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| Angus Martin |
 Angus Martin was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The forward temporarily transferred to George Easton's Thistle on Saturday, 10th March, 1923, from his parent club, Largs Thistle. He made his only appearance on Saturday, 10th March, 1923, in a 1-0 defeat at home to Falkirk in the SFL First Division. There were no goals for Angus in his one-off appearance for Thistle. His club-list included Falkirk, East Stirlingshire, Largs Thistle and Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when Angus died. *
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 This left winger was always on the first-team fringes in the senior game, making 10 or so League appearances over the course of three seasons at Falkirk (1919-1921) and East Stirlinghsire (1921-22). He was playing with Largs Thistle in 1922-23 when he got the last-minute call to stand in for Willie Salisbury on 10th March, 1923. Around 10,000 were at Firhill to see Angus in action against his old club, Falkirk, in what was a quirky twist of fate. A header 3 mins before half-time was enough to win the points for 3rd top Falkirk. It was a keenly fought match with nothing much between the teams. Defences were largely on top and the forwards struggled to make an impact. Alex Donald hit the bar in the second half but that was as close as Thistle came, and they fell to 13th. There were no advances on that one-off appearance for Angus, and we're unaware of any further trial or guest games, even at reserves level. |
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