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			Bill Struth		Davie Meiklejohn			48y, 2m, 21d
					Willie Hewitt; Archie McCallum; Norrie McCredie
					Bert Thomson; Alex Wright; Willie Sharp
Jimmy Duncanson (0-1, 14 mins); Willie Thornton (0-2, 21 mins); Willie Thornton (0-3, 44 mins); Willie Paton (0-4, 71 mins)
			Bobby Brown		Tommy Ledgerwood			26y, 0m, 10d
			future Jag George Young		Jimmy McGowan			32y, 8m, 23d
			Jock Shaw		Bobby Gibb			27y, 1m, 0d
			Sammy Cox		Jimmy Davidson			23y, 3m, 25d
			Willie Woodburn		Adam Forsyth			28y, 2m, 24d
			Ian McColl		Willie Hewitt			28y, 5m, 4d
			Willie Waddell		Johnny MacKenzie			23y, 6m, 1d
			Willie Paton		Archie McCallum
			Willie Thornton		Willie O'Donnell			24y, 6m, 24d
			Jimmy Duncanson		Norrie McCredie			20y, 9m, 16d
			Eddie Rutherford		Jimmy Walker			23y, 6m, 3d
								25y, 9m, 26d

TTA report

Thistle had no answer to a rampant Rangers side who coped far better with the quagmire of a pitch. Rangers' 1st goal was scored when McGowan was off for treatment but there were no excuses. Well beaten. The game as a contest was over well before the end. “Rangers complete mastery” (GH).

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Glasgow Herald, 7th March, 1949

OUSTED BY CUP WINNERS

● Thistle are knocked out of the Scottish Cup by the eventual winners for the ninth time.

● Thistle appear in their fourteenth Scottish Cup Quarter Final, but fail to progress for the tenth time.

ongoing sequences:

● 18 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy McGowan & Jimmy Walker (a new personal best), 6th Nov 1948 to date. (Longest run since: Willie O'Donnell - 22 games, 1st Sep 1948 to 8th Jan 1949. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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