division two

only eight points separate top from bottom in Scotland's tightest division, where Clydebank's run of victories came to an end at Stenhousemuir.

The Warriors lived up to their name and reminded the visitors that there are no easy fixtures in this division.

Clydebank even had the advantage of a goal of a start after only two minutes, when Brian Hamilton shot home from the edge of the box.

Veteran striker Issac English proved to be the match-winner. He came on as a substitute for Alan Blaikie soon after the break and headed in the equaliser with 20 minutes left. Two minutes from time he popped up again to take his season's tally to five with a right-foot shot.

Home manager Brian Fairley said: ''English changed things, and we deserved the win.''

Partick Thistle joined Clydebank on the 19-point mark through a 3-0 victory at Stranraer, where a large number of their fans travelled to boost the crowd figure to 1248.

Allan Moore netted following a Danny Lennon corner in 36 minutes and Stranraer suffered a further blow just before the interval when striker Paul Walker was sent off after a linesman spotted an off-the-ball incident.

Bad turned to worse eight minutes into the second half, when Mark McGeown let Peter Lindau's drive run through his legs and Scott McLean added his eighth goal of the season with a close-range shot from an Alan Archibald cross.

Queen's Park were held to a goalless draw by Forfar, while Queen of the South nicked the points at Stirling when Warren Hawke's 25-yard shot deceived Chris Reid in 70 minutes. Albion's Gordon Hunter was later sent off.

Gary Wood's early header and Craig Findlay's clever lob late on gave Berwick the points at Arbroath.