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57y, 11m, 3d			Donald Turner		Bill Struth
Bobby Henderson; Alex Elliott; George Sutherland; James Williamson
Bobby Johnstone; Johnny Swann; Charlie Busby; Sammy Picken
James Williamson (1-3, 43 mins); Dougie Gray (2-4, og 89 mins)					Jay Turnbull (0-1, 11 mins); Albert Lyness (0-2, 33 mins); Alex Venters (0-3, 35 mins); Alex Venters (1-4, 48 mins)
21y, 2m, 30d			Bobby Henderson		Jerry Dawson
			Peter Curran		Dougie Gray
			Charles McGregor		Jock Shaw
33y, 11m, 24d			Alex Elliott		Tom McKillop
			James Ewing		Jimmy Simpson
24y, 2m, 29d			George Sutherland		George Brown
24y, 0m, 15d			Alex McSpadyen		Willie Waddell
			James Williamson		Albert Lyness
22y, 4m, 0d			John Wallace		Willie Thornton
			James Douglas		Alex Venters
24y, 7m, 10d			David Alston		Jay Turnbull
25y, 0m, 27d

notes

OH credits shooter James Douglas with Thistle's second goal (by process of elimination) but although he did shoot it's reported as a clear Gray o.g. by SC/GH and backed by JL. We go with the o.g. majority.

TTA report

Top of the league Rangers won comfortably. Thistle trailed from the 11th minute and 3-0 approaching half-time before Williamson scored with a 20-yard drive. Soon after the interval it was 4-1 and Rangers pressed almost continually, Henderson making some fine saves. Douglas' deflected shot (but credited as an og, 89) made it look better.

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Glasgow Herald, 4th January, 1939

● Thistle are back in League action after 1 day, which stands today as the joint club-record for the shortest gap between League games.

● 24-year-old David Alston plays his last game for Thistle.

● James Williamson plays his last game for Thistle and marks the occasion by scoring his final goal for the club.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive defeats, 24th Dec 1938 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats, 13th Sep 1933 to 7th Oct 1933. Club-record: 14 defeats, 3rd Jan 1898 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 4 consecutive League defeats; 24th Dec 1938 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 15th Sep 1934 to 20th Oct 1934. Club-record: 12 defeats; 27th Feb 1909 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 41 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex McSpadyen, 19th Feb 1938 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: John Wallace - 51 games, 20th Nov 1937 to 17th Dec 1938. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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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