23rd Aug 1997 Ayr United 2 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL First Division - game 3)

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Match Information

			former Jag Gordon Dalziel		John McVeigh			40y, 6m, 29d
					Gus Caesar; Charlie Adams; Ally Graham; Bobby Connor
					Gareth Evans; Jamie McKenzie; Alex Martin; Billy Macdonald
Ian Ferguson (0-1, 2 mins); Gregg Hood (1-2, 45 mins)					Peter Hetherston (1-1, 4 mins); Charlie Adams (2-2, 87 mins)
Willie Mainge; Colin McDonald					David Farrell; Andy Lyons; Alex Martin
Brian Kristensen (Colin McDonald, 75 mins)					Gus Caesar (Billy Macdonald, 48 mins); Ally Graham (Alex Martin, 68 mins)
			David Castilla		Gary O'Connor			23y, 4m, 16d
			future Jag John A. Robertson		Jimmy Boyle			30y, 6m, 4d
			John Traynor		Andy Lyons			30y, 10m, 4d
			Paul Bonar		Callum Milne			31y, 11m, 27d
			former Jag Willie Jamieson		Gus Caesar			31y, 5m, 18d
			former Jag Tom Smith		Gregg Watson			26y, 11m, 2d
			Paul Agnew		Charlie Adams			21y, 5m, 2d
			Ian Ferguson		David Farrell			27y, 9m, 25d
			future Jag Gregg Hood		Ally Graham			31y, 0m, 12d
			Willie Mainge		Peter Hetherston			32y, 9m, 17d
			Brian Kristensen		Bobby Connor			37y, 0m, 19d
								29y, 6m, 25d
			Graeme Love		Alex Martin			18y, 0m, 5d
			Steve Kerrigan		Billy Macdonald			20y, 11m, 6d
			Colin McDonald		Stephen Tait			20y, 10m, 8d

Match Report

TTA report

Ayr took the lead (2) but 2 minutes later a fine run by Lyons set up Hetherston for 1-1. It should have been 2-1 soon after but Thistle faded and Ayr scored (45). Trialist Caesar was hooked (48). Thistle had a lot of the ball in the second half but it took an exquisite chip by Adams (87) to take a point. Marginally hopeful.

Media report

25-Aug-1997, Daily Mail

BUSTLING striker Ian Ferguson once handed out a broken nose to Ayr manager Gordon Dalziel. That memory enticed Dalziel to sign Ferguson from St Johnstone in the hope that he gave a scoring bite to his side. And it took only three minutes to pay off as Ayr earned their first league point in a 2-2 draw with Partick Thistle. Said Ferguson: 'That was my first 90 minutes in a first team in three years. Now I can start to rebuild my career and to score with my second touch was great.' After Ferguson's opener Peter Hetherston pulled Partick level before a Gregg Hood goal gave Ayr hopes of taking three points. But they were denied four minutes from time by a superb strike by Charlie Adams.

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Daily Record, 25th August, 1997

PTFC Match Programme, 13th September, 1997

Stats Watch

● 31-year-old Gus Caesar plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 23-year-old Gary O'Connor plays his last game for Thistle.

● 37-year-old Bobby Connor plays his last game for Thistle.

● Peter Hetherston scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive away games without a win; 19th Apr 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 13th Apr 1996 to 5th Oct 1996. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 6 competitive games without a win, 10th May 1997 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games, 30th Mar 1996 to 16th May 1996. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 34 consecutive competitive appearances for David Farrell, 12th Oct 1996 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jered Stirling - 39 games, 10th Aug 1996 to 12th Apr 1997. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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