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were injured. He lost a goal to Willie
Findlay after just 30 seconds and Willie Thornton added two more as Rangers won the match 3-0. East Fife - Easson, Laird, Stewart, Philp, Finlay, Aitken, Black, Fleming, Morris, Brown, Duncan. Rangers - Brown, Young, Shaw, McColl, Woodburn, Cox, Rutherford, Findlay, Thornton, Duncanson, Rae.
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Niven first signed for East Fife in 1942, after being spotted by East Fife manager John McArthur. He made his first senior appearance for
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