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			Bill Struth		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 8m, 24d
					no changes
					no changes
Derek Grierson (0-1, 1 min); Willie Paton (0-2, 12 mins);John Prentice (0-3, 22 mins)
			future Jag George Niven		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 6m, 13d
			future Jag George Young		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 2m, 26d
			John Little		Bobby Gibb			31y, 7m, 0d
			Ian McColl		Bert Thomson			24y, 6m, 18d
			Willie Woodburn		Jimmy Davidson			27y, 9m, 28d
			Sammy Cox		Davie Mathers			21y, 10m, 11d
			Willie Waddell		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 0m, 1d
			Derek Grierson		Bobby Howitt			24y, 1m, 21d
			Willie Paton		Willie Sharp			31y, 3m, 11d
			John Prentice		Alex Wright			22y, 8m, 25d
			Johnny Hubbard		Joe McInnes			20y, 8m, 27d
								27y, 3m, 25d

TTA report

“Almost an hour's boredom” (GH). Thistle went 3-down in 22 minutes and the game was effectively over. Wright and Howitt with shots well saved by future-JAG Niven escaped criticism but other Thistle players too easily lost heart. Ledgerwood looked suspect at 2 of the goals and a shock was never likely.

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Glasgow Herald, 7th September, 1953

ongoing sequences:

● 14 away games without a clean-sheet in the League; 11th Oct 1952 to date. (Longest run since: 17 games; 18th Mar 1950 to 11th Apr 1951. Club-record: 40 games; 1st Feb 1908 to 17th Sep 1910.)

● 17 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.)

● 39 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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