7th Oct 1972 Ayr United 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 6)

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Match Information

			Ally MacLeod		Davie McParland			37y, 5m, 2d
					Ian Reid; Stevie Chalmers; Ronnie Glavin
					Bobby Gray [ii]; Tommy Rae; Bobby Lawrie
Johnny Graham (0-1, 1 min); Johnny Doyle (0-2, 25 mins)					Denis McQuade (1-2, 84 mins)
					? (Johnny Gibson)
			Dave Stewart		Alan Rough			20y, 10m, 12d
			Joe Filippi		Ian Reid			21y, 9m, 26d
			John Murphy		Alex Forsyth			20y, 8m, 2d
			Alex McAnespie		Charlie Smith			24y, 3m, 14d
			Jim McFadzean		Nobby Clark			22y, 5m, 25d
			Davie McCulloch		Hugh Strachan			33y, 7m, 16d
			Johnny Doyle		Stevie Chalmers			36y, 9m, 11d
			Eric Stevenson		Ronnie Glavin			21y, 6m, 10d
			Alex Ingram		Frank Coulston			30y, 0m, 2d
			George McLean		Alex Rae			26y, 1m, 14d
			Johnny Graham		Denis McQuade			21y, 9m, 1d
								25y, 5m, 13d
			Phil McGovern		Johnny Gibson			21y, 9m, 14d

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Match Report

TTA report

Thistle were hit with a goal in the 1st min with a simple header. Glavin headed over, McQuade blasted over, Coulston shot wide. A brilliant run from the half-way line resulted in a 2nd goal (25). Ayr were on top and a goal by McQuade (84) after a cheeky back-heel by Chalmers was much too late.

Stats Watch

● 36-year-old Stevie Chalmers makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 61 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough (a new personal best) & Hugh Strachan (a new personal best), 4th Sep 1971 to date. (Longest run since: Arthur Duncan - 78 games, 2nd Mar 1968 to 1st Jan 1970. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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