27th Apr 1957 Partick Thistle 5 Ayr United 1 (SFL First Division - game 33)

matches:1956-57: ← 54game 5556 →

Match Information

56y, 4m, 15d			Davie Meiklejohn		Jackie Cox former Jag
Bobby Gilmour
Alex Wright
Bobby Gilmour (1-0, 16 mins); Ian McIntosh (2-0, 21 mins); Jimmy Davidson (3-0, pen 25 mins); John Harvey (4-0, 40 mins); Tommy Ewing (5-0, 52 mins)					Alex Beattie (5-1, 88 mins)
34y, 2m, 4d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Willie Travers
25y, 9m, 29d			Andy Kerr		Bobby Bell
24y, 4m, 11d			Frank Donlevy		Bobby Thomson
24y, 3m, 6d			John Harvey		Jimmy Whittle
31y, 5m, 19d			Jimmy Davidson		Gordon Brice
25y, 6m, 2d			Davie Mathers		Adam Haugh
31y, 7m, 23d			Johnny MacKenzie		Alex McIntyre
21y, 10m, 26d			George Smith		Willie Paton
			Bobby Gilmour		Peter Price
23y, 7m, 13d			Ian McIntosh		Sam McMillan
19y, 11m, 25d			Tommy Ewing		Alex Beattie
26y, 3m, 10d

Match Report

TTA report

Gilmour collected a rebounded McIntosh shot off the bar and opened the scoring (16). A McIntosh free-kick (21), a Davidson penalty (25) and a Harvey shot (40) had the game sewn up at half-time. Ewing scored (52) before Ayr (already relegated) got on the score sheet (88). Thistle won without breaking sweat.

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• McIntosh scores the second for Thistle. (ET)

Stats Watch

● Ian McIntosh scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 consecutive competitive home wins; 9th Mar 1957 to date. (Longest run since: 6 wins; 6th Sep 1950 to 21st Oct 1950. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 6 consecutive home League wins; 9th Mar 1957 to date. (Longest run since: 7 wins; 25th Mar 1950 to 21st Oct 1950. Club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 7 home League games without defeat; 2nd Mar 1957 to date. (Longest run since: 11 games; 31st Dec 1955 to 25th Apr 1956. Club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 8 competitive home games without defeat; 6th Feb 1957 to date. (Longest run since: 13 games; 31st Dec 1955 to 25th Apr 1956. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ewing, 22nd Dec 1956 to date. (Longest run since: Andy Kerr - 67 games, 15th Oct 1955 to 12th Jan 1957. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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