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55y, 4m, 13d			Davie Meiklejohn		Jimmy McKinnell Jr.
Willie Sharp
George Smith
Alex Wright (1-0, 16 mins); Willie Crawford (2-0, 50 mins); Willie Sharp (3-0, 51 mins); Willie Sharp (4-0, 64 mins); Tommy Ewing (5-0, 2nd half); Alex Wright (6-0, 77 mins); Willie Sharp (7-0, 80 mins); Willie Crawford (8-0, 81 mins); Johnny MacKenzie (9-1, 83 mins)					Jackie Oakes (8-1, 82 mins)
23y, 6m, 16d			Willie Smith		Roy Henderson
24y, 9m, 27d			Andy Kerr		Doug Sharpe
34y, 2m, 20d			Bobby Gibb		Jimmy Binning
23y, 3m, 4d			John Harvey		Wattie Rothera
30y, 5m, 17d			Jimmy Davidson		Alec Smith
24y, 6m, 0d			Davie Mathers		Dick Whitehead
30y, 7m, 21d			Johnny MacKenzie		Bobby Black
25y, 4m, 14d			Alex Wright		Austin McGill
33y, 11m, 0d			Willie Sharp		Jim Patterson
			Willie Crawford		George Cruickshanks
18y, 11m, 23d			Tommy Ewing		Jackie Oakes
26y, 11m, 20d

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A Wright goal in a first half littered with shocking finishing gave no indication of what was to follow. Sharp (3), Crawford (2), Wright, Ewing and MacKenzie all scored to transform the game. MacKenzie's goal (just after Queens had scored) was the pick of the bunch, a 30 yard drive 7 minutes from time.

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Glasgow Herald, 26th April, 1956

ongoing sequences:

● 7 competitive games without defeat, 31st Mar 1956 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 2nd Jan 1954 to 13th Feb 1954. Joint club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932 & 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949.)

● 7 League games without defeat, 31st Mar 1956 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 1st Jan 1953 to 28th Feb 1953. Club-record: 13 games; 1st Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932.)

● 11 home League games without defeat; 31st Dec 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 16th Dec 1950 to 8th Dec 1951. Club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911.)

● 13 competitive home games without defeat; 31st Dec 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 13 games; 16th Dec 1950 to 18th Aug 1951. Club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936.)

● 16 consecutive home League games in which Thistle have scored; 15th Oct 1955 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 8th Dec 1951 to 13th Dec 1952. Club-record: 26 games; 11th Nov 1911 to 29th Mar 1913.)

● 21 consecutive competitive home games in which Thistle have scored; 20th Aug 1955 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 25 games; 2nd Oct 1937 to 8th Oct 1938 & 9th Apr 1928 to 24th Apr 1929.)

● 31 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Kerr, 15th Oct 1955 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Bobby Gibb - 32 games, 13th Aug 1955 to 3rd Mar 1956. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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