan |
| 29/09/07 | H | [1-0] Burchill | |
| 20/03/04 | H | [1-0] Darren Young | |
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A |
[0-1] Thompson, [0-2] Grady (pen), [1-2] Brewster, [1-3] Ross, [1-4] Grady | |
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27/09/03 |
H |
[0-1] Grady, [1-1] Crawford, [1-2] Crawford | |
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09/03/03 |
H |
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07/12/02 |
A |
[0-1] Britton, [0-2] Burns, [0-3] Burns, [0-4] McLean | |
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05/10/02 |
H |
[1-0] Thomson, [1-1] Mitchell (p), [2-1] Nicholson, [3-1] Crawford, [4-1] Crawford | |
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A |
0-0 |
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H |
3-2 |
[1-0] Watson, [1-1] Burns (og), [2-1] T Smith, [3-1] Jack, [3-2] McCoy |
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A |
2-1 |
[0-1] Mitchell, [1-1] G Robertson, [2-1] Jack |
League Form
Thistle`s recent form in the last six league matches is much better than Dunfermline`s, in fact they have gone 10 games without defeat and that included a cup tie at Ibrox. The Pars have one win in the last six league matches - at Stirling a week past Tuesday.
| Partick Thistle | DDunfermline Athleticne |
| Current League Position | |
| 5 | 6 |
| Last Six League Results | |
| WWDDDW | DDDLWD |
| League Points | |
| 42 | 42 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +7 | -8 |
| Home / Away Record this season | |
| P15 W6 D8 L1 | P16 W5 D7 L4 |
This is the Pars third away game in a row. Jim McIntyre`s only away league defeat since taking over from Stephen Kenny was at Hamilton in February.
Thistle have lost only one match at Firhill all season - in the league against Hamilton when they lost 3-0. Ian McCall`s men defeated promotion hopefuls, Dundee in midweek. With Queen of the South losing at Livingston and Thistle, with a game in hand against Stirling Albion, now have their sights firmly on a top four finish.
| Recent League Form | ||||||
| Partick Thistle Home | Dunfermline Away | |||||
| Dundee | W | 1-0 | St Johnstone | D | 1-1 | |
| St Johnstone | D | 0-0 | Stirling Albion | W | 3-2 | |
| Livingston | W | 2-1 | Queen of the South | D | 1-1 | |
| Queen of the South | D | 0-0 | Clyde | W | 2-1 | |
| Hamilton | W | 3-0 | Hamilton | L | 0-3 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v St Johnstone):Paul Gallacher; Greg Shields, Scott Wilson (c), Scott Thomson, Scott Muirhead; Kevin Harper, Darren Young, Stephen Simmons (Alex Burke 63), Stephen Glass; Jim McIntyre, Stevie Crawford.
SUBS: Sean Murdoch (GK), Iain Williamson, Scott Morrison Paul Willis.
PARTICK THISTLE (v Dundee): Jonny Tuffey; Simon Storey, Michael Robertson, Willie Kinniburgh, Marc Twaddle; Kevin McKinlay (Stevie Murray HT), Scott Chaplain, David Rowson, Gary Harkins; Damon Gray (Mark Roberts 59), Simon Donnelly.
SUBS NOT USED: Craig Hinchcliffe (GK), Ryan McStay, Ricky Little.
Referee for this match is Stevie O`Reilly. In his only match in charge of Dunfermline this season, against Clyde in December, he sent off the visitors Dougie Imrie and showed three yellow cards to Pars men.
Come on ye Pars!
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