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			Paddy Travers		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 8m, 10d
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John Buchanan (0-1, 28 mins); Sammy Baird (1-2, pen 37 mins)					Alex Wright (1-1, 30 mins); Bobby Howitt (2-2, 41 mins); Alex Wright (3-2, 65 mins)
			Willie Wilson		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 5m, 30d
			Pat McGowan		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 2m, 12d
			Harry Haddock		Bobby Gibb			31y, 6m, 17d
			Sammy Baird		Bert Thomson			24y, 6m, 4d
			Tommy Anderson		Jimmy Davidson			27y, 9m, 14d
			Archie Robertson		Davie Mathers			21y, 9m, 28d
			Billy McPhail		Johnny MacKenzie			27y, 11m, 18d
			John Divers		Bobby Howitt			24y, 1m, 7d
			John Buchanan		Alex Wright			22y, 8m, 11d
			Dan Devine		Willie Sharp			31y, 2m, 28d
			Tommy Ring		Joe McInnes			20y, 8m, 13d
								27y, 3m, 11d

TTA report

“Thistle Wright Happy!“ (ET). Clyde took the lead (28) but it was 1-1 two minutes later when Wright scored from close in from a pass by Sharp. Clyde scored from a soft pen (37) but Howitt steered home a MacKenzie pass (41). Wright got the winner (65) with a glorious diving header. “A dour contest“ (ET).

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Glasgow Herald, 24th August, 1953

ongoing sequences:

● 16 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.)

● 35 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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