Clydebank 1
Dumbarton 3
League Cup (Group 7)
ClydebankClydebank |
1 - 31 - 3 |
DumbartonDumbarton |
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League Cup (Group 7) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Alan Munro (33)
(Assist Gerry O'Brien) |
Eddie Ferguson (42) Alan Watson (47) Eddie Ferguson (89) |
| Team Managers | |
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Jack Steedman |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Dick Madden 2 Davie Mitchell 3 Danny Gray 4 Tommy McGhee 5 Jim Fallon 6 Dougie Hay 7 Ian Hawkshaw 8 Bobby Love 9 Alan Munro 10 Gerry O'Brien 11 Jimmy Caskie |
David Anderson 1 Allan McKay 2 George Muir 3 Eddie Ferguson 4 John McGhee 5 Len Campbell 6 Allan Watson 7 Ian Boyd 8 Kenny Jenkins 9 Johnny Graham 10 Alex McMichael 11 |
| Bench | |
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12 Paul McMillan |
Billy Wilkinson 12 |
| Substitutions | |
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Paul McMillan for Bobby Love |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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JCB McRoberts (Referee) |
Match Report
Clydebank Press
Sons right-half Eddie Ferguson was the man of this match. Playing a magnificent game, aided by Alex McMichael on the left wing, he ripped open the Clydebank defence twice, on the First occasion to bring his team back on even terms with Bankies then to stamp his mark on his team's decisive win.Sons fans poured into Kilbowie swelling the attendance to well over 3000 to see their team romp home to victory. But Dumbarton did not have it all their own way.
At the beginning of the match Clydebank were nothing short of great. Time after time the home forwards blasted their way through the Dumbarton defence, only to see some excellent shots stopped by 'keeper Anderson or fly harmlessly past the target.
Gerry O'Brien stopped the Dumbarton defence in their tracks in the 14th minute when he made contact with a pass from Ian Hawkshaw just outside the area. O'Brien pivoted on his heel and thundered the ball at the Dumbarton goal but it scratched the top of the bar, letting the Sons off the hook for another few minutes.
Desperation had set in on the Visiting side and if it hadn't been for Alex McMichael. Dumbarton might have said goodbye to all hopes of a victory there and then. Dangerous on the break McMichael drew yells from the crowd on the 17th minute when he lured Madden out to be faced with an open goal. Tommy McGhee saved Clydebank's bacon by running in and heading the ball almost off the line.
In the next ten minutes McMichael kept the 'Bankies defence in a perpetual sweat, breaking away from his own half and hammering shot after shot at Dick Madden.
Despite this onslaught the first goal was scored by Clydebank in the 33rd minute. Tall Alan Munro was the scorer, when he tapped home an O'Brien shot which had been cleared off the Dumbarton goal-line.
Making use of this one-up advantage Clydebank continued to spray the Dumbarton end of the pitch with enthusiastic if not accurate shots, but their joy was short lived.
Disaster for the home team struck only three minutes from half-time. Eddie Ferguson scored with a close header which hit off both uprights before running home!
When the Dumbarton players stepped on to the pitch for the second half they stepped on with vengeance in their hearts and some marvellous football in their feet!
After only three minutes the Sons took the lead and never looked back. The goal was a corker from right winger Alan Watson, Tip-toeing through the Clydebank defence he lured Madden out of position, dribbled on and ran the ball home. You could have heard the cheers at Boghead!
And Dumbarton hadn't finished yet. A transformed team from the first half they had the Clydebank players quaking at the knees, and Dick Madden performing all sorts of acrobatics in his goal.
All credit due to Dick however. He had boobed once or twice in the first half but he more than made up for his mistakes in the second.
Only very occasionally did the Clydebank players manage to pull out of defence and give back a little of what they were suffering.
On one such occasion Bobby Love was very unlucky not to see a beautiful 30-yard shot fly home, Jimmy Caskie had taken the ball up the left wing, he gave Love a square cross, straight across the field, and the resultant shot ran past the left post.
A few minutes after this Love got a knock on the head and had to be taken off. Substitute Paul McMillan was brought on in his place.
The final goal came when Clydebank least expected it, and could do nothing in reply. As the referee put the final whistle to his mouth, Dumbarton were awarded a direct free kick just outside the penalty area. Taking the kick John Graham sent a short pass to Eddie Ferguson who hammered it past Dick Madden.
