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			former Jag George Young		Willie Thornton			41y, 6m, 13d
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Sandy Brown (0-1, og 8 mins); Matt Gray (0-2, 9 mins); Matt Gray (0-3, 47 mins); Alex Harley (2-4, 78 mins)					Tommy Ewing (1-3, pen 50 mins); Tommy Ewing (2-3, 62 mins)
			Jocky Robertson		John Freebairn			23y, 8m, 15d
			Findlay McGillivray		George Muir			21y, 7m, 26d
			Billy Lewis		Sandy Brown			22y, 5m, 23d
			Jimmy Robb		Billy Cunningham			20y, 2m, 1d
			John McCormick		Donnie McKinnon			21y, 0m, 27d
			Willie Cunningham		Frank Donlevy			28y, 9m, 0d
			Jimmy Goodfellow		Dickie Williamson			19y, 8m, 3d
			Dave Hilley		Davie McParland			26y, 4m, 11d
			Alex Harley		Joe McBride			23y, 3m, 6d
			Matt Gray		Neil Duffy			24y, 6m, 9d
			Alex Bryce		Tommy Ewing			24y, 4m, 14d
								23y, 3m, 11d

TTA report

Despite an OG by Brown (8) and poor defending at a free-kick (9) Thistle were still in the game in terms of possession but chances weren't taken. Thirds hit the bar from 25 yards (against the gale) then a header from a free-kick (47) made it 3-0. Goals by Ewing (pen, 50 and 62) raised hopes but Thirds scored (78).

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Evening Times, 16th September, 1961

● 23-year-old John Freebairn plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 18 competitive away games without a clean-sheet; 26th Nov 1960 to date. (Longest run since: 24 games; 24th Jan 1959 to 16th Jan 1960. Club-record: 90 games; 31st Oct 1885 to 23rd Jan 1897.)

● 34 consecutive competitive appearances for Joe McBride, 26th Nov 1960 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Sandy Brown - 45 games, 3rd Sep 1960 to 30th Aug 1961. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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