21st Oct 1933 Ayr United 3 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 13)

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Match Information

			Alex Gibson		Donald Turner			52y, 8m, 20d
					Alex Elliott
					Johnny Ballantyne
John Taylor (1-1, 1st half); Terry McGibbons (1-2, 2nd half); Terry McGibbons (1-3, 2nd half)					Alex Elliott (1-0, 10 mins)
			George Wilson		Bobby Johnstone			21y, 11m, 15d
			Willie Fleming		Stewart Calderwood			27y, 10m, 18d
			William Ure		George Cummings			20y, 4m, 16d
			Andrew McCall		Alex Prior			22y, 11m, 12d
			David Currie		James McAllister
			John Holland		Eddie McLeod			26y, 2m, 23d
			Thomas Robertson		Davie Ness			31y, 2m, 6d
			John Taylor		Andy Pritchard			21y, 3m, 28d
			Terry McGibbons		George Wyllie			20y, 8m, 24d
			James Brannan		Alex Elliott			28y, 9m, 11d
			future Jag Charles Rodger		James Pinkerton			22y, 1m, 0d
								24y, 4m, 7d

Match Report

TTA report

With players out of their normal positions, Thistle failed to build on the lead given to them by Elliott's strong drive (10). 5th top Ayr were level by half-time and were clearly the better team. Ness and Wyllie went close but Thistle never looked like winning and 2 more goals made for a comfortable win.

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive away League defeats; 13th Sep 1933 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 20th Feb 1932 to 20th Aug 1932. Club-record: 14 defeats; 6th Apr 1912 to 25th Jan 1913.)

● 4 consecutive competitive away defeats; 13th Sep 1933 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 20th Feb 1932 to 20th Aug 1932. Club-record: 11 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 6 away League games without a win; 26th Aug 1933 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 2nd Jan 1930 to 16th Aug 1930. Club-record: 22 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 27th Sep 1909.)

● 7 competitive away games without a win; 26th Aug 1933 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 8th Feb 1930 to 16th Aug 1930. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 16 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 15th Apr 1933 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 17th Oct 1925 to 13th Feb 1926. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 18 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 15th Apr 1933 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 7th Feb 1925 to 3rd Oct 1925. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 14 consecutive competitive appearances for James McAllister, 12th Aug 1933 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Eddie McLeod - 17 games, 15th Mar 1933 to 13th Sep 1933. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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