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			Gordon McQueen		Billy Lamont			52y, 4m, 12d
					Ian Spittal; Lex Grant; Johnny Flood
					Budgie McGhie; Pat Kelly; Gerry McCoy
Sammy Conn (0-1, 25 mins); Derek Grant (1-2, 48 mins); Sammy Conn (1-3, 2nd half); Kenny MacDonald (1-4, 2nd half); Calum Campbell (1-5, 2nd half)					John Mitchell (1-1, 31 mins)
Mark Nelson (John Butler); Innes MacDonald (Billy Thomson)					Lex Grant (Pat Kelly); John Mitchell (John Workman)
			John Martin		John Brough			28y, 5m, 24d
			former Jag Dave MacKinnon		Ian Spittal			23y, 7m, 10d
			Tom Black		Bobby Law			22y, 9m, 0d
			Brian McKeown		Bryan Purdie			29y, 8m, 23d
			Derek Grant		Jim Dempsey			29y, 1m, 27d
			Mark Nelson		Pat Docherty			25y, 0m, 2d
			Colin Lindsay		Lex Grant			26y, 6m, 28d
			Sammy Conn		John Mitchell			19y, 10m, 12d
			future Jag Calum Campbell		Eddie Gallagher			23y, 10m, 3d
			Kenny MacDonald		Ian Thomson			23y, 0m, 0d
			Innes MacDonald		Johnny Flood			27y, 8m, 30d
								25y, 5m, 6d
			John Butler		Pat Kelly			20y, 7m, 20d
			Billy Thomson		John Workman			22y, 2m, 28d

TTA report

Airdrie scored against the run of play (25). Mitchell's 25-yard free-kick made it 1-1 (31). Thistle fell to pieces and 4 goals (25-yard shot, run between 2 defenders, free header and a flying header) were shipped. Lamont's post-match team talk was in the centre circle in full view of the fans leaving. Airdrie top, Thistle bottom.

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Evening Times, 24th September, 1988

PTFC Match Programme, 8th October, 1988

(credit: BBC Scotland )

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ongoing sequences:

● 11 consecutive competitive appearances for Bryan Purdie, 23rd Apr 1988 to date. (Longest run since: John Workman - 10 games, 16th Apr 1988 to 10th Sep 1988. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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