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37y, 5m, 0d			Peter Cormack		Tommy McLean
Jamie Doyle
Willie Herd
Alex O'Hara (1-0, 52 mins); Alex O'Hara (2-1, 55 mins); Kenny McDowall (3-1, 58 mins)					Danny Docherty (1-1, 54 mins)
John Buckley (Willie Herd)
23y, 8m, 16d			John Brough		Murray McDermott future Jag
18y, 10m, 0d			Gerry Doyle		Bobby Houston former Jag
27y, 11m, 12d			Kenny Watson		Jim Holmes former Jag
24y, 0m, 17d			John Murray		Jim Duffy future Jag
26y, 0m, 6d			Andy Dunlop		Frank Welsh former Jag
22y, 2m, 16d			Jamie Doyle		Dom Sullivan
24y, 11m, 21d			Ian McDonald		Dougie Robertson
25y, 10m, 0d			Iain Jardine		Danny Docherty
20y, 4m, 18d			Kenny McDowall		Ian Clinging
27y, 1m, 26d			Alex O'Hara		John McNeil
21y, 7m, 7d			John Buckley		Jim Rooney
23y, 10m, 18d
24y, 2m, 15d			Willie Herd		Eddie McNab
33y, 9m, 27d			Peter Marinello		Phil McAveety

TTA report

4 goals in 6 minutes made up for a best forgotten first half. O'Hara finished off a Watson shot deflected his way (52). A shot from 15 yards levelled things (54) but poor marking let O'Hara convert a low cross (55) then McDowall beat 2 defenders to make it 3-1 (58). Thistle went 3 points clear at the top.

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Sunday Post, 18th December, 1983

Greenock Telegraph, 19th December, 1983

ongoing sequences:

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 3rd Sep 1983 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 30th Oct 1982 to 19th Feb 1983. Joint club-record: 16 games; 14th Sep 1935 to 11th Apr 1936 & 29th Aug 1970 to 20th Mar 1971.)

● 9 home League games without defeat; 3rd Sep 1983 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 1st Nov 1975 to 28th Feb 1976. Joint club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911 & 29th Aug 1970 to 6th Nov 1971.)

● 22 consecutive competitive appearances for Andy Dunlop, 9th Aug 1983 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Maurice Johnston - 105 games, 29th Sep 1981 to 12th Nov 1983. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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