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			Rikki McFarlane		Peter Cormack			35y, 9m, 0d
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Dougie Somner (0-1, 63 mins); Alan Logan (0-2, 80 mins)
John McEachran (Alan Logan); Billy Stark (Frank McAvennie)					Maurice Johnston (George Clark, HT); Andy Anderson (Tony Higgins, 2nd half)
			former Jag Billy Thomson		Alan Rough			30y, 4m, 23d
			future Jag David Walker		Dave MacKinnon			25y, 10m, 25d
			Jeff Curran		John Lapsley			30y, 4m, 24d
			Tony Fitzpatrick		Andy Anderson			28y, 8m, 10d
			Mark Fulton		Andy Dunlop			24y, 4m, 6d
			Jackie Copland		Kenny Watson			26y, 3m, 12d
			John McEachran		Donald Park			28y, 8m, 29d
			Billy Stark		Iain Jardine			24y, 2m, 0d
			former Jag Dougie Somner		Maurice Johnston			19y, 0m, 4d
			future Jag Billy Abercromby		Jamie Doyle			20y, 6m, 16d
			Lex Richardson		Alex O'Hara			25y, 5m, 27d
								25y, 9m, 23d
			future Jag Alan Logan		Tony Higgins			27y, 10m, 14d
			Frank McAvennie		George Clark			23y, 9m, 2d

TTA report

It was all St Mirren and the Thistle goal led a charmed life but poor finishing and bad luck played their part. Watson's 25-yard free-kick was brilliantly saved by ex-JAG Thomson. Somner (who else?) gave Saints the lead (63) and future-JAG Logan got the 2nd. 2nd bottom, things were now looking desperate.

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Evening Times, 17th April, 1982

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive away League defeats; 27th Feb 1982 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 2nd May 1981 to 26th Sep 1981. Club-record: 14 defeats; 6th Apr 1912 to 25th Jan 1913.)

● 4 consecutive competitive away defeats; 27th Feb 1982 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 7th Mar 1981 to 11th Apr 1981. Club-record: 11 defeats; 4th Dec 1897 to 15th Oct 1898.)

● 9 away League games without a win; 14th Nov 1981 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 15th Nov 1980 to 11th Apr 1981. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 9 competitive away games without a win; 14th Nov 1981 to date. (Longest run since: 20 games; 25th Aug 1976 to 13th Apr 1977. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 43 consecutive competitive appearances for Alan Rough, 11th Apr 1981 to date. (Longest run since: Kenny Watson - 44 games, 9th Aug 1980 to 11th Apr 1981. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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