Partick Thistle Reserves Season 1977-78
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| 1977-78 (Reserves) |
| The 103rd season of Partick Thistle F.C. |
| scorers in CAPS | |
| 1. Sat-06-Aug-1977 [a] W7-0 Girvan Amateurs (Peter Greig Testimonial) |
| – MP 13/8/1977. MARR, HARDIE (2), WEIR, McQUADE, STEVENSON, McQUEEN. Line-up also included Johnston, Frame, Goodall, Davidson. Testimonial for family of late Girvan official Peter Greig. Nominal date. |
| 2. Sat-13-Aug-1977 [a] L2-3 Ayr United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 27/8/1977. KELLY, WEIR. Line-up as yet unsourced, but also included Thomson. |
| – Thistle were ahead twice in this match through Kelly and Weir but a late surge from Ayr produced a winner for the homesters. |
| 3. Sat-20-Aug-1977 [h] D3-3 Motherwell (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 27/8/1977. ANDERSON, TRIALIST (2). Line-up as yet unsourced, but also included McQuade and Johnston. |
| – Weakened by injuries, Thistle fielded 3 trialists including a keeper. Anderson headed home the opener but Motherwell had a good spell and were 3-1 up at half-time. A fightback was rewarded with 2 goals from trialist No 9 and it could have been more on chances near the end. |
| 4. Sat-27-Aug-1977 [a] L0-3 Rangers (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 27/8/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 5. Thu-08-Sep-1977 [h] D1-1 Clydebank (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 17/9/1977. LOVE. Line-up as yet unsourced. Line-up also included Goodall, Devine, Kellachan, Gray, McGrain, Sheed. |
| – A Weir cross from the right was helped on to Love who gave Thistle the lead from close in. Thistle were in control, looking good but a broken nose for McQueen signalled a reshuffle of the defence. It remained 1-0 until a lob deceived Rough leaving him stranded late on. |
| 6. Sat-17-Sep-1977 [a] L1-3 Hibernian (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 17/9/1977. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 7. Sat-24-Sep-1977 [h] L0-3 Aberdeen (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 24/9/1977. Thomson, Brogan, Kellachan, Sheed, Gray, Newman, Davidson, Weir, Goodall, Stevenson, Hardie. |
| – Thistle were on the back foot from the start. Aberdeen took the lead with a header at a corner (17) then another header doubled the lead (28). Thistle were seen more in attack after half-time but with no result. A third goal (61) saw them well beaten. |
| 8. Sat-08-Oct-1977 [a] W3-1 Queen of the South (Scottish 2nd XI Cup 1st Round) |
| – MP 15/10/1977. GOODALL, STEVENSON (2). Line-up as yet unsourced, but also included Kelly, Thomson. |
| – After an early spell of Queens pressure Thistle got into their stride. Goodall headed home a Weir cross and substitute Stevenson slipped the ball past the keeper. A needless pen gifted Queens a goal but Stevenson fired home for 3-1. |
| 9. Sat-15-Oct-1977 [a] D0-0 Dundee United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 29/10/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Two youthful teams fought out a goalless draw that was mainly confined to midfield. |
| 10. Sat-22-Oct-1977 [h] W1-0 Ayr United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 29/10/1977. WEIR. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Good defending by Brogan and Thomson meant early United pressure brought them no reward then a fine move was finished off by Weir for 1-0. It proved to be the ony goal of a tight game. |
| 11. Sat-29-Oct-1977 [a] L2-3 Motherwell (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 29/10/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 12. Sat-12-Nov-1977 [a] D0-0 Clydebank (Premier Reserve League) |
| – SFHA. |
| 13. Sat-19-Nov-1977 [h] L0-1 Hibernian (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 19/11/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 14. Sat-10-Dec-1977 [h] D1-1 Celtic (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 10/12/1977. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 15. Mon-12-Dec-1977 [a] L1-2 Celtic (Scottish 2nd XI Cup 2nd Round) |
| – GH 13/12/1977. McQUADE. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 16. Sat-17-Dec-1977 [h] D0-0 Dundee United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 17/12/1977. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 17. Tue-20-Dec-1977 [a] L1-5 Rangers (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 21/12/1977. Thomson, McGrain, Trialist, Harvey, Nelson, Hansen, Johnston, Love, Goodall, McQUADE, Kelly. |
| – Top v bottom was never a contest. Rangers had far too much firepower. Despite that it was McQuade who scored first from a short corner by McGrain. That only served to make Rangers more determined and by the half-hour they were 3-1 ahead. Two second half goals rubbed it in. |
| 18. Tue-27-Dec-1977 [h] L2-3 St Mirren (Premier Reserve League) |
