Forget Ziggy Gordon. Ziggy Stardust and his extraterrestrial qualities would have struggled to change Partick Thistle’s fortunes given the Firhill club’s wretched recent run.

After four defeats on the spin, the latest coming in a last-gasp 2-1 reversal at home to Rangers last Saturday, winning has become something of an alien concept down Maryhill way.

Gordon made his return to the Thistle starting line-up and was part of a robust team-effort that pushed Rangers all the way.

Having succumbed to yet another late goal, though, the Jags dropped to the bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Gordon insists fortunes will improve, however, and the 23-year-old is hoping Lady Luck will begin looking down on the Jags after a series of savage blows.

He said: “I’ve always thought that in football, luck goes in a circle. If it does I think we’ll have a few penalties or something good coming our way. I’ve never been in a team or had a time at any club where we’ve had such bad luck at both ends of the pitch. It’s been incredible. If we hadn’t conceded so many last minute goals we’d be looking at the top four instead of the bottom. It’s quite sobering.”

Gordon was delighted to get back into the heat of frontline duty at the weekend after a five-game absence even though the end result was not what Thistle were looking for.

He added: “It was a bittersweet moment for me. I came back in and we put in a great performance but losing that late goal was a hard one to swallow. You have to move on and get it out of your mind. These defeats hurt a bit longer than you’d like but we’re focused again.

“Prior to joining Thistle, I think I’d only been on the bench twice since I was 18. Everybody wants to start games and I’m no different. I hated being there and was just glad I got the chance to come back in again.”

Next up for the Jags is a tricky trip to Hamilton and Gordon is relishing the prospect of a return to his old stamping ground.

Having developed through the youth set-up at Accies, the Thistle full-back has plenty of happy memories of his time at New Douglas Park but in the scramble at the foot of the table, there can be no room for sentiment.

Gordon said: “I go out on the park and all I think about is winning and doing the best I can. I have very fond memories of Accies but those disappear when I’m playing against them. There are plenty of good people there. I’ll always be appreciative of what they did for me in my career. I hope I don’t get too bad a reception when I go there as I gave everything for them. Old loyalties are put to one side now, though.”

While some in the Thistle camp reckon this weekend’s encounter is a must-win, Gordon is refusing to reach for the panic button just yet in an extremely tight division.

He said: “Being down where we are is never nice. But there are only two points between us and sixth so there’s nothing to worry about. A couple of results changes the entire season. That’s why I’m not worried and hopefully I don’t become worried.

“There are no easy games. Every team has stepped up this season. There are a good seven or eight teams that are as strong as each other and it will come down to fine margins and a bit of luck.”