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41y, 7m, 18d			Willie Thornton		Hugh Shaw
Dickie Williamson
Tommy Ewing
Davie McParland (1-0, 2 mins); Neil Duffy (2-0, 26 mins); George Smith (3-0, 27 mins); Dickie Williamson (4-1, 75 mins)					Ally MacLeod (3-1, 38 mins)
			Jim Gray		Ronnie Simpson
23y, 7m, 27d			Joe Hogan		Duncan Falconer
22y, 6m, 27d			Sandy Brown		Joe Davin
20y, 3m, 6d			Billy Cunningham		John Baxter
21y, 2m, 1d			Donnie McKinnon		Jim Easton
28y, 10m, 5d			Frank Donlevy		Sammy Baird
19y, 9m, 8d			Dickie Williamson		Jim Scott
23y, 4m, 11d			Joe McBride		Eric Stevenson
26y, 4m, 20d			George Smith		John Fraser
24y, 7m, 14d			Neil Duffy		Tommy Preston
26y, 5m, 16d			Davie McParland		Ally MacLeod
23y, 8m, 17d

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Five hours after his wedding, Duffy took the field against Hibs - captain for the day. McParland (rounded the keeper, 2), Duffy (left hook shot, 26) and Smith (close in, 27) made it 3-0 before Hibs scored. Williamson (on the goal line, 75) made sure. McParland, with a Scotland selector watching, was on top form.

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Evening Times, 21st October, 1961

Sunday Post, 22nd October, 1961

Daily Record, 23rd October, 1961

ongoing sequences:

● 17 consecutive League games in which Thistle have scored; 4th Mar 1961 to date. (Longest run since: 27 games; 24th Nov 1951 to 25th Oct 1952. Club-record: 28 games; 11th Jan 1896 to 4th Sep 1897.)

● 40 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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