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			George Stevenson		Davie Meiklejohn			49y, 8m, 7d
					Norrie McCredie; Archie McCallum
					Bobby Gibb; Johnny MacKenzie
Jim Forrest (1-1, 49 mins); Archie Kelly (1-2, 64 mins)					Jimmy Walker (1-0, 32 mins)
			Dick Hamilton		Bobby Henderson			32y, 10m, 15d
			Willie Kilmarnock		Jimmy McGowan			34y, 2m, 9d
			Archie Shaw		Norrie McCredie			22y, 3m, 2d
			Donald McLeod		Jimmy Davidson			24y, 9m, 11d
			Andy Paton		Bert Kinnell			27y, 3m, 29d
			Willie Redpath		Davie Mathers			18y, 9m, 25d
			Wilson Humphries		Alex Wright			19y, 8m, 8d
			Jim Forrest		Archie McCallum
			Archie Kelly		Alex Stott			25y, 4m, 0d
			Jimmy Watson		Willie Sharp			28y, 2m, 25d
			Johnny Aitkenhead		Jimmy Walker			24y, 11m, 20d
								25y, 10m, 4d

TTA report

Thistle scored (32) when Stott's low cross was met by Walker who scored at the 2nd attempt. They faded badly however and Motherwell were transformed. They levelled (49) then went ahead (64) at which point McCredie was injured and limped badly on the wing unable to kick the ball.

ongoing sequences:

● 41 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Walker, 10th Sep 1949 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Peter Curran - 59 games, 10th Aug 1946 to 15th Nov 1947. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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