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52y, 9m, 4d			Davie Meiklejohn		Malcolm McDonald
Bobby Gibb; Willie Crawford; Jimmy Walker
Norrie McCredie; Bert Thomson; Joe McInnes
Jimmy Walker (1-0, 3 mins); Jimmy Walker (2-0, 7 mins); Jimmy Walker (3-0, 63 mins); Johnny MacKenzie (4-0, 64 mins)
30y, 6m, 24d			Tommy Ledgerwood		Jimmy Brown
37y, 3m, 6d			Jimmy McGowan		Ralph Collins
31y, 7m, 11d			Bobby Gibb		Jimmy Hood
			Willie Crawford		John Russell
27y, 10m, 8d			Jimmy Davidson		Bob Thyne
21y, 10m, 22d			Davie Mathers		Steve McLachlan
28y, 0m, 12d			Johnny MacKenzie		Tommy Henaughan
24y, 2m, 1d			Bobby Howitt		Willie Harvey future Jag
22y, 9m, 5d			Alex Wright		Gerry Mays
31y, 3m, 22d			Willie Sharp		Willie Jack
28y, 0m, 17d			Jimmy Walker		Matt Murray
28y, 4m, 7d

TTA report

AGG: 7-4. “A fast game in which clever play and thrills abounded“ (GH). Goals by Walker (3 and 7) wiped out the deficit but Kilmarnock were the better team for long spells. Thistle's danger came down the wings and, fittingly, Walker completed his hat-trick after half-time and MacKenzie put the tie beyond doubt (64).

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Glasgow Herald, 17th September, 1953

● The crowd of 21,688 stands today as the record for any Thistle vs. Kilmarnock match.

● Thistle appear in their second League Cup Quarter Final, and progress to the Semi Finals for the first time.

ongoing sequences:

● 41 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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