27th Jul 1996 Glenavon 1 Partick Thistle 0 (Friendly)

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Match Information

			Nigel Best		Murdo MacLeod			37y, 10m, 3d
					Murdo MacLeod; Tom Smith; Stephen Docherty
					Gregg Watson; Billy Macdonald; Derek McWilliams
Glenn Ferguson (0-1, 55 mins)
Craig McAllister (Darren Murphy); Lee Doherty (Barry Tumilty); Stuart Gauld (Alan Murphy); Trevor Williamson (Ray McCoy); Marc Kenny (Shane Mulholland)					Stephen Docherty (Charlie Adams, 13 mins); Callum Milne (John Morrison, 2nd half); Tommy Turner (Stuart Ayton, 2nd half)
			Dermot O'Neill		Mark Cairns			26y, 10m, 2d
			Craig McAllister		Alan Dinnie			33y, 2m, 13d
			Mark Glendinning		Jered Stirling			19y, 9m, 14d
			Lee Doherty		Callum Milne			30y, 11m, 0d
			Stuart Gauld		Jim Slavin			21y, 6m, 9d
			Gary Smyth		Murdo MacLeod			37y, 10m, 3d
			former Jag Sammy Johnston		Tom Smith			22y, 9m, 15d
			former Jag Tony Shepherd		Tommy Turner			32y, 9m, 16d
			Glenn Ferguson		Nicky Henderson			27y, 5m, 19d
			Trevor Williamson		Andy Lyons			29y, 9m, 8d
			Marc Kenny		Stephen Docherty			20y, 5m, 9d
								27y, 6m, 30d
			Darren Murphy		John Morrison			26y, 0m, 0d
			Barry Tumilty		Stuart Ayton			20y, 9m, 8d
			Alan Murphy		Charlie Adams			20y, 4m, 6d
			Ray McCoy
			Shane Mulholland

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Match Report

TTA report

Even this early in the season selection was restricted by illness and injury. Glenavon proved to be tough proposition. After being on top for a long spell, Thistle fell out of the game and the chances dried up. Glenavon scored with a header (55) then Thistle had a few chances but it was a fair result.

Media report

28-Jul-1996, Sunday Life

GLENN-AVON STINGS JAGS. STRIKER Glenn Ferguson headed a historic goal for Glenavon at Mourneview Park last night. The centre-forward, who turned down the chance to play in Austria, scored a superb winner in the 56th minute. His effort made Glenavon the first team to beat Partick Thistle on any of their tours of Ireland - and they were worthy winners. [ed - This is factually incorrect as Thistle previously lost to Linfield Athletic in 1891, Shelbourne in 1904 & Glentoran in 1969]

Glenavon, somewhat lacklustre in the midweek defeat by Dundee, were much sharper and more cohesive in this instance. They played some excellent football and there was nothing better in the match than the build-up to the goal, in which substitute Shane Mulholland played a major part. Mulholland, who will be challenging for a regular first team place this season, won the ball in midfield and held off several challenges to produce a perfect cross which Ferguson headed powerfully into the net. Partick, who have already beaten Ards, found Glenavon a much more formidable challenge but squandered several chances, striker Andy Lyons missing in front of an open goal.

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Lurgan Mail, 1st August, 1996

PTFC Match Programme, 10th August, 1996

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• How many Partick Thistle players does it take to beat Sammy Johnston? (LRG)

• Alan Dinnie attempts to block Trevor Williamson. (LRG)

Stats Watch

● 37-year-old Murdo MacLeod plays his last game for Thistle.

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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