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37y, 3m, 5d			Peter Cormack		George Caldwell
David Scott; Alan Kay; Jamie Doyle
Kenny Watson; Alex O'Hara; Ian McDonald
Kenny McDowall (1-0, 8 mins); Maurice Johnston (2-1, 21 mins); Maurice Johnston (3-2, 27 mins); Alan Kay (4-3, 44 mins)					Joe Smart (1-1, 9 mins); Craig Buchanan (2-2, pen 24 mins); Joe Smart (3-3, 37 mins)
					Mark Shanks (@ 4-3, 47 mins)
					Colin Hume (Alan McInally)
27y, 3m, 19d			Dougie McNab		Jim Brown
18y, 8m, 5d			Gerry Doyle		Mark Shanks
19y, 9m, 14d			David Scott		Craig Buchanan
23y, 10m, 22d			John Murray		Eric Morris
25y, 10m, 11d			Andy Dunlop		Ian McAllister
22y, 2m, 20d			Alan Kay		Gerry Collins future Jag
20y, 2m, 23d			Kenny McDowall		Gerry Christie
25y, 8m, 5d			Iain Jardine		Bobby Connor future Jag
20y, 6m, 9d			Maurice Johnston		Joe Smart
22y, 0m, 21d			Jamie Doyle		Colin Hume
21y, 5m, 12d			John Buckley		Jim Murphy
22y, 6m, 7d
33y, 8m, 2d			Peter Marinello		Lawrie McGee
26y, 11m, 14d			Jim Docherty		Alan McInally

TTA report

McDowall scored after his header had been parried (8) but Ayr equalised (9). A diving header by Johnston after fine work by Buckley made it 2-1 (21) but back came Ayr (pen, 24). Johnston made it 3-2 (27) but slack defending tied it up (37). Finally, a Kay header (44) edged out Ayr. There was a red card for Ayr's No 2 (47).

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Match Programme, 22nd October, 1983

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Evening Times, 22nd October, 1983

Sunday Mail, 23rd October, 1983

Daily Record, 24th October, 1983

Glasgow Herald, 24th October, 1983

ongoing sequences:

● 102 consecutive competitive appearances for Maurice Johnston, 29th Sep 1981 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Rough - 145 games, 4th Sep 1971 to 11th Sep 1974. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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