Stenhousemuir 0
Clydebank 0
League (Division 2)
StenhousemuirStenhousemuir |
0 - 0 |
ClydebankClydebank |
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League (Division 2) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Jimmy Weir |
Jack Steedman |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Norman Ritchie 2 John Laurie 3 Willie Smith 4 Jim Richardson 5 Jim Ferguson 6 Jimmy McGregor 7 George Duncan 8 Joe Kinross 9 Bobby Graham 10 Barry McGuckin 11 Gordon McAllister |
Dick Madden 1 Ernie Collumbine 2 Davie Mitchell 3 Dennis Ruddy 4 Jim Fallon 5 Dougie Hay 6 Gerry O'Brien 7 Ian Hawkshaw 8 Alan Munro 9 Jackie Woods 10 Jimmy Caskie 11 |
| Bench | |
| 12 George Ramsay |
Bobby Love 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| George Ramsay -> George Duncan (60) | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
R Davidson (Referee) |
Match Report
Sunday Post
Although there were no goals the spectators had little to complain about. Both teams played hard and well, and a division of the points was just right.The stars were mainly in defence. Madden was Clydebank's star performer. His one-handed save from a Graham header ten minutes from time was in the miraculous class. His opposite number, Ritchie, dropped a few balls, but made amends with several great saves.
There was nothing between the sides in the first half. Stenny enjoyed some superiority after the break, but Hawkshaw gradually brought the Bankies back into the game.
Playing with four 17-year-old forwards, Hawkshaw was outstanding, and still kept going when he might have been expected to tire. McGregor tried everything he knew to get Stenhousemuir going, but weaknesses up front were evident again.
Falkirk Herald
Both teams had to work hard for a share of the points at Ochilview last week. Although there were no goals, there was plenty of excitement and effort and at the end, a draw was just rightClydebank's four 17-year-old forwards showed a lot of clever touches but faded too quickly. However, they were by no means failures. They met the home defence on one of their better days. There was not a weak link defensively, although Joe Kinross was poor in the air. With his height and weight, he should be getting most of the aerial balls.
Norman Ritchie had a better game in goal and the full backs were tip-top. Smith had his best game in the Warriors' colours. He is tackling harder and making stronger clearances. In fact, some of his controlled kicking was reminiscent of Alex Parker at his best.
The half-backs could not be faulted. Jim McGregor grafted unceasingly. If some of the forwards could read the game as he does, they would score a lot of goals. The forwards were on the whole disappointing. George Duncan did little of note and was replaced by George Ramsay after an hour. Barry McGuckin, apart from one swerve and right-foot shot, was very disappointing. He got himself tied up too often. Although Gordon McAllister did not have a great game, he was always willing to work. He sustained a bad leg injury just ten minutes after Ramsay had come on as substitute but gamely played out the game:
The only relative successes were Bobby Graham and Ramsay. Graham lacked support in the middle all through but never gave up trying. He probably received more good passes from Ramsay during the last half-hour than he did in the rest of the game. The wee winger sent over a great cross ten minutes from time which Graham head-glanced for goal. It looked like the winner all the way, but Dick Madden twisted in mid-air to palm the ball out.
Squad Statistics (as at December 7th, 1968)
| 1968-69 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Dick Madden (GK) | 24 |
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16 | - | 6 | - | 43 | - | 15 | - | 58 | - | |||
| Ernie Collumbine | 29 |
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17 | - | 5 | 2 | 82 | - | 19 | 2 | 101 | 2 | |||
| Dennis Ruddy | 18 |
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11 | - | 6 | - | 15 | - | 6 | - | 21 | - | |||
| Ian Hawkshaw | 28 |
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17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | |||
| Davie Mitchell | 24 |
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11 | - | 5 | - | 73 | 4 | 16 | - | 89 | 4 | |||
| Jim Fallon | 18 |
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13 | - | 2 | - | 13 | - | 2 | - | 15 | - | |||
| Dougie Hay | 18 |
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14 | - | 4 | - | 28 | 1 | 4 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| Jimmy Caskie | 18 |
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15 | 2 | 3 | - | 21 | 3 | 3 | - | 24 | 3 | |||
| Jackie Woods | - |
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5 | - | 0 | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | 5 | - | |||
| Gerry O'Brien | 19 |
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14 | - | 6 | - | 17 | - | 6 | - | 23 | - | |||
| Alan Munro | 18 |
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14 | 7 | 2 | - | 14 | 7 | 2 | - | 16 | 7 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| 7th December 1968 |
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| Ayr Utd | 1-0 | Hamilton Accies |
| Brechin City | 4-1 | Queen's Park |
| Cowdenbeath | 1-1 | Berwick Rangers |
| Dumbarton | 4-1 | Alloa Athletic |
| East Stirlingshire | 3-0 | East Fife |
| Forfar Ath | 3-1 | Stranraer |
| Motherwell | 2-2 | Queen of South |
| Stenhousemuir | 0-0 | Clydebank |
| Stirling Albion | 2-0 | Montrose |
League Table (as at December 7th, 1968)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Motherwell | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | +43 | 27 |
| 2. | Stirling Albion | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | +16 | 25 |
| 3. | Albion Rovers | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 25 |
| 4. | Forfar Ath | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +21 | 24 |
| 5. | East Stirlingshire | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | +23 | 21 |
| 6. | Ayr Utd | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +17 | 21 |
| 7. | East Fife | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +10 | 21 |
| 8. | Queen of South | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | +15 | 20 |
| 9. | Stranraer | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 16 |
| 10. | Queen's Park | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 11. | Berwick Rangers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 12. | Montrose | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 13 |
| 13. | Cowdenbeath | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -15 | 12 |
| 14. | Brechin City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 15. | Hamilton Accies | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 11 |
| 16. | Dumbarton | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -15 | 11 |
| 17. | Clydebank | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -17 | 11 |
| 18. | Alloa Athletic | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -16 | 8 |
| 19. | Stenhousemuir | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -43 | 6 |