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			Jimmy McKinnell Jr.		Davie Meiklejohn			47y, 8m, 16d
					Willie Hewitt; Johnny MacKenzie
					Jackie Husband; Tommy Wright
Billy Houliston (0-1, 6 mins); John Turnbull (0-2, 11 mins); Fred Jenkins (1-3, 40 mins); Billy Houliston (1-4, 53 mins); Fred Jenkins (2-5, 65 mins); Billy Houliston (2-6, 70 mins); Billy Houliston (2-7, 74 mins); Billy Houliston (2-8, 78 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-2, 13 mins); Willie Sharp (2-4, 59 mins)
			Roy Henderson		Bobby Henderson			30y, 10m, 24d
			Doug Sharpe		Jimmy McGowan			32y, 2m, 18d
			George James		Peter Curran
			Doug McBain		Hugh Brown			26y, 8m, 21d
			Willie Aird		Adam Forsyth			27y, 8m, 19d
			Willie Hamilton		Willie Hewitt			27y, 10m, 30d
			Tommy McCulloch		Johnny MacKenzie			22y, 11m, 24d
			John Turnbull		Archie McCallum
			Billy Houliston		Bert Kinnell			25y, 4m, 7d
			Fred Jenkins		Willie Sharp			26y, 3m, 3d
			Charlie Johnstone		Jimmy Walker			22y, 11m, 29d
								27y, 0m, 2d

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TTA report

14,000 saw Houliston the QOS international No 9 get 5 goals. Sharp scored (13) to make it 2-1 but Thistle trailed 3-1 at half-time. The roof fell in after half-time. Sharp scored again (59) to make it 4-2 but it was a day to forget - especially for Forsyth at centre-half! Thistle were overwhelmed. An “orgy of goal scoring” (SP).

● 22-year-old Johnny MacKenzie makes his Thistle debut.

● Thistle's record margin of defeat against Queen of the South.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive away defeats; 17th Apr 1948 to date. (Longest run since: 7 defeats; 22nd Dec 1945 to 9th Mar 1946. Club-record: 11 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for Bobby Henderson, 11th Oct 1947 to date. (Longest run since: Jackie Husband - 39 games, 19th Apr 1947 to 28th Feb 1948. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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