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			Bob Shankly		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 1m, 4d
					Andy Kerr; Alex Wright
					Bobby Gibb; John Harvey
Jimmy McGowan (0-1, og 2 mins); Alex McCrae (1-2, 11 mins)					Jimmy Davidson (1-1, pen 10 mins); Johnny MacKenzie (2-2, 41 mins)
			Archie McFeat		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 10m, 24d
			Joe McDonald		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 7m, 6d
			Ian Rae		Andy Kerr			22y, 6m, 18d
			Gordon Black		Willie Crawford
			Peter Ralston		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 2m, 8d
			Jim Hunter		Davie Mathers			22y, 2m, 22d
			Willie Sinclair		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 4m, 12d
			Bobby Morrison		Bobby Howitt			24y, 6m, 1d
			Angus Plumb		Willie Sharp			31y, 7m, 22d
			Alex McCrae		Alex Wright			23y, 1m, 5d
			Johnny Kelly		Joe McInnes			21y, 1m, 7d
								27y, 0m, 6d

TTA report

A McGowan OG (pass-back, 2) put Falkirk ahead but Davidson scored from the spot (hand ball, 10). Falkirk broke and went 2-1 up (12) then Sharp's mazy run set up MacKenzie (41). Hard and bruising in the mud, Crawford and Mathers were off injured for spells. Falkirk missed a sitter (88) but a draw was fair.

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Glasgow Herald, 18th January, 1954

ongoing sequences:

● 32 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy McGowan, 11th 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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