19th Mar 1977 Ayr United 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 27)

matches:1976-77: ← 41game 4243 →

Match Information

			Alex Stuart		Bertie Auld			38y, 11m, 24d
					Jackie Campbell; Denis McQuade
					George Mackie; Harry Johnston
Walker McCall (0-1, pen 23 mins)					Alan Hansen (1-1, pen 52 mins)
Davie McCulloch (Gerry Phillips)
			Hugh Sproat		Alan Rough			25y, 3m, 22d
			Davie Wells		John Hansen			27y, 1m, 16d
			Jim Brogan		Brian Whittaker			20y, 5m, 24d
			Rikki Fleming		Jackie Campbell			31y, 0m, 20d
			Bobby Tait		John Marr			20y, 9m, 16d
			Joe Filippi		Alan Hansen			21y, 9m, 6d
			Jim McSherry		Jim Melrose			18y, 5m, 12d
			Walker McCall		Ian Gibson			20y, 7m, 23d
			Danny Masterton		Ally Love			21y, 10m, 10d
			Gerry Christie		Dougie Somner			25y, 8m, 15d
			Davie McCulloch		Denis McQuade			26y, 2m, 13d
								23y, 6m, 31d
			Danny McDonald		Harry Johnston			27y, 2m, 23d
			Gerry Phillips		George Mackie			22y, 10m, 1d

Match Report

TTA report

The realities of relegation-haunted teams. They made the best of it but it took penalties to produce both goals. Ayr converted theirs (23) then Hansen (A) equalised 7 mins after half-time when Somner had been felled in the box. But for some rash shooting towards the end 2nd bottom Ayr might have made it 8 from 8 against Thistle this season.

Stats Watch

● Alan Hansen scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 away League games without a win; 11th Sep 1976 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 27th Dec 1969 to 14th Nov 1970. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 18 competitive away games without a win; 25th Aug 1976 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 6th Jan 1940 to 21st Dec 1940. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 47 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 27th Mar 1976 to date. (Longest run since: John Hansen - 81 games, 6th Nov 1974 to 18th Aug 1976. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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