Clydebank 0
East Stirlingshire 4
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Clydebank
0 - 4
 East Stirlingshire

League (Division 2)
Saturday, October 19th, 1968
New Kilbowie Park. Att. 589
3:00 PM Kick-off
Goalscorers
None. Brian Moore (15)
Billy Hulston (21)
Graham Brockett (60 og)
Billy Hulston (90)

Team Managers
Jack Steedman
 Ian Crawford

Starting Eleven
1 Dick Madden
2 Graeme Brockett
3 Davie Mitchell
4 Ernie Collumbine
5 Jim Fallon
6 Danny Gray
7 Eddie Rutherford
8 Bobby Love
9 Alan Munro
10 Ian Hawkshaw
11 Jimmy Caskie
 Andy Jeffrey 1
John McGuinness 2
Billy Reid 3
John Mitchell 4
Gordon Simpson 5
Tommy Borland 6
Frank Harper 7
Brian Moore 8
Benny McGuire 9
Billy Hulston 10
Arthur Hamill 11

Bench
12 Gerry O'Brien
 John Donnachie 12

Substitutions
Gerry O'Brien for Eddie Rutherford
 None.

Cautions
Gerry O'Brien (79)
 None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

B Padden (Referee)



Match Report

Clydebank Press

This game had everything, three beautiful goals, an own goal, one booking, and even a missed penalty. The one thing it lacked was a half decent home team. Clydebank have not played a game like this for a long time.

In comparison with a fast moving, and deadly attacking Shire team the Clydebank lads looked like a bunch of schoolboys, out for their monthly kick about. They could not have had many more than half a dozen decent shots at the Shire goal in the entire game.

Shire's first goal came as a complete shock to the homesters. Shire were awarded a corner on the right wing in the 15th minute. Outside right Harper lobbed the ball over to the Clydebank goal and inside right Brian Moore made no mistake when he headed the ball home, leaving a somewhat disconcerted Dick Madden wondering what had happened.

The second goal in the match also stemmed for a beautiful header, this time from East Stirling inside left Hulston. In the 21st minute Hulston, who was standing just outside the Clydebank goal, made contact with a high pass and headed home from five yards out.

This goal completely knocked the wind out of Bankies. The only two men in the home side who looked even faintly capable of pulling upon the score were Hawkshaw and Munro.

Both these lads tried hard but the Shire defence was rock solid and they didn't stand a chance of getting through on their own.

The pressure from the visitors didn't ease up once in the first half and Clydebank were lucky not to have come off worse.

The most shattering blow to Clydebank came only minutes from half time when Mitchell at right half for East Stirling, tackled and brought down young Alan Munro inside the box. Referee Padden awarded a penalty and Ian Hawkshaw was elected to take the kick.

This shot could have been the turning point in the match, giving Clydebank the boost they needed to carry them through, but Hawkshaw toed the ball past the left post, to the despondent cries of supporters on the terracing.

Clydebank opened the second half a little stronger and actually looked as though they were out to play football, but the Shire defence stood their ground and the score remained unchanged for the first 15 minutes of the half.

Eddie Rutherford, playing his first game with the big team since he came off the injuries list, had been trying to add a little sparkle to the team but was obviously taking a lot out of himself and it was decided to take him off and bring substitute O'Brien on in his place.

East Stirling again applied the pressure, but their third goal proved to be a bit of a fluke.

Outside left Hamill, of the visitors, tried a mid-distance shot-cum-pass at the Clydebank goal, right back Brockett got in the way of the shot and succeeded only in deflecting it into his own goal.

O'Brien was booked in the 79th minute after fouling centre forward McGuire of East Stirling. I thought this decision by referee Padden was rather extreme, a warning would have sufficed.

Three minutes from time the visitors still had not eased off in attack. Inside-right Moore nearly pulled off another goal when he ran rings around the Clydebank defence only to be stopped by saviour Dick Madden.

The last goal came almost on the whistle. Hulston made contact with the ball near the centre line, carried it down the field solo, dribbled round and through the Clydebank defence, enticed Dick Madden out of the goalmouth, then tapped it home. This was football at its best.

Falkirk Herald

This was Shire at their devastating best! A convincing 4-0 win away from home is an outstanding result at the best of times but the fact that the victims on Saturday were old rivals Clydebank made this success even more palatable. This was surely 'Shire's finest performance since their spell in the first division and it was a display which will never be forgotten by their ever-increasing following. I myself have seen some very fine football from the Firs Parkers already this term but this was out of this world.

Shire played a brilliant match. They took command right from the word go and went on to play a silky brand of attacking football which, to begin with, had the Clydebank youngsters reeling on the heavy park-and towards the end had them reverting to dubious tactics.

