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51/52y			George Easton		Willie McAndrew
Bob Paton; Stewart Calderwood; Bobby Neil; Allan Brown; Jimmy Kinloch
Denis O'Hare; Charlie McKendrick; Jimmy Richmond; Davie Ness; Jimmy McDougall
Jimmy Gibson (1-2, 1st half); Sandy Hair (2-2, 48 mins)					Alex Dick (0-1, 4 mins); John Borland (0-2, 8 mins); George Gibson (2-3, 75 mins)
21y, 1m, 17d			Johnny Jackson		Alex Binnie former Jag
25y, 6m, 6d			Bob Paton		Archibald Johnston
21y, 1m, 12d			Stewart Calderwood		Sandy Hunter
			Bobby Neil		Crawford Letham
25y, 7m, 10d			Jimmy Gibson		Patrick Hunt
19y, 5m, 18d			Eddie McLeod		Frank McKeary
28y, 9m, 23d			Allan Brown		James Tonner
28y, 9m, 1d			Jimmy Kinloch		William Williamson
28y, 10m, 6d			Sandy Hair		Alex Dick
24y, 2m, 5d			Bobby Grove		George Gibson
23y, 3m, 21d			John Torbet		John Borland
24y, 8m, 2d

TTA report

Hamilton went 2-up in 8 minutes but Thistle rallied. Gibson scored with “a grand drive“ (SC) then they went looking for an equaliser and it came through Hair from a Torbet cross (48). Hamilton (seldom out of defence) got the winner (75). Poor finishing cost Thistle both points.

● 28-year-old Allan Brown plays his last game for Thistle.

● Jimmy Gibson scores his last goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home defeats; 18th Dec 1926 to date. (Longest run since: 6 defeats; 27th Feb 1915 to 5th May 1915. Club-record: 10 defeats; 5th Dec 1908 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 4 consecutive home League defeats; 18th Dec 1926 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 27th Feb 1915 to 24th Apr 1915. Club-record: 10 defeats; 5th Dec 1908 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Hair, 1st May 1926 to date, a new personal best. (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.)

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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