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42y, 6m, 5d			Willie Thornton		Johnny Haddow
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George Smith (1-0, 3 mins); Martin Ferguson (2-0, pen 13 mins); George Smith (3-0, 31 mins); Joe McBride (4-0, 57 mins); Davie McParland (5-0, 62 mins)					Willie Finlay (5-1, pen 73 mins)
33y, 2m, 28d			George Niven		Tommy McCulloch
24y, 6m, 15d			Joe Hogan		Davie White
23y, 5m, 15d			Sandy Brown		Harry Haddock
19y, 8m, 18d			Martin Ferguson		Bobby Veitch
29y, 7m, 18d			John Harvey		Willie Finlay
21y, 1m, 24d			Billy Cunningham		John McHugh
20y, 7m, 26d			Dickie Williamson		Jim McLean
24y, 2m, 29d			Joe McBride		Dan Currie
27y, 3m, 7d			George Smith		John McLaughlin
23y, 10m, 26d			Gordon Whitelaw		Dave Thomson
27y, 4m, 3d			Davie McParland		Bobby Steele
25y, 0m, 4d

TTA report

Smith side-footed the opener (3) after Williamson had sprinted 30 yards and crossed. Ferguson (pen, 13) and Smith (unmarked from a McBride pass, 31) made it 3-0 at half-time. It was all Thistle and McBride (from a sitting position, 57) then McParland (62) made it 5. Clyde scored with a consolation penalty (73).

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Sunday Mail, 9th September, 1962

● Martin Ferguson scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 consecutive competitive wins, 22nd Aug 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 6 wins, 16th Dec 1961 to 10th Jan 1962. Club-record: 10 wins, 22nd Oct 1932 to 26th Dec 1932.)

● 7 competitive games without defeat, 15th Aug 1962 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games, 13th Dec 1961 to 10th Jan 1962. Joint club-record: 11 games, 22nd Oct 1932 to 31st Dec 1932 & 11th Dec 1948 to 12th Feb 1949.)

● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Sandy Brown, 9th Sep 1961 to date. (Longest run since: Joe McBride - 64 games, 26th Nov 1960 to 17th Mar 1962. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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