Clydebank 0
Montrose 4
League (Division 2)

Match Report

Clydebank slumped to a heavy 4–0 defeat at the hands of Montrose on Saturday, as a promising first-half display unravelled badly after the interval. It was the Bankies’ seventh successive league defeat, and they remain rooted to the foot of the Second Division without a single point to their name.

There was little to separate the sides in a scrappy first half, where both forward lines struggled to find composure in front of goal. Clydebank started the brighter, and after just ten minutes, John McGill narrowly missed the target with a header from a Horn cross. The home side continued to press, forcing Montrose into some desperate defending, but lacked the final touch.

Just before the break, the Bankies had strong claims for a penalty turned down when Graham Small appeared to be brought down in the box. Referee Mr Hutton, however, deemed the foul to have occurred outside and awarded only an indirect free kick. Had the decision gone Clydebank’s way, it could have changed the course of the game.

Montrose made a half-time switch, bringing on Frank Strachan for the injured Paton, and shifting Doull to the right wing. The change proved decisive. Just five minutes into the second half, Doull received a pass from Wallace and rifled a 20-yard shot beyond the young Clydebank trialist keeper to open the scoring.

From that moment on, Montrose took full control. On 70 minutes, Falconer added a second, turning in a header from Wallace. Seven minutes later, Wallace got his own name on the scoresheet, smashing home a cross from Strachan to make it 3–0.

Clydebank, still reeling, tried to spark a response. Defender Collumbine moved into the forward line in place of McGill to try and inspire a comeback, but it was in vain. The home side barely threatened, and with just two minutes remaining, Doull struck again—this time from his preferred left wing—with a blistering shot that left the goalkeeper no chance.

Despite the result, there were a few small positives. The trialist goalkeeper was not to blame for the goals and showed potential, and the defeat owed more to defensive lapses and lack of cutting edge in attack. One bright spot for Montrose was their junior trialist Martin of Sunnybank, who impressed at left back and has since signed with the club.

A crowd diminished by the holiday weekend—just over 1,200—witnessed another sobering afternoon for the young Clydebank side. While frustration may be growing in the stands, this is a team still in its infancy, with plenty of raw ability but needing time, experience, and hard work to mature into a competitive unit. The talent is there—it's now a matter of turning it into results.

Match report written by Stuart McBay