Clydebank 0
Motherwell 4
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Clydebank
0 - 4
 Motherwell

League (Division 2)
Saturday, November 16th, 1968
New Kilbowie Park. Att. 1,676
3:00 PM Kick-off
Goalscorers
None. Jackie McInally (10)
Dixie Deans (14)
Tom Forsyth (56)
John Murray (87 pen)

Team Managers
Jack Steedman
 Unknown.

Starting Eleven
1 John Brady
2 Malcolm Henderson
3 Davie Mitchell
4 Ernie Collumbine
5 Jim Fallon
6 Tommy McGhee
7 Eddie Rutherford
8 Bobby Love
9 Alan Munro
10 Ian Hawkshaw
11 Brian Sheerin
 Peter McCloy 1
Davie Whiteford 2
Joe Wark 3
Tom Donnelly 4
Bobby McCallum 5
Bobby Campbell 6
Jimmy Wilson 7
Jackie McInally 8
Dixie Deans 9
Tom Forsyth 10
John Murray 11

Bench
12 Gerry O'Brien
 Alan McKay 12

Substitutions
Gerry O'Brien for Brian Sheerin (57)
 None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

A McDonald (Referee)



Match Report

Clydebank Press

The absence of Dick Madden in the Clydebank goal was obvious at this game at Kilbowie Park. Unfortunately for Clydebank, Madden was detained in bed with flu over the weekend, and his place had to be taken by young keeper Brady.

Brady tried hard to maintain his colleague's high standard in goal, but there was absolutely nothing he could do. The Clydebank defence lacked cohesion and strength and a formidable Motherwell forward line simply stepped over them.

At the beginning of the match both teams played well. It took them some time to master the hard ground conditions but Brian Sheerin, playing at outside left for Bankies, managed on several occasions to break down the left wing, thus exposing the Motherwell goal, but Brian did not have the support to follow up these runs.

After several attempts, Brian tried to take the ball through on his own in the 10th minute. He has the spectators sitting on the edge of a razor as he ran down the left wing then made his way through the Motherwell defence. He left a trail of players behind him, only to be dispossessed at the goalmouth by right back Whiteford.

The first Motherwell goal came as a result of Whiteford's clearance. The ball was passed to the right wing where outside right Wilson gained possession. He took the ball up the field then passed into inside right McInally who sent a low eight yard shot, past keeper Brady into the Clydebank net.

Four minutes later, Motherwell increased their lead when inside left Forsyth took a shot at the Clydebank goal. Keeper Brady made a valiant attempt to save the ball and he managed to dive and punch it into the air. Centre forward Deans, of Motherwell must have been waiting for this. He ran in to meet the ball and blasted it into the back of the net.

The remainder of the first half was had fought. Clydebank tried desperately to pull back on the score but they were outclassed by the Second Division leaders.

Motherwell opened the second half attacking with vehemence. It was clear that they were not going to rest on their laurels. Clydebank tried hard to get back into the game, but that is all that could be said of them. They had no answer to Motherwell's brilliant attacking football.

Gola number three came in the 56th minute from Forsyth of Motherwell. He met a right wing cross 18 yards out from the Clydebank goal and sent a lovely shot under keeper Brady.

Ina desperate attempt to make the Clydebank forwards to pull together, Brian Sheering was brough off in the 57th minute & young Gerry O’Brien put on in his place.

Although three goals down, Clydebank kept coming back for more but the Motherwell defence had an answer for everything they did.

Ian Hawkshaw came close to scoring in the 61st minute after Eddie Rutherford was brought down just outside the Motherwell penalty area. Rutherford took the resultant free kick himself and he lobbed a high one into the goalmouth. Hawkshaw was waiting for it and he tried to head the ball home, but it slipped over the bar.

The nearest miss of the game came from O’Brien in the 81st minute. He took the ball from left back Wark 25 yards out and tried to score from where he stood. The ball hit the upright but keeper McCloy of Motherwell would not have stood a chance against the shot.

A penalty only three minutes from time gave Motherwell the game. Henderson tackled outside left Murray inside the box and brought him down. Murray took the kick himself and sent the ball into the corner of the net.

"Pull yer socks up Bankies. Yer tripping over them."

Motherwell Times

The four goals scored by Motherwell with none conceded at Clydebank added to their impressive goals for and against total. With a little luck, Motherwell could well have turned in another seven-goals performance in successive weeks.

Woodwork came to the rescue of the Bankies twice-when Donnelly hit the post and when McInally hit the bar with scorching drives.

The feature of Motherwell's play that emerged on Saturday was that Fir Parkers are playing to a plan these days, Forsyth (as at Stirling) was not impressive in the first half and the left-wing was as a result, rather negative as an attacking unit.

The forward line might not have looked so ill-balanced had there been more resolution in the play of Jimmy Wilson.

