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			Bobby Rankine		Davie Meiklejohn			53y, 3m, 12d
					Bert Thomson
					Jimmy McGowan
Dunky McGill (1-1, 9 mins)					Willie Sharp (1-0, 5 mins); Willie Sharp (2-1, 70 mins); Willie Sharp (3-1, 75 mins)
			Dave Bickerstaff		Tommy Ledgerwood			31y, 1m, 1d
			David Lapsley		Bert Thomson			25y, 1m, 6d
			Jim Mallan		Andy Kerr			22y, 8m, 23d
			Willie Reid		John Harvey			21y, 2m, 3d
			Willie Telfer		Jimmy Davidson			28y, 4m, 16d
			Willie Johnstone		Davie Mathers			22y, 4m, 27d
			Jim McLaughlan		Johnny MacKenzie			28y, 6m, 20d
			Willie Neilson		Bobby Howitt			24y, 8m, 9d
			George Stewart		Willie Sharp			31y, 9m, 27d
			Dunky McGill		Alex Wright			23y, 3m, 13d
			John McGuigan		Joe McInnes			21y, 3m, 15d
								25y, 5m, 30d

TTA report

A poor game. Thistle took little credit from it. St Mirren lost a debutant (broken leg, 15), had a defender limping on the wing for most of the match and went down to 10 men (65). “Kick and rush“ tactics (GH) were the order of the day. Sharp scored (5), St Mirren (Ledgerwood looking suspect, 8) then Sharp completed his hat-trick on 70 and looking well off-side, 75.

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Daily Record, 25th March, 1954

Glasgow Herald, 25th March, 1954

ongoing sequences:

● 15 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.)

● 18 consecutive competitive appearances for Tommy Ledgerwood, 12th Dec 1953 to date. (Longest run since: Jimmy McGowan - 42 games, 11th Apr 1953 to 20th Mar 1954. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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