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			Stan Anderson		Bertie Auld			37y, 9m, 9d
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Dom Sullivan (2nd half)					Joe Craig (1-0, 1st half); Dougie Somner (2nd half)
			Phil Cairney		Alan Rough			24y, 1m, 7d
			Eddie Anderson		John Hansen			25y, 10m, 29d
			Jim Burns		Danny Kellachan			22y, 11m, 8d
			Brian Ahern		Benny Rooney			32y, 7m, 29d
			Gordon Hamilton		Alan Hansen			20y, 6m, 19d
			Jim Boyd		Andy Anderson			22y, 4m, 25d
			Dom Sullivan		John Marr			19y, 6m, 29d
			Steve Archibald		Joe Craig			21y, 7m, 18d
			Harry Hood		Denis McQuade			24y, 11m, 26d
			Gerry Marshall		Dougie Somner			24y, 5m, 28d
			Peter Boyle		John Craig			22y, 8m, 22d
								23y, 9m, 25d
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TTA report

The deadly duo of Joe Craig and Dougie Somner ensure the New Year derby spoils are Thistle's, in front of 3,056 at Shawfield.

ongoing sequences:

● 8 competitive games without defeat, 15th Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 15 games, 5th Apr 1975 to 20th Sep 1975.)

● 8 League games without defeat, 15th Nov 1975 to date. (Longest run since: 11 games; 5th Apr 1975 to 11th Oct 1975. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 56 consecutive competitive appearances for John Hansen, 6th Nov 1974 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Rough - 145 games, 4th Sep 1971 to 11th Sep 1974. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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