On Saturday June 21, 1930, a crowd of 1500 turned up at Civic Stadium in Hamilton to watch the local Thistle Football Club play against Kilmarnock Football Club.

Hamilton Thistles were members of the National Soccer League Western Section in the 1930 season.

George Chambers scored for Hamilton Thistles.

Wales and McEwan scored two goals each for Kilmarnock.

The referee was J. Adams

Line-ups:

Hamilton Thistles: Jimmy Wallace; Bobby Lodge, Billy Dunlop; Jennings, Jock Crawford, R. Marshall; Jimmy Tennant, Charlie McMillan, George Chambers, Tommy McKean, D. Ingles.

Kilmarnock: Clemie; Leslie, Nibloe; Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan; Wales, M. Smith, Cunningham,
Ramsey, Aitken.