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Start Date 07 Nov 1953 End Date 01 Jan 1954
Weeks at No1 8
No 1 Seq 15
Xmas No 1
Tally 3rd No 1
Notes Banned by BBC for religious content (use of the phrase "O Lord"), but it outsold Whitfield's version.
Results click on links for details Date Comp Round V Team Sc Agg Crowd Scorers 1953-11-07 Sat Division A H
Clyde 16000 Jimmy Wardhaugh 10 1953-11-09 Mon Friendly A
Doncaster Rovers 15000 Johnny Urquhart ;Jimmy Wardhaugh ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 1953-11-14 Sat Division A H
Raith Rovers 22000 Jimmy Wardhaugh 1 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 13 ;Alfie Conn Snr 44 ;Alfie Conn Snr 74 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 80 1953-11-21 Sat Division A A
Hamilton Academical 10000 Alfie Conn Snr 8 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 17 ;Douglas Armstrong 57 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 60 ;Willie Bauld 79 1953-11-28 Sat Division A H
Aberdeen 28000 Eddie Rutherford 17 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 31 ;Alfie Conn Snr 63 1953-12-05 Sat Division A A
Queen Of The South 12000 Jimmy Wardhaugh 46 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 83 1953-12-12 Sat Division A A
Falkirk 12500 Johnny Urquhart 60 ;Jimmy Wardhaugh 64 ;Alfie Conn Snr 81 1953-12-19 Sat Division A A
East Fife 14000 Johnny Urquhart 27 ;Bobby Parker pen 76 1953-12-26 Sat Division A H
Partick Thistle 16000 ----- 1954-01-01 Fri Division A A
Hibernian 48000 Jim Souness ;Willie Bauld