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			former Jag Jackie Cox		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 1m, 25d
					Jimmy Davidson; Norrie McCredie
					Bobby Gibb; Bobby Howitt
Tommy Todd (3-1, 76 mins)					Willie Crawford (1-0, 55 mins); Willie Crawford (2-0, 64 mins); Alex Wright (3-0, 69 mins)
			Andy Barlow		Tommy Ledgerwood			30y, 11m, 14d
			Bobby Shearer		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 7m, 27d
			Joe Young		Andy Kerr			22y, 7m, 8d
			Tommy Barrett		John Harvey			21y, 0m, 16d
			George Scott		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 2m, 29d
			Johnny Martin		Norrie McCredie			25y, 8m, 20d
			Willie Young		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 5m, 2d
			Bobby Walker		Alex Wright			23y, 1m, 26d
			Tommy Todd		Willie Sharp			31y, 8m, 12d
			George Brown		Willie Crawford
			Ian Crawford		Joe McInnes			21y, 1m, 28d
								27y, 0m, 24d

TTA report

There were chances for both teams in an even first half. Sharp scored but was pulled back for hand ball. After some Hamilton pressure Thistle scored twice against the run of play through Crawford (55 and 64) then Wright took a pass from MacKenzie (69) before Hamilton reduced the lead (76).

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Evening Times, 6th February, 1954

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without defeat, 2nd Jan 1954 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games, 14th Apr 1951 to 4th May 1951. Joint club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932 & 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949.)

● 35 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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