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Second
Division
1935-36
Following
relegation from the top flight in 1934-35, for the first time in their
history, St.Mirren underwent much change for the start of season 1935-36.
After much boardroom unrest the entire board of directors had been
replaced and James Adam took over as Chairman from George Gilmour.
A
new right wing partnership of William Gall and Patrick McCamon arrived to
link with Centre forward Jimmy McGregor and the left wing pairing of Jimmy
Knox and Johnny Latimer. These men were to form one of the most successful
forward lines in the clubs history, netting a combined total of 98 goals
in just 34 league matches. Jimmy McGregor led the way with 40, followed
closely by Jimmy Knox with 31. In total Saints scored 114 goals in the 34
matches, a club record that will probably never be bettered.
If
it were not for a couple of back to back 2-0 defeats at the beginning of
April Saints could have been champions, but a 2nd place finish restored
some of the battered pride and gained promotion back to the First
Division.
Promotion
was assured on the 21st March with a 7-0 thrashing of Brechin City.
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10/08/1935
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East Fife
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Bayview
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6-1
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Knox2 Miller
Gebbie Rafferty McKenzie
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17/08/1935
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Stenhousemuir
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Love Street
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2-0
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Gall Rafferty
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24/08/1935
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Leith Athletic
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Marine Gardens
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5-0
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Gall2 Knox2
McKenzie
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31/08/1935
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Montrose
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Love Street
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1-0
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Knox
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07/09/1935
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Edinburgh City
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East Pilton Park
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2-3
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McGregor2
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14/09/1935
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East Stirling
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Love Street
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4-1
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McGregor2 Gall2
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21/09/1935
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Dundee United
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Tannadice
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2-1
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Latimer McCamon
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28/09/1935
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Cowdenbeath
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Love Street
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1-0
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Latimer
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05/10/1935
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Forfar Athletic
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Station Park
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5-2
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McGregor3 McCamon
Latimer
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12/10/1935
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Leith Athletic
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Love Street
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6-0
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Knox3 McGregor
Gall OG
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19/10/1935
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Morton
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Cappielow
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0-1
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26/10/1935
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Raith Rovers
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Love Street
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6-0
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McGregor2 Gall2
Kelly McCamon
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02/11/1935
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Brechin City
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Glebe Park
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3-2
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McGregor2 Knox
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09/11/1935
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Alloa Athletic
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Love Street
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4-0
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McGregor3 Latimer
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16/11/1935
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East Stirling
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Firs Park
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2-3
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McGregor Gall
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23/11/1935
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Morton
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Love Street
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5-4
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Knox3 McGregor
Latimer
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30/11/1935
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Falkirk
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Brockville
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0-5
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07/12/1935
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St.Bernards
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Love Street
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4-2
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Knox2 McGregor
Gall
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14/12/1935
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Raith Rovers
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Starks Park
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3-1
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Latimer McGregor
OG
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21/12/1935
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Dundee United
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Love Street
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6-2
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McGregor4 Knox2
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28/12/1935
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Montrose
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Links Park
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0-1
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01/01/1936
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Forfar Athletic
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Love Street
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6-0
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McGregor5 Knox
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04/01/1936
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Dumbarton
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Love Street
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8-0
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Muir3 McGregor2
Latimer Knox Miller
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11/01/1936
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East Fife
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Love Street
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3-1
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Knox2 McCamon
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18/01/1936
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Stenhousemuir
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Ochilview
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3-1
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Knox2 McGregor
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15/02/1936
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Edinburgh City
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Love Street
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5-0
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Knox2 McCamon
Gall McGregor
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29/02/1936
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Alloa Athletic
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Recreation Park
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1-1
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McGregor
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07/03/1936
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Kings Park
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Love Street
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8-1
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Knox4 McGregor2
OG2
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14/03/1936
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Dumbarton
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Boghead
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2-1
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McGregor2
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21/03/1936
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Brechin City
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Love Street
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7-0
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Knox3 McGregor2
Cunningham Gall
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04/04/1936
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St.Bernards
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Old Gymnasium
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0-2
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11/04/1936
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Falkirk
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Love Street
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0-2
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18/04/1936
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Cowdenbeath
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Central Park
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3-2
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Gall McCamon
McGregor
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25/04/1936
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Kings Park
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Forthbank
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1-1
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Gall
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Final
Standing
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pts
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Pos
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St.Mirren
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34
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25
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02
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07
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114
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41
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52
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2nd
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The
team that clinched promotion.
Baird
Ancell McCloy Cunningham Wilson Miller Allison (Trainer)
Latimer
Knox McGregor McCamon Gall
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Latimer
Knox McGregor McCamon Gall
Saints
greatest forward line?
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