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40y, 6m, 2d			Willie Thornton		Johnny Haddow
George Muir; George Smith; Billy Cunningham
Stan Wardlaw; Alex Hastings; Willie Ferns
George Smith (1-0, 30 secs); Joe Hogan (2-1, 30 mins); George Smith (3-2, 65 mins)					Hugh Gallacher (1-1, 13 mins); Archie Robertson (2-2, 1st half)
22y, 8m, 4d			John Freebairn		Tommy McCulloch
20y, 7m, 15d			George Muir		Joe Walters
21y, 5m, 12d			Sandy Brown		Harry Haddock
29y, 8m, 25d			Alex Wright		Davie White
27y, 7m, 15d			John Harvey		Ian Sim
27y, 8m, 20d			Frank Donlevy		George McPhail
25y, 3m, 4d			George Smith		Alex Wilson
25y, 4m, 0d			Davie McParland		George Herd
22y, 6m, 12d			Joe Hogan		John McLaughlin
19y, 1m, 21d			Billy Cunningham		Archie Robertson
18y, 7m, 29d			Jim Fleming		Hugh Gallacher
23y, 8m, 14d

notes

OH credits Thistle's first as an o.g. (by process of elimination) and the ET report concurs, saying it was Joe Walters who turned in Hogan's cross with a misplaced header. However, they seem isolated with this view. GH credits George Smith with a header from Hogan's cross. SC says Smith “volleyed in Hogan's feed from 18 yards”. The DR backs up these accounts and we therefore side with George Smith for the opener.

TTA report

Thistle deserved their win over finicky Clyde but their rough tactics late on won few friends. In 30 secs Hogan rode 2 tackles and crossed for Smith to score but Clyde equalised (13). Hogan's left foot hook shot (30) made it 2-1 then a 30- yard drive made it 2-2. Smith (injured for most of the match) scored (65).

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Glasgow Herald, 6th September, 1960

ongoing sequences:

● 19 competitive games without a clean-sheet; 12th Mar 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 3rd May 1950 to 9th Dec 1950. Club-record: 45 games; 27th May 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 44 consecutive competitive appearances for Jim Fleming, 10th Oct 1959 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Dougie Baird - 73 games, 15th Nov 1958 to 16th Apr 1960. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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