Lennox Herald
Dumbarton eyes were rubbed in disbelief on Saturday as the Sons teased, tormented and taunted their county rivals, Clydebank to defeat at a sweltering Kilbowie Park.The superiority of Dumbarton as they controlled midfield and pressed home attack after attack - in the last half-hour of the game, was a revelation to the large following who made the trip along the river for this opening League Cup match.
Gone was the indecision and tip-tapping of last season, Although Clydebank opened the scoring, the Sons minus the injured Roy McCormack, bounced back and by the end of the match left the "Bankie Babies" with a hatful of headaches.
With David Anderson in goal, the Dumbarton side which strode out on to the Kilbowie turf was the same as played the second half against Workington at Boghead earlier in the week.
In the opening 20 minutes it was the fair-haired youngster, Alex McMichael, out on the Sons left wing who was causing all the damage. Twice he tested Bankies keeper Dick Madden first with a header and then with & rising shot which the keeper deflected over the bar.
Against the run of play, however, Clydebank went ahead after 31 minutes. Little Gerry O'Brian, being watched by a number of English scouts, swerved into The penalty area and hit the ball across the goal, where centre Alan Munro stroked it into the net.
Even at this stage, the oppressive, strength sapping heat was slowing the players up. With three minutes to half time, however, Dumbarton's rugged new right-half, Eddie Ferguson, showed no signs of exhaustion as he rose to head in the equaliser from Jenkins floated cross.
Even to the most ardent Clydebank fans it was obvious that Dumbarton were going to take a lot of beating in the second half and with only two minutes gone, Alan Watson, having switched wings with Alex McMichael put his side in front.
Alan ran away from the Clydebank defence towards the corner of the penalty box and as Madden come out to challenge, the Sons winger steadied himself and crashed the ball behind the keeper.
Having recovered from the shock of losing the first goal, Dumbarton had now hauled themselves into the lead and began to produce the well-rehearsed moves and individual flair, which combined to floor Clydebank.
With a minute left, Eddie Ferguson was up with his forwards again to latch on to a Johnny Graham free kick and shot home from the edge of the box.
It's difficult to single out individual players in this much improved Dumbarton team but in defence Hardgate boy Lennie Campbell held the defence together with the composure of a veteran while up front, newcomer Kenny Jenkins, already looks just the part leading the Boghead attack.
Sunday Post
Playing before Kilbowie's largest crowd for ages, both teams provided fast, exciting football despite the heavy conditions.Clydebank took the lead through a beautiful Munro shot, only to see their advantage snatched away three minutes from half-time. Ferguson got the equaliser with an excellent header.
Storming into the second half, Dumbarton took a quick lead. Watson toyed with the Clydebank defence and lured Madden out of position before tapping the ball home. The final goal came a minute from time when Ferguson converted a free kick.
Clydebank substituted McMillan for Love, who suffered concussion in the second half.
Sunday Mail
Clydebank opened the scoring in 32 minutes when Munro first-timed the ball into the net after Anderson had punched out a shot from Caskie.With only three minutes left in the first half, Dumbarton's right half Ferguson neatly headed a lob from the right wing into the net for the equaliser.
Dumbarton stormed into the lead after only two minutes of the second half when outside-right Watson lured 'keeper Madden out of position and tapped the ball home.
Bobby Love, Clydebank's inside right, was led off midway through the second half suffering from concussion. McMillan was fielded in his place. with left only one minute Ferguson slammed home a Graham free kick.
Squad Statistics (as at August 9th, 1969)
| 1969-70 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| Dick Madden (GK) | 25 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 61 | - | 17 | - | 78 | - | |||
| Danny Gray | 18 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | |||
| Jim Fallon | 19 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 32 | 2 | 4 | - | 36 | 2 | |||
| Ian Hawkshaw | 29 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 35 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 12 | |||
| Davie Mitchell | 25 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 92 | 4 | 18 | - | 110 | 4 | |||
| Tommy McGhee | 22 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 81 | 12 | 15 | - | 96 | 12 | |||
| Dougie Hay | 19 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 45 | 1 | 6 | - | 51 | 1 | |||
| Bobby Love | 23 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 24 | 1 | 2 | - | 26 | 1 | |||
| Gerry O'Brien | 19 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 35 | 2 | 8 | - | 43 | 2 | |||
| Alan Munro | 19 |
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0 | - | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16 | |||
| Jimmy Caskie | 19 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 40 | 13 | 4 | - | 44 | 13 | |||
| Paul McMillan (sub) | 19 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 4 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| None. |
League Table (as at August 9th, 1969)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
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No games played.