Date 21/4/01 - Scottish Second Division - Partick Thistle - away

Score 1-0   Attendance 3003    AFC Scorer - McKinnon (48)

Hinchcliffe

Rowe    Florence

Cusick    Thomson    Crawford

Heenan    Mercer    Mallan     McKinnon    J McGlashan

Substitutes:- Wight, Steele (50 for Mallan), Maughan (for Heenan), McAulay (for Cusick), C McGlashan

Highlights:- In front of the largest Second Division crowd they have been watched by, Arbroath were forced to defend in the early stages of the match as Partick pushed herd for the opener. The Maroon defence however held out well and soon Arbroath forced their way back into the game. Mercer had a goal chalked off when the referee adjudged that Thomson had fouled the home keeper when they both went up for the same ball. In 33 minutes, following some good work by McKinnon, he laid the ball off to John McGlashan and with an open goal in front of him John sliced the bal past the post.
With the wind at their back in the second half Colin McKinnon took advantage of some hesitancy in the home defence in 48 minutes and lobbed the ball into the open goal to take the lead. Steel replaced Mallan and his speed caused the home defence on end of problems and was unlucky not to get on the score sheet. At the other end Partick were trying hard to draw level and near the end Craig Hinchcliffe made a great single handed save to keep our lead.