14th Jan 2006 Ayr United 1 Partick Thistle 2 (SFL Second Division - game 21)

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Match Information

			Robert Connor		Dick Campbell			52y, 1m, 23d
					Will Snowdon; Ricky Gillies
					Marc Smyth; James Gibson
Gareth Wardlaw (0-1, 32 mins)					Scott McCulloch (1-1, 54 mins); Mark Roberts (2-1, 65 mins)
Dougie Ramsay					Stephen McConalogue
Martyn Campbell (Paul Weaver, 65 mins); Dougie Ramsay (Andy Reid, 65 mins)					Adam Strachan (Mark Roberts, HT); Scott McCulloch (Sean Kilgannon, 73 mins); Stephen McConalogue (Stevie Nicholas, 2nd half)
			Mark McGeown		Kenny Arthur			27y, 1m, 7d
			Martyn Campbell		Grant Murray			30y, 4m, 16d
			Barry McLaughlin		Scott McCulloch			30y, 1m, 16d
			Chris Robertson		Darren Brady			24y, 9m, 3d
			Jonathan Baillie		Will Snowdon			23y, 0m, 7d
			Kieran McAnespie		David Craig			36y, 7m, 3d
			Craig Conway		Billy Gibson			24y, 5m, 13d
			Ray Logan		Ricky Gillies			29y, 4m, 21d
			Mark Casey		Paul Ritchie			36y, 11m, 20d
			Dougie Ramsay		Stephen McConalogue			24y, 6m, 29d
			Gareth Wardlaw		Adam Strachan			18y, 10m, 21d
								27y, 10m, 3d
			Eric Phillips		Colin Stewart			26y, 0m, 4d
			Paul Weaver		Stevie Nicholas			24y, 6m, 6d
			Chris Strain		Mark Roberts			30y, 2m, 16d
			Ian Cashmore		Sean Kilgannon			24y, 10m, 6d
			Andy Reid		Jonathan Carter			18y, 1m, 12d

Match Report

TTA report

Despite all Thistle's pressure it was Ayr who scored with a low header (32). Thistle levelled thanks to McCulloch's free-kick (54) and Roberts made it 2-1 with a shot in the corner (65) after good work by Ritchie and McConalogue. Ayr applied late pressure but shots were blocked and Arthur was seldom tested.

Media report

14-Jan-2006, bbc.com

Second-half goals from Scott McCulloch and Mark Roberts gave Partick Thistle a deserved win over Ayr United. Ayr had led through Gareth Wardlaw's first-half header from Craig Conway's cross but had to spend large amounts of time defending. But former Ayr defender McCulloch rifled home a 25-yard free-kick to level matters. Roberts then grabbed the winner when he slotted home after a shot from new signing Paul Ritchie was blocked.

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Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive away wins; 10th Dec 2005 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins; 21st Aug 2004 to 31st Aug 2004. Joint club-record: 5 wins; 23rd Jan 1897 to 24th Apr 1897, 1st Oct 1932 to 24th Dec 1932, 1st Jan 1959 to 21st Feb 1959, 13th Oct 1962 to 8th Dec 1962, 7th Sep 1991 to 19th Oct 1991 & 8th Dec 2001 to 6th Feb 2002.)

● 4 consecutive competitive wins, 31st Dec 2005 to date. (Longest run since: 4 wins, 24th Sep 2005 to 22nd Oct 2005. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 14 consecutive away League games in which Thistle have scored; 5th Mar 2005 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 15 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 9th Mar 1895.)

● 14 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 13th Aug 2005 to date. (Longest run since: 14 games; 6th Feb 1971 to 11th Sep 1971. Club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for Grant Murray & Ricky Gillies (a new personal best), 30th Jul 2005 to date. (Longest run since: Kenny Arthur - 31 games, 4th Sep 2004 to 2nd Apr 2005. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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