The wee winger - possibly played out of position on the right wing - did not give of his best here but in fairness to him there were times when he could have done with some of the passes that were being sent the way of a poor left wing.

The two men who mattered in the Motherwell forward line were McInally and Deans and it was thanks to them that the Fir Parkers went in at the interval with a two-goal half-time lead made up of good goals by McInally and Deans.

The ex-Kilmarnock player is proving a shrewd acquisition in this Motherwell set-up. He is prompting a lot of the moves and is certainly not afraid to try a shot at goal.

With luck, McInally could have had a hat-trick of well-deserved goals on Saturday but the woodwork round young Brady-and some excellent saving by Brady-denied Jackie his just reward, He had to be content with only one goal-scored in 11 minutes and there was no doubt about it Brady had no chance of saving!

Apart from playing to a plan - and indeed this may well be part of it - Motherwell in scoring early goals are delivering one-two punches on their opponents. Against Stirling Albion. Berwick Rangers and Clydebank it was the same tactic; one goal led to another scored minutes later.

On Saturday the eager play of Deans more or less clinched the game for Motherwell. Forsyth with one of his few inspired moves in the first half, drew the ball round Fallon nicely before directing a good shot at goal.

Brady punched clear but, unfortunately for the 'keeper, Deans was right on the spot to crack it home for Motherwell's second goal, scored in 15 minutes.

The patience of Motherwell spectators was stretched a bit in waiting for a further goal. For a whole 40 minutes they tholed the catalogue of near misses by Deans, McInally, Wark and Donnelly.

Then in 55 minutes, Forsyth plugging a different role and playing more confidently took a pass from Campbell and misled the Clydebank defence as to his intentions by sending a strong right foot shot past Brady as he dribbled across the goal area.

Motherwell's fourth came when Whiteford thundered home a penalty given after Murray had been floored.

The penalty award was delayed since Motherwell ought to have had another earlier when McInally was palpably brought down three feet inside the box.

The referee awarded a free kick three feet outside the area.

Little wonder McInally smiled in disbelief from his semi-recumbant position and Clydebank defenders smiled at the let off!

Wark, Donnelly. McCallum played very well in defence, McInally and Deans were the top men up front. Brady, Collumbine, Fallon and the substitute O'Brien were best for plucky Clydebank.



Squad Statistics (as at November 16th, 1968)

1968-69 All Time
League Cups All
John Brady (GK) 1 - 0 - 1 -
Ian Hawkshaw 149622011
Davie Mitchell 8 - 5 - 864
Jim Fallon 10 - 2 - 12 -
Malcolm Henderson 3 - 5 - 32 -
Brian Sheerin 2 - 0 - 2 -
Ernie Collumbine 14 - 52982
Tommy McGhee 1 - 0 - 886
Bobby Love 7 - 0 - 7 -
Eddie Rutherford 10 - 4 - 30 -
Alan Munro 1262 - 146
Gerry O'Brien (sub) 12 - 6 - 21 -







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
9th November 1968
Albion Rovers1-0Queen of South
Cowdenbeath3-2Queen's Park
Dumbarton0-3Ayr Utd
East Stirlingshire2-4Forfar Ath
Montrose2-1Alloa Athletic
Motherwell7-1Berwick Rangers
Stenhousemuir2-1Brechin City
Stirling Albion1-2East Fife
Stranraer1-0Hamilton Accies
16th November 1968
Alloa Athletic1-2Albion Rovers
Ayr Utd1-2Stirling Albion
Berwick Rangers3-1Montrose
Brechin City1-2East Stirlingshire
Clydebank0-4Motherwell
East Fife2-1Stranraer
Forfar Ath2-0Dumbarton
Hamilton Accies2-1Stenhousemuir
Queen of South4-0Cowdenbeath

League Table (as at November 16th, 1968)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Motherwell 12 11 0 1 +39 22
2. Albion Rovers 14 10 2 2 +6 22
3. Stirling Albion 13 10 0 3 +13 20
4. Queen of South 15 8 3 4 +16 19
5. Forfar Ath 13 8 2 3 +14 18
6. East Stirlingshire 13 8 1 4 +21 17
7. East Fife 13 7 3 3 +5 17
8. Ayr Utd 13 6 3 4 +9 15
9. Stranraer 12 6 3 3 +8 15
10. Montrose 15 6 1 8 -8 13
11. Queen's Park 14 5 2 7 -6 12
12. Hamilton Accies 14 4 3 7 -9 11
13. Berwick Rangers 15 4 3 8 -11 11
14. Clydebank 14 2 6 6 -12 10
15. Brechin City 13 4 1 8 -6 9
16. Alloa Athletic 14 3 2 9 -8 8
17. Dumbarton 14 3 1 10 -17 7
18. Cowdenbeath 14 2 3 9 -18 7
19. Stenhousemuir 13 2 1 10 -36 5