25th Jul 1996 Ards 0 Partick Thistle 3 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Roy Coyle		Murdo MacLeod			37y, 10m, 1d
					Mark Cairns; Alan Dinnie; Jered Stirling; Tommy Turner; Nicky Henderson
					Nicky Walker; Tom Smith; Steve Welsh; Jamie McCue; Ian Cameron [i]
					Nicky Henderson (1-0, 55 mins); Tom Smith (2-0, 2nd half); Tom Smith (3-0, 88 mins)
					Derek McWilliams (Stephen Docherty, 43 mins); Billy Macdonald (Tom Smith, HT); Callum Milne (John Morrison, 2nd half); Andy Lyons (Stuart Ayton, 2nd half); Nicky Henderson (Charlie Adams, 2nd half)
			Paul Kee		Mark Cairns			26y, 10m, 0d
			?		Alan Dinnie			33y, 2m, 11d
			?		Jered Stirling			19y, 9m, 12d
			?		Callum Milne			30y, 10m, 28d
			?		Jim Slavin			21y, 6m, 7d
			?		Gregg Watson			25y, 10m, 4d
			?		Billy Macdonald			19y, 10m, 8d
			?		Tommy Turner			32y, 9m, 14d
			Boyle		Nicky Henderson			27y, 5m, 17d
			?		Andy Lyons			29y, 9m, 6d
			?		Derek McWilliams			30y, 6m, 9d
								27y, 1m, 17d
			?		Tom Smith			22y, 9m, 13d
			?		John Morrison			25y, 11m, 28d
			?		Stuart Ayton			20y, 9m, 6d
					Stephen Docherty			20y, 5m, 7d
					Charlie Adams			20y, 4m, 4d

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Match Report

TTA report

Life out of the top flight began with a rusty, disjointed performance that improved in the second half with a tap-in by Henderson and 2 from Smith (first to react when his shot was blocked then again from a cut-back (88). Turner almost scored from 45 yards but his shot went just wide.

Media report

26-Jul-1996, Daily Record

Two-goal Tom Smith gave Partick Thistle a perfect start to their Irish tour. Nicky Henderson grabbed a 55th minute opener against Ards before Smith completed a comfortable 3-0 win.

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PTFC Match Programme, 10th August, 1996

Stats Watch

● The opening game of the 122nd season of Partick Thistle F.C.

● 25-year-old John Morrison makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 31 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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