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51y			George Easton		Alec McNair
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Jimmy Gibson (1-0, 9 mins); Sandy Hair (2-1, 11 mins); Sandy Hair (3-3, 72 mins)					Andy Campbell (1-1, 10 mins); Frank Townrow (2-2, 12 mins); Andy Campbell (2-3, 71 mins)
20y, 9m, 6d			Johnny Jackson		Bill Marsh
25y, 1m, 26d			Bob Paton		Finlay Brown
			Charlie McKendrick		David Thomson
22y, 8m, 23d			Jimmy Richmond		Jock Ross
25y, 2m, 30d			Jimmy Gibson		Willie Rankin
19y, 1m, 7d			Eddie McLeod		Jock Thomson
24y, 0m, 20d			Davie Ness		Hugh McGinn
23y, 9m, 25d			Bobby Grove		Frank Townrow
28y, 5m, 26d			Sandy Hair		Andy Campbell
			William Fraser		Jim Meagher
22y, 11m, 10d			John Torbet		Willie Cook
23y, 7m, 3d

TTA report

Play swung dramatically with 4 goals in 4 minutes (9, 10, 11, 12). Gibson scored from distance, Dundee equalised (poor clearance by Jackson), Hair scored then Dundee levelled. Play was less frantic after half-time . Dundee went ahead (67) but Hair scored from a scramble (69). A draw was fairest.

● Thistle play their 900th match in the top-flight of Scottish League football.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 League games without a win; 17th Apr 1926 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 17th Oct 1925 to 21st Nov 1925. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 8 competitive games without a win, 17th Apr 1926 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games, 20th Jan 1917 to 24th Mar 1917. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 10 consecutive competitive appearances for Bob Paton, 5th Apr 1926 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy Gibson - 33 games, 19th Sep 1925 to 3rd Apr 1926. Club-record: Jock McTavish - 61 games, 15th Nov 1913 to 6th Feb 1915.)

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