10th May 1997 St Mirren 2 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 36)

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Match Information

			Tony Fitzpatrick		Murdo MacLeod			38y, 7m, 16d
					Stuart Ayton; Alan Archibald; Steve Maskrey
					Alan Dinnie; Jered Stirling; Derek McWilliams
Gregg Watson (0-1, og 11 mins); Stuart Munro (0-2, 25 mins)
Steven McGarry (Wes Fallon, 86 mins)					Steve Maskrey (John Ritchie, 75 mins); Stephen Docherty (Jamie McKenzie, 83 mins)
			Alan Combe		John Hillcoat			26y, 4m, 24d
			Brian Smith		Stuart Ayton			21y, 6m, 21d
			Paul Fenwick		Alan Archibald			19y, 4m, 27d
			Norrie McWhirter		Jim Slavin			22y, 3m, 22d
			Martin Baker		David Farrell			27y, 6m, 11d
			future Jag Ricky Gillies		Gregg Watson			26y, 7m, 19d
			Jim Dick		Steve Maskrey			34y, 8m, 24d
			former Jag Tommy Turner		Stephen Docherty			21y, 2m, 22d
			Stuart Munro		Charlie Adams			21y, 1m, 19d
			Steven McGarry		David Moss			28y, 5m, 25d
			Junior Mendes		Andy Lyons			30y, 6m, 21d
								25y, 5m, 13d
			Wes Fallon		Jamie McKenzie			16y, 5m, 11d
			future Jag Stuart Taylor		John Ritchie			17y, 10m, 2d
			future Jag Hugh Murray		Jered Stirling			20y, 6m, 27d

Match Report

TTA report

The season ends and it's bye-bye to Murdo MacLeod. St Mirren dominated the first half and Thistle had Hillcoat to thank it was only 2-0 at half-time. A sweeping move resulted in a bulleted OG by Watson (11) then a low shot in the corner (25) made things worse. A better second half saw Adams go close then Farrell had his pen saved but it petered out.

Media report

12-May-1997, Paisley Daily Express

The Love Street faithful left the ground after this final game of season 1996-97 keenly anticipating the start of next season, because in the old showbusiness maxim, Saints left them roaring for more. They tore Thistle apart at times with some stunning high-speed football which had manager Tony Fitzpatrick singing their praises at the end: “We oozed quality especially in the first half when we played some tremendous exciting football.”

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Daily Record, 12th May, 1997

Paisley Daily Express, 12th May, 1997

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

● 17-year-old John Ritchie plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 21-year-old Stuart Ayton plays his last game for Thistle.

● 22-year-old Jim Slavin plays his last game for Thistle.

● 26-year-old John Hillcoat plays his last game for Thistle.

● 34-year-old Steve Maskrey plays his last game for Thistle.

● The sixteenth managerial reign ends with Murdo MacLeod's last game in charge.

ongoing sequences:

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for David Farrell, 12th Oct 1996 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Gregg Watson - 31 games, 14th Sep 1996 to 19th Apr 1997. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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