12th May 1996 Partick Thistle 1 Dundee United 1 (Scottish Premier Division/First Division play-off, 1st leg)

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Match Information

37y, 7m, 18d			Murdo MacLeod		Billy Kirkwood
Steve Welsh; Rod McDonald; Billy Macdonald
Jered Stirling; Nicky Henderson; Tommy Turner
Andy Lyons (1-0, 20 mins)					Christian Dailly (1-1, 86 mins)
Derek McWilliams (Tom Smith, 66 mins); Billy Macdonald (Tommy Turner, 83 mins)					Ray McKinnon (Gary McSwegan, 49 mins); Andy McLaren (Owen Coyle, 80 mins)
33y, 7m, 13d			Nicky Walker		Ally Maxwell
30y, 8m, 15d			Callum Milne		Christian Dailly
25y, 7m, 21d			Gregg Watson		Rab Shannon
30y, 3m, 26d			Derek McWilliams		Steven Pressley
21y, 3m, 24d			Jim Slavin		Brian Welsh
28y, 0m, 23d			Steve Welsh		Ray McKinnon
29y, 1m, 22d			Rod McDonald		Robbie Winters
19y, 7m, 25d			Billy Macdonald		Dave Bowman
20y, 10m, 13d			Jamie McCue		Andy McLaren future Jag
29y, 8m, 18d			Ian Cameron [i]		Craig Brewster
29y, 6m, 23d			Andy Lyons		Jamie McQuilken
27y, 1m, 22d
			n-a		Kelham O'Hanlon
32y, 7m, 1d			Tommy Turner		Gary McSwegan
22y, 7m, 0d			Tom Smith		Owen Coyle
27y, 3m, 4d			Nicky Henderson

Match Report

TTA report

10,414 saw Lyons hit a 30-yard free-kick round the wall for the opener (20). Thistle were the better team and had most of the chances and a sweeping move involving 4 or 5 players saw a fine save deny Cameron. United improved and Walker had some good saves but he was beaten by a header (84) for 1-1.

Media report

13-May-1996, The Mirror

Christian Dailly headed Dundee United a priceless equaliser yesterday to set up a Thursday night thriller at Tannadice in their promotion-relegation play-off with Partick. Thistle seemed to be on course for their first home win in almost six months thanks to a superb first-half free-kick from Andy Lyons. But goalkeeper Nicky Walker, who had pulled off a string of top class saves, was finally beaten with four minutes left as Scotland Under-21 star Dailly headed home a Dave Bowman cross. It was cruel on Murdo MacLeod's side, who perhaps deserved to take an advantage into Thursday's second leg. Lyons, a cut-price buy from Wigan, scored his sixth goal in ten games with a 19th minute free-kick which flew past Ally Maxwell. But, thanks to Dailly, the sides remain level with 90 minutes left to decide which side completes Scotland's top ten next season - and the million pounds revenue which goes with it. United were without the suspended Maurice Malpas and injured Mark Perry. They were replaced by Rab Shannon and Jamie McQuilken, while Owen Coyle was left on the bench with Ray McKinnon recalled. Thistle were close to full strength, with MacLeod only without injured skipper Alan Dinnie and Wayne Foster.

The Firhill side made by far the better start and in only two minutes a ball from Derek McWilliams flashed across the face of goal, with no takers. Ian Cameron tried his luck with a shot from outside the box after 13 minutes which stung the fingers of United keeper Maxwell as he pushed it over the bar. But MacLeod's side grabbed the goal they deserved after 19 minutes with a stunning free-kick from Lyons. Steven Pressley was penalised for climbing on Rod McDonald and Englishman Lyons stepped forward to fire a left-foot shot beyond the wall and Maxwell from 25 yards. United finally began to threaten and they came close to an equaliser after 30 minutes when Robbie Winters deflected a shot from Dave Bowman just past the post. Then Craig Brewster fired in a left-foot shot which went wide of Walker's left-hand post. Thistle's Jim McCue collected a booking in first-half injury-time, but there was no doubt that his side had been far superior.

But Partick had Walker to thank for two superb stops midway through the half as he first parried a drive by Brewster then plunged at the feet of Winters. And Brewster came even closer with a 64th minute effort which cracked off the crossbar and rebounded into the grateful arms of Walker. Walker saved again from Brewster with 15 minutes left but his resistance was finally broken in the 86th minute as Dailly headed home a Bowman cross.

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Match Programme, 12th May, 1996

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The Scotsman, 9th May, 1996

Daily Record, 11th May, 1996

Scotland on Sunday, 12th May, 1996

Daily Record, 13th May, 1996

Daily Record, 13th May, 1996

Aberdeen Evening Express, 13th May, 1996

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Stats Watch

● 29-year-old Rod McDonald plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive games without a win, 30th Mar 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 20th Sep 1995 to 21st Oct 1995. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 10 competitive games without a home win; 6th Jan 1996 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 13 games; 13th Apr 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988.)

● 14 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 31st Jan 1996 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 27th Aug 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 30 consecutive competitive appearances for Ian Cameron [i], 21st Oct 1995 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Steve Welsh - 64 games, 26th Dec 1994 to 27th Apr 1996. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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