29th Sep 1984 Ayr United 3 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 8)

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Match Information

			George Caldwell		Benny Rooney			41y, 4m, 26d
					Andy Smyth; Gerry Doyle; Willie Herd; Tommy O'Hara
					John Brough; David Walker; Paul Donnelly; Jimmy Gilmour
Gerry Collins (0-1, 27 mins); John McNiven (1-2, 45+10 mins); Gerry Collins (1-3, 70 mins)					Gordon Dalziel (1-1, 40 mins); Ian Cochrane (2-3, pen 80 mins)
Jim Murphy (Davie Irons); Stephen Evans (Malcolm Adams)					Billy McLaren (Jimmy Gilmour); Gerry Doyle (Paul McKenzie)
			Hugh Sproat		Andy Smyth			20y, 1m, 2d
			Mark Shanks		Gerry Doyle			19y, 7m, 12d
			Craig Buchanan		Peter Shields			24y, 1m, 15d
			Eric Morris		Billy McLaren			36y, 3m, 22d
			Ian McAllister		Joe Carson			30y, 10m, 5d
			future Jag Gerry Collins		Kenny Watson			28y, 8m, 24d
			Stephen Evans		Willie Herd			24y, 11m, 27d
			John McNiven		Alan Logan			23y, 2m, 7d
			Tommy Sloan		Ian Cochrane			25y, 5m, 2d
			Norrie Anderson		Gordon Dalziel			22y, 6m, 13d
			Jim Murphy		Tommy O'Hara			32y, 1m, 12d
								26y, 2m, 6d
			future Jag Davie Irons		Jimmy Gilmour			22y, 9m, 12d
			Malcolm Adams		Paul McKenzie			20y, 0m, 7d

notes

Referee Jim Duncan pulled a muscle after 7 minutes play and linesman George Dunbar took charge. Referee supervisor Tom Wharton (nearly 57-year-old) came down from the stand and ran the line for around 10 minutes before local man Louis Thow (a grade 1 referee) took over from big Tom, allowing him to get his breath back in the stand! The other linesman that day is currently unknown and we'll endeavour to add him at some stage.

Match Report

TTA report

The ref awarded a pen to Thistle then changed his mind (1) then he went off injured (7). Logan was a constant threat as Thistle pressed but they went behind to a header (27). Dalziel fired in an O'Hara cross at the back post but Ayr went ahead just on half-time. Slack defending led to a third goal for the visitors before Cochrane converted a pen (80).

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Evening Times, 29th September, 1984

Sunday Post, 30th September, 1984

Daily Record, 1st October, 1984

Daily Record, 1st October, 1984

Stats Watch

● 19-year-old Gerry Doyle plays his last game for Thistle.

● 20-year-old Andy Smyth plays his last game for Thistle.

● Ian Cochrane scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 11th Aug 1984 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 14th Nov 1981 to 17th Apr 1982. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 9 consecutive competitive appearances for Ian Cochrane, 11th Aug 1984 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Brough - 14 games, 7th Apr 1984 to 22nd Sep 1984. 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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