24th Dec 1977 Partick Thistle 4 Ayr United 1 (SFL Premier Division - game 18)

matches:1977-78: ← 27game 2829 →

Match Information

39y, 9m, 1d			Bertie Auld		Alex Stuart
no changes
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Alex O'Hara (1-0, 4 mins); Alex O'Hara (2-0, 65 mins); Bobby Houston (3-1, 80 mins); Alex O'Hara (4-1, 89 mins)					Brian McLaughlin (2-1, 69 mins)
Dougie Somner (Jim Melrose, 2nd half)					Ian McAllister (Bobby Hannah, 55 mins); Gordon Crammond (Gerry Christie, 2nd half)
26y, 0m, 29d			Alan Rough		Hugh Sproat
23y, 7m, 6d			George Mackie		Danny McDonald
21y, 3m, 1d			Brian Whittaker		John Murphy
21y, 6m, 21d			John Marr		Rikki Fleming
24y, 4m, 17d			Andy Anderson		John Hyslop
31y, 9m, 27d			Jackie Campbell		Alex McAnespie
25y, 11m, 3d			Bobby Houston		Ian McAllister
26y, 5m, 20d			Dougie Somner		Walker McCall
21y, 5m, 0d			Ian Gibson		Derek McCutcheon
21y, 2m, 3d			Alex O'Hara		Brian McLaughlin
24y, 8m, 14d			John Craig		Gordon Crammond
24y, 4m, 24d
20y, 0m, 0d			Jim Weir		Gerry Christie
19y, 2m, 17d			Jim Melrose		Bobby Hannah

notes

ET lists the (otherwise unheard of) 'McLellan' as the second Thistle sub, which is a misheard/mistyped 'Melrose'.

Match Report

TTA report

O'Hara scored close in from a Houston cross (4) then Houston had a shot cleared off the line. 2nd bottom Ayr applied some pressure and had some near things. O'Hara hammered home a Craig corner (65) then Houston made it 3-1 (80) and O'Hara completed his hat-trick (89), before Ayr's late consolation.

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Sunday Post, 25th December, 1977

Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 7 consecutive home League wins; 17th Sep 1977 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 10 wins; 7th Nov 1970 to 5th Apr 1971 & 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897.)

● 7 home League games without defeat; 17th Sep 1977 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 5th Mar 1977 to 13th Aug 1977. Joint club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911 & 29th Aug 1970 to 6th Nov 1971.)

● 8 consecutive competitive home wins; 13th Sep 1977 to date. (Longest run since: 9 wins; 7th Nov 1970 to 20th Mar 1971. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 31st Aug 1977 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 5th Mar 1977 to 13th Aug 1977. Joint club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936 & 29th Aug 1970 to 20th Mar 1971.)

● 67 consecutive competitive appearances for Brian Whittaker, 1st Sep 1976 to date, a new personal best. (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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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