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			Bert Herdman		Davie Meiklejohn			52y, 10m, 5d
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Ernie Copland (0-1, 7 mins); Bernie Kelly (0-2, 56 mins); Andy Young (0-3, 73 mins); Ernie Copland (1-4, 88 mins)					Jimmy Walker (1-3, 80 mins)
			George Johnstone		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 7m, 24d
			Bobby Kirk		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 4m, 7d
			Willie McNaught		Bobby Gibb			31y, 8m, 12d
			Jackie Williamson		Willie Crawford
			Harry Colville		Jimmy Davidson			27y, 11m, 9d
			Andy Leigh		Andy Kerr			22y, 3m, 18d
			Jimmy McEwan		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 1m, 13d
			Andy Young		Bobby Howitt			24y, 3m, 2d
			Ernie Copland		Willie Sharp			31y, 4m, 22d
			Bernie Kelly		Alex Wright			22y, 10m, 6d
			Ian Scott		Jimmy Walker			28y, 1m, 17d
								28y, 5m, 19d

TTA report

Rovers scored (7) and Ledgerwood was injured in the process. McGowan took over in goal for 20 mins. A defensive blunder let Rovers in (56) and they scored again before Walker reduced the lead but a 4th goal (88) killed Thistle off. Rovers had 2 “goals“ chalked off. Thistle were well beaten in the end.

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Evening Times, 17th October, 1953

ongoing sequences:

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ledgerwood, 4th Apr 1953 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy Davidson - 41 games, 20th Sep 1952 to 16th Sep 1953. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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