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40y, 4m, 24d			Bertie Auld		Willie Ormond
George Mackie; Alex O'Hara
Jackie Campbell; Denis McQuade
Dougie Somner (1-1, 80 mins); Jim Melrose (2-1, 84 mins)					Willie Gibson (0-1, 25 mins)
Ally Love (Ian McDonald, HT)
26y, 8m, 22d			Alan Rough		Ray Dunlop
24y, 2m, 29d			George Mackie		Walter Kidd
21y, 10m, 24d			Brian Whittaker		Cammy Fraser
31y, 3m, 8d			Ronnie Sheed		David McNicoll
22y, 2m, 13d			John Marr		Jim Jefferies
25y, 0m, 9d			Andy Anderson		Frank Liddell
19y, 10m, 9d			Jim Melrose		Donald Park future Jag
21y, 9m, 26d			Alex O'Hara		Eamonn Bannon
27y, 1m, 12d			Dougie Somner		Willie Gibson future Jag
22y, 0m, 23d			Ian Gibson		Graham Shaw
23y, 3m, 7d			Ally Love		Malcolm Robertson
24y, 1m, 18d
19y, 7m, 21d			Ian McDonald		Bobby Prentice
32y, 5m, 20d			Jackie Campbell		Lawrie Tierney

TTA report

Hearts took the lead with a fine goal (25) but it was a poor, scrappy, over-physical game. Thistle had the bulk of the play but couldn't finish. Half the floodlights failed to work but in the gathering gloom Somner (a vicious 18-yard drive, 80) and Melrose (a fine header from a Mackie cross, 84) set up the 2nd leg.

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Glasgow Herald, 17th August, 1978

Glasgow Herald, 17th August, 1978

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home wins; 15th Apr 1978 to date. (Longest run since: 8 wins; 13th Sep 1977 to 24th Dec 1977. Club-record: 11 wins; 26th Aug 1899 to 3rd Feb 1900.)

● 21 consecutive competitive appearances for John Marr, 25th Feb 1978 to date. (Longest run since: Alex O'Hara - 35 games, 15th Oct 1977 to 29th Apr 1978. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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