We saw Billy Hulston playing the game of his life, never in any trouble against veteran Collumbine, and capping his performance with one of the finest solo goals ever seen. Hamill and Moore were other outstanding forwards but the fact that Harper and McGuire were not up to their standard by no means detracts from their displays. Yes, it was as good as that.

The defence was supreme. Probably the key to the victory was the way wing-halfs Mitchell and Borland had complete command of the midfield area and the manner in which they kept up a strong stream of passes to the forwards. And to do this they didn't have to worry about Bankies' attacks, for ex-Stirling Albion pair, McGuinness and Reid were well on top of their opponents and Gordon Simpson was magnificent at centre-half.

'Shire seem to have found a winner in McGuinness who was one of the outstanding players afield. He is an intelligent player who already has struck an understanding with Mitchell and Harper and many of 'Shire's attacks were the result of his fine distribution.

There was a shock for 'Shire almost immediately after the start. Rutherford slipped a fine ball across the penalty box and Hawkshaw, placed it to Jeffrey's left. It looked a homer but Andy pounced at the last minute and grasped the ball at the second attempt.

'Shire survived that one and at the other end they almost took the lead through Collumbine. Ernie over on the left with Hulston in close attendance, swung a long high pass back to Madden. The keeper was already on his way out to collect however, and after what seemed an eternity, the ball went into the side netting near the post.

'Shire were really excelling themselves now with fast offensive moves and just as we were saying to ourselves - They'll have to get the ball in the back of the net, Moore did the trick with a strong header into the roof of the rigging from a Harper corner.

Four minutes later - the 20th -Hulston grabbed the second with a magnificent header. This move was built up right from defence. McGuinness poked a short one through to Mitchell who carried the ball 20 yards before crossing into the goalmouth. Hulston, running in gave it a head touch just enough to beat Madden and nestle in the corner of the net.

Seconds before the interval, Clydebank's tall centre Munro, was going through strongly when he fell over Mitchell's outstretched leg. A penalty it was but to the consternation of home fans, Hawkshaw placed it a yard past the post. Jeffrey was diving the right way however, and the way things were going he probably would have saved it anyway!

Then came Hulston's masterpiece which was worth the admission price alone. A goal seemed a distinct impossibility as Billy Dan gained possession 25 yards out. But one after another the defenders fell in his wake, four in all and only 'keeper Madden stood between Hulston and a glory goal. The inside man drew him out to the left leaving himself just enough room to squeeze the ball home. The reaction of the crowd was spontaneous. Those on their way to the exits stopped in a flash and the whole of the stand were up on their feet applauding this "dream" goal.



Squad Statistics (as at October 19th, 1968)

1968-69 All Time
League Cups All
Dick Madden (GK) 11 - 6 - 53 -
Danny Gray 2 - 4 - 6 -
Ian Hawkshaw 11662178
Davie Mitchell 5 - 5 - 834
Jim Fallon 8 - 2 - 10 -
Graeme Brockett 10 - 1 - 11 -
Ernie Collumbine 11 - 52952
Bobby Love 4 - 0 - 4 -
Eddie Rutherford 8 - 4 - 28 -
Alan Munro 1052 - 125
Jimmy Caskie 1023 - 193
Gerry O'Brien (sub) 11 - 6 - 20 -







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
19th October 1968
Albion Rovers1-1Stranraer
Ayr Utd7-1Stenhousemuir
Berwick Rangers2-0Dumbarton
Brechin City0-2Stirling Albion
Clydebank0-4East Stirlingshire
Cowdenbeath1-3Forfar Ath
Motherwell4-0East Fife
Queen of South1-2Hamilton Accies
Queen's Park1-0Montrose

League Table (as at October 19th, 1968)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Motherwell 9 8 0 1 +25 16
2. Stirling Albion 9 8 0 1 +16 16
3. East Stirlingshire 9 7 1 1 +24 15
4. Forfar Ath 9 6 2 1 +14 14
5. Albion Rovers 10 6 2 2 +2 14
6. Queen of South 11 5 3 3 +9 13
7. Ayr Utd 9 4 3 2 +5 11
8. Stranraer 8 4 2 2 +6 10
9. East Fife 9 3 3 3 -3 9
10. Montrose 11 4 1 6 -4 9
11. Clydebank 11 2 5 4 -6 9
12. Alloa Athletic 10 3 2 5 -4 8
13. Berwick Rangers 11 3 2 6 -5 8
14. Queen's Park 11 3 2 6 -8 8
15. Brechin City 9 3 1 5 -7 7
16. Hamilton Accies 10 2 2 6 -10 6
17. Dumbarton 10 2 1 7 -10 5
18. Cowdenbeath 11 1 3 7 -11 5
19. Stenhousemuir 9 1 1 7 -33 3