25th Dec 1971 Partick Thistle 0 Ayr United 1 (SFL First Division - game 17)

matches:1971-72: ← 31game 3233 →

Match Information

36y, 7m, 20d			Davie McParland		Ally MacLeod
no changes
no changes
					Davie Robertson (0-1, 82 mins)
Denis McQuade (Tommy Rae, 70 mins)
20y, 1m, 0d			Alan Rough		Ally McLean future Jag
21y, 10m, 22d			John Hansen		John Murphy
19y, 10m, 20d			Alex Forsyth		Bobby Rough
20y, 8m, 28d			Ronnie Glavin		Alex McAnespie
25y, 9m, 28d			Jackie Campbell		Jim McFadzean
32y, 10m, 4d			Hugh Strachan		Joe Filippi
20y, 11m, 19d			Denis McQuade		Johnny Doyle
29y, 2m, 20d			Frank Coulston		Johnny Graham
22y, 3m, 3d			Jimmy Bone		Alex Ingram
25y, 4m, 2d			Alex Rae		Alex McGregor
24y, 1m, 11d			Bobby Lawrie		Davie Robertson
23y, 11m, 3d
25y, 10m, 8d			Tommy Rae		George McLean

Match Report

TTA report

Nothing went right. Shots rained in, Bone goal disallowed (marginal off-side), Coulston header off the bar, Coulston lob cleared off the line, Rae (T) and Coulston missed open goals. Ayr (who also hit the post) scored with a low shot deflected by a defender past Rough off a post and in (82). Still 8th.

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Daily Record, 25th December, 1971

Daily Record, 25th December, 1971

Evening Times, 25th December, 1971

Aberdeen Evening Express, 25th December, 1971

Sunday Post, 26th December, 1971

Glasgow Herald, 27th December, 1971

Daily Record, 27th December, 1971

Daily Record, 27th December, 1971

Stats Watch

● Last time we played on Christmas Day.

ongoing sequences:

● 28 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex Forsyth, 18th Aug 1971 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Rough & Frank Coulston - 55 games, 18th Apr 1970 to 28th Aug 1971. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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