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			Tom Fergusson		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 8m, 0d
					no changes
					no changes
Wilf Allsop (0-1, 2 mins); Tommy Douglas (0-2, 8 mins); Jim Chalmers (0-3, 43 mins)
			Harry Jenkins		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 5m, 20d
			Alex Gibson		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 2m, 2d
			Sammy Forsyth		Bobby Gibb			31y, 6m, 7d
			Ian Bain		Bert Thomson			24y, 5m, 25d
			Norman Christie		Jimmy Davidson			27y, 9m, 4d
			John Smith		Davie Mathers			21y, 9m, 18d
			Ian Jackson		Johnny MacKenzie			27y, 11m, 8d
			Wilf Allsop		Bobby Howitt			24y, 0m, 28d
			Jim Chalmers		Alex Wright			22y, 8m, 1d
			Dick Whitehead		Willie Sharp			31y, 2m, 18d
			Tommy Douglas		Jimmy Walker			27y, 11m, 13d
								27y, 10m, 29d

TTA report

Newly promoted Albion scored (2) after Ledgerwood palmed out a shot. A Davidson pass-back was pounced on for 2-0 (8) and a McGowan miskick led to 3-0 (43). But for weak finishing, it could have been much worse. Thistle's forward play was erratic and they gave the home keeper virtually nothing to do.

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Glasgow Herald, 13rd August, 1953

ongoing sequences:

● 14 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 11th Oct 1952 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 18th Mar 1950 to 11th Apr 1951. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Davidson, 20th Sep 1952 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Jimmy Walker - 35 games, 15th Mar 1952 to 14th Feb 1953. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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