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52y, 8m, 14d			Davie Meiklejohn		Tom Fergusson
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Bobby Howitt (1-0, 14 mins); Willie Sharp (2-0, 35 mins); Johnny MacKenzie (3-0, 78 mins)
30y, 6m, 3d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Harry Jenkins
37y, 2m, 16d			Jimmy McGowan		Jimmy Ferguson
31y, 6m, 21d			Bobby Gibb		Sammy Forsyth
24y, 6m, 8d			Bert Thomson		John Smith
27y, 9m, 18d			Jimmy Davidson		Bob Milligan
21y, 10m, 1d			Davie Mathers		Dick Whitehead
27y, 11m, 22d			Johnny MacKenzie		Ian Jackson
24y, 1m, 11d			Bobby Howitt		Wilf Allsop
22y, 8m, 15d			Alex Wright		Jim Chalmers
31y, 3m, 1d			Willie Sharp		John Swanson
20y, 8m, 17d			Joe McInnes		Tommy Douglas
27y, 3m, 15d

TTA report

Thistle dominated and scored (14) when a MacKenzie free-kick was dummied by Sharp and Wright scored. An error by the keeper let in Sharp (35). MacKenzie made sure (78) when he outstripped the whole Albion defence and chipped the keeper. The mystery was how it was only 3-0. Albion were outclassed.

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Glasgow Herald, 27th August, 1953

ongoing sequences:

● 36 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy Davidson, 20th Sep 1952 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Willie Sharp - 47 games, 8th Sep 1951 to 18th Oct 1952. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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