11th Aug 1992 Partick Thistle 2 Ayr United 0 (League Cup 2nd Round)

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Match Information

51y, 5m, 9d			John Lambie		George Burley
Ray Farningham
Gordon Chisholm
Ray Farningham (1-0, 62 mins); Paul Kinnaird (2-0, 78 mins)
Gary Peebles (Paul Kinnaird, HT); Colin McGlashan (George Shaw, 80 mins)					Paul McLean (Ally Fraser, 77 mins)
21y, 2m, 14d			Craig Nelson		Cammy Duncan former Jag
26y, 7m, 18d			Bobby Law		David Kennedy future Jag
29y, 9m, 5d			Don McVicar		Garry Agnew
25y, 6m, 5d			Gary Peebles		Willie Furphy
30y, 10m, 0d			Grant Tierney		Graeme McVie
23y, 9m, 29d			Martin Clark		Graeme Robertson former Jag
21y, 9m, 22d			Gerry Britton		John Traynor
31y, 4m, 1d			Ray Farningham		Alan McTurk
28y, 4m, 25d			Colin McGlashan		Tommy Walker
31y, 0m, 24d			Davie Irons		Paul McLean
25y, 11m, 18d			Ian Cameron [i]		Gordon Mair
26y, 11m, 9d
25y, 9m, 0d			Paul Kinnaird		Ally Fraser
23y, 6m, 1d			George Shaw		Gregg Hood future Jag

Match Report

TTA report

It was a struggle to break down defence-minded Ayr but Thistle did enough to win through once they reverted to a flat back 4 (from 5) at half-time. A Farningham header (61) broke the deadlock then a 2nd header by Kinnaird (78) made sure. Shaw hit the post (85) as Thistle saw the game out in well in control.

Media report

12-Aug-1992, The Herald

Thistle pressure finally earns them their just rewards…

THEY won’t include it among their more memorable displays of recent times, but Thistle did enough to secure their place in the next round of the Skol Cup. It was not until Ray Farningham put them in front midway through the second half that the new premier-division team relaxed a little. And only after substitute Paul Kinnaird made it 2-0 12 minutes from the end did they really get their game together. They might have added a couple more goals in that late spell when they were able to open up the Ayr defence in a way that they had failed to do earlier on. But, then, Thistle have never been renowned for taking the obvious route to victory.

No-one could fault the players for honest effort but for a long time it did look as if both keepers could have been safely accommodated beside us in the press box. There were good, robust tackles and serious attempts to set up good football moves but the organisation of both defences was too professional for the forwards. Ayr’s McTurk did hint early on that he had the subtle touch which might alter the pattern. That was when he cleverly beat a defender and then, from a long way out, tried a shot that only just went over the bar. His team-mate, Walker, also demonstrated good close control and on a number of occasions weaved a way through a posse of defenders without giving Nelson any cause to be concerned. The best attempt at goal came at the other end when Tierney used his height and strength to head a McVicar corner towards the net, only to see it slip outside a post. That, an Agnew volley which went over the bar, and a few other skirmishes were as much goalmouth action as we were to see in the opening half, but Thistle did have more of the possession and on the surface at least appeared the more threatening. Cameron did his best to confirm that with a fine long-range lob which came down just a little too late and went behind the goal. And the former St Mirren and Aberdeen player kept Duncan awake with another effort, this time a lower shot which the keeper had to grasp.

Peebles was replaced by Kinnaird at the beginning of the second half, a clear indication of Thistle’s determination to put more emphasis on attack. But the seaside team suffered a lapse of concentration in the 62nd minute and it proved very costly. McVicar made ground on the left and when he sent over a superb cross the tall Farningham found himself with loads of room to head high out of the reach of Duncan. Fifteen minutes later Ayr put on Fraser for McLean but the new man was only a minute on the park when his side went two behind. And it was another cross which caught out United. This time Irons produced the pass from the right and Kinnaird did the rest with his head. Thistle then replaced McGlashan with Shaw as they looked composed and in full control for the first time in the tie.

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Evening Times, 12th August, 1992

Glasgow Guardian, August, 1992

Stats Watch

● Thistle win a sixth consecutive competitive game versus Ayr United, the H2H record.

● Thistle's 47th League Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 83 consecutive competitive appearances (not known to be broken) for Colin McGlashan, 6th Nov 1990 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Maurice Johnston - 105 games, 29th Sep 1981 to 12th Nov 1983. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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