16 December

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1890: At a meeting of the Lanarkshire Football Association held in the Royal Hotel, Motherwell, Wishaw Thistle submitted a protest following the First Round tie of the Lanarkshire Second Eleven Cup played at Douglas Park in which their complaint was that there were no touchlines or flag posts. A letter from the referee confirmed the opposite and the protest was not upheld and the Wishaw club lost their 10/- (50p) deposit.

1941: Jimmy Duncanson signed from Rangers in exchange for Morton Dempster.

1954: Mr Walter Elder delegated to attend a meeting in Stirling with regard to the financial plight of the "B" Division clubs. Meeting convened by Dunfermline Athletic.

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