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Dumbarton 

3 - 1

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Friday, January 1st, 1971
Boghead Park. Att. 2,991
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Roy McCormack (31)
Davie Wilson (46)
Alan McKay (57) 		Peter Kane  (45)

Team Managers
Jackie Stewart Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 Laurie Williams
2 Kenny Jenkins
3 George Muir
4 Eddie Ferguson
5 Jack Bolton
6 Johnny Graham
7 Peter Coleman
8 Charlie Gallagher
9 Davie Wilson
10 Roy McCormack
11 Brian Gallagher 		Mike McDonald 1
Davie Mitchell 2
Danny Gray 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Jim Fallon 5
Dougie Hay 6
Tommy McGhee 7
Bobby Love 8
Peter Kane 9
Alan Munro 10
Jimmy Caskie 11

Bench
12 Alan McKay Norrie Hall 12

Substitutions
Alan McKay -> Peter Coleman (45) None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Harold Dempsey (Referee)
RH Ballantyne & WF Guild (Assistants)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

There was no Ne'erday joy for the Bankies when they visited Boghead for the annual derby match. They held Dumbarton to a very evenly contested first half but there was one difference when both teams came out for the second half. Dumbarton had their substitute Alan McKay on the right wing for Peter Coleman.

Within a minute he had laid on the 'Sons second goal and 11 minutes later scored their third.

Both teams wore suction boots in an effort to keep their feet and these were a marginal success. However to have stayed upright on the park would have needed snow shoes.

Both teams were soon in action. A last-gasp tackle from Jim Fallon robbing Coleman as the winger went through and then Roy McCormack sending a glancing header inches wide of the post before Peter Kane had a net-bound shot deflected over the bar by a defender.

A desperate goal-line clearance from Danny Gray robbed Charlie Gallacher of heading his team into the lead from a Brian Gallacher corner. The ball landed at the feet of McCormack but before the centre could shoot, he was tackled and the ball cleared.

A neat bit of play between Jimmy Caskie and Danny Gray gave Tommy McGhee a chance. Gray returned a shy first-time