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			George Stevenson		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 3m, 5d
					Bert Thomson
					John Harvey
John Hunter (0-1, 2 mins); Wilson Humphries (1-2, 63 mins)					Willie Crawford (1-1, 44 mins)
			John Johnston		Tommy Ledgerwood			31y, 0m, 22d
			Willie Kilmarnock		Jimmy McGowan			37y, 9m, 7d
			Archie Shaw		Andy Kerr			22y, 8m, 16d
			Charlie Cox		Bert Thomson			25y, 0m, 27d
			Andy Paton		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 4m, 9d
			Willie Redpath		Davie Mathers			22y, 4m, 20d
			Tommy Sloan		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 6m, 13d
			Jim Forrest		Alex Wright			23y, 3m, 6d
			John Hunter		Willie Sharp			31y, 9m, 20d
			Wilson Humphries		Willie Crawford
			Johnny Aitkenhead		Joe McInnes			21y, 3m, 8d
								27y, 2m, 22d

TTA report

“Only“ 27,600 saw this replay. Motherwell headed in (2) but a spirited fight-back saw Thistle have a spell of dominance and Crawford headed the equaliser (44). They had the better of the play but couldn't score and the winner came (63) when Ledgerwood dropped a corner as he was bundled to the ground, leaving an open goal. “Dull replay“ (GH).

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Evening Times, 18th March, 1954

Glasgow Herald, 18th March, 1954

Daily Record, 18th March, 1954

● Thistle's sixteenth Scottish Cup Quarter Final, the third to be replayed. Alas, the Jags fail to progress for the eleventh time.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 consecutive competitive away games in which Thistle have scored; 12th Sep 1953 to date. (Longest run since: 19 games; 10th Nov 1951 to 25th Oct 1952. Club-record: 28 games; 14th May 1887 to 23rd Apr 1892.)

● 41 consecutive competitive appearances for Jimmy McGowan, 11th Apr 1953 to date, a new personal best. (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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