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29:Andy Paton
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1700:G. Miller
1610:McParland
1203:Stevenson
1198:Pettigrew
1193:O'Donnell
1100:Gallagher
876:O'Donnell
796:McLelland
269:1959–1968
246:1946–1952
228:1945–1946
188:1958–1960
170:1942–1958
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1862:Maitland
1844:Hillcoat
1628:Blackley
1398:McAndrew
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1344:Raisbeck
1327:managers
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1124:Van Veen
1092:Turnbull
1004:Clarkson
996:Reynolds
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884:Dijkstra
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1224:Hammell
1183:Maxwell
1012:Craigan
972:Craigan
948:Hammell
940:Goodman
932:Brannan
908:Lambert
868:Maxwell
836:Wishart
764:Stevens
660:Delaney
652:McBride
636:Roberts
612:St John
517:at the
341:Belgium
328:during
295:manager
1970:Rankin
1952:Taylor
1826:Dawson
1718:Lambie
1664:Lambie
1520:Lamont
1503:Crines
1416:McStay
1380:Duncan
1270:McLean
1265:Martis
1229:Hunter
1219:Cooper
1122:2023:
1114:2022:
1106:2021:
1098:2020:
1090:2019:
1084:Carson
1082:2018:
1074:2017:
1066:2016:
1058:2015:
1052:Lasley
1050:2014:
1044:Higdon
1042:2013:
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1176:2019
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828:Boyd
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498:2020
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