| – APJ 28/12/1977. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 19. Sat-07-Jan-1978 [h] L0-3 Clydebank (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 7/1/1978. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 20. Sat-14-Jan-1978 [a] L1-4 Hibernian (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 14/1/1978. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 21. Tue-14-Feb-1978 [a] L1-4 Ayr United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 15/2/1978. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 22. Tue-28-Feb-1978 [h] D1-1 Dundee United (Scottish Reserve League Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg) |
| – GH 1/3/1978. MELROSE. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 23. Sat-04-Mar-1978 [h] D1-1 Ayr United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – ET. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 24. Mon-06-Mar-1978 [a] L0-2 Dundee United (Scottish Reserve League Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg) |
| – APJ 7/3/1978. Agg 1-3. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 25. Thu-09-Mar-1978 [a] L1-3 St Mirren (Premier Reserve League) |
| – APJ 10/3/1978. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 26. Sat-11-Mar-1978 [a] L0-3 Motherwell (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 11/3/1978. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 27. Mon-13-Mar-1978 [a] L1-4 Dundee United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – SFHA. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 28. Tue-21-Mar-1978 [h] W2-1 Rangers (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 22/3/1978. SHEED, WEIR. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 29. Sat-01-Apr-1978 [h] W6-0 Hibernian (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 8/4/1978. McDONALD, WEIR, McQUADE (2, inc. 1 pen), FRAME (2). Line-up as yet unsourced. SFHA grid shows 6-1, but it was 6-0. |
| – Thistle took a 2-goal lead into the second half, McDonald and Frame having scored. McQuade made it 3, then 4 from the pen spot then goals by Weir and Frame rounded off a surprisingly big win but still anchored at the bottom. |
| 30. Mon-03-Apr-1978 [h] W1-0 St Mirren (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 8/4/1978. SHEED. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – The welcome upturn in fortunes continued thanks to a goal by Frame. |
| 31. Fri-07-Apr-1978 [a] L0-1 Aberdeen (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 15/4 & APJ 8/4/1978. Thomson, McGrain, Hardie, Gray, Kellachan, Sheed, McDonald, Hansen, Weir, Stevenson, Johnston. |
| – A jaded and poor performance allowed Aberdeen to be on top for most of the match. Despite that they had to reply on an og when Sheed deflected a shot past Thomson (25) for the win. |
| 32. Sat-08-Apr-1978 [a] W5-0 Aberdeen (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 15/4 & AEE 8/4/1978. Thomson, Waugh, Kellachan, Hardie, Hansen, GRAY, Goodall, McDonald, SHEED (2), KELLY (2), Weir. Strange fixture pairing with two matches at the same venue Friday and Saturday. |
| – Twenty-four hours after a lacklustre performance Thistle produced a fine result. Sheed volleyed home a Goodall pass (14) and Gray hammered home a loose ball (55). Aberdeen had a spell of pressure then Kelly scored from close in (70). Goals by Sheed and Kelly left Aberdeen well beaten. |
| 33. Tue-11-Apr-1978 [h] L1-2 Motherwell (Premier Reserve League) |
| – MP 15/4/1978. KELLY (pen). Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| – Kelly gave Thistle the lead from the spot for the opener but it was 1-1 until the last few minutes when Motherwell snatched the winner. A draw would have been fairer. |
| 34. Thu-13-Apr-1978 [a] W2-1 Celtic (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 14/4/1978. Line-up as yet unsourced. KELLY (2, inc. 1 pen). |
| 35. Sat-15-Apr-1978 [a] D1-1 St Mirren (Premier Reserve League) |
| – AEE 15/4/1978. Line-up and scorer as yet unsourced. |
| 36. Tue-18-Apr-1978 [a] W5-2 Clydebank (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 19/4/1978. GOODALL (3), CRAIG, STEVENSON. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 37. Thu-20-Apr-1978 [a] L0-2 Celtic (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 21/4/1978. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 38. Sat-22-Apr-1978 [h] D2-2 Celtic (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 24/4/1978. Line-up and scorers as yet unsourced. |
| 39. Mon-24-Apr-1978 [h] L0-3 Rangers (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 25/4/1978. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 40. Thu-27-Apr-1978 [h] L2-4 Aberdeen (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 28/4/1978. KELLY. (1 og.) Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 41. Sat-29-Apr-1978 [h] L0-2 Dundee United (Premier Reserve League) |
| – GH 1/5/1978. Line-up as yet unsourced. |
| 1977-78 Reserves summary notes | |
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P41 W9 D10 L22 (0.902 ppg)
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| see also: |
| 1977-78 (first-team) → |
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