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34/35y			George Easton		John McCartney
Willie Howden; Alec Raisbeck; Robert Graham
William Campbell; Robert Lyle; Sydney Smith
Fred Robertson (1-2, 43 mins)					George Buchanan (0-1, 1st half); George Gilmour (0-2, 1st half); George Buchanan (1-3, 89 mins)
30y, 3m, 22d			Willie Howden		William Muir
31y, 2m, 7d			Alec Raisbeck		Tom Collins
31y, 7m, 18d			Archie McKenzie		Rod Walker
22y, 2m, 8d			Bobby Wilson		Alister Stewart
			William McDonald [ii]		Bob Mercer
			Alex McGregor		Peter Nellies
26y, 3m, 8d			Tom Callaghan		George Sinclair
			Robert Graham		Richard Harker
21y, 4m, 13d			Fred Robertson		George Buchanan
21y, 3m, 7d			Willie Gardiner		George Gilmour
20y, 9m, 27d			Frank Branscombe		Philip Cole
25y, 7m, 18d

TTA report

Hearts played some excellent football from the start and took a 2-goal lead but Thistle managed to pull one back just before half-time through Robertson (F). After the break Thistle improved but Robertson wasted a good chance to level then Raisbeck's penalty was saved. Hearts got their 3rd (89).

● Thistle play their 400th match in the Scottish Football League.

ongoing sequences:

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for Archie McKenzie, 23rd Oct 1909 to date. (Longest run since: Robert Lyle - 32 games, 7th Nov 1908 to 18th Sep 1909. Club-record: Willie Howden - 48 games, 25th Mar 1905 to 16th Apr 1906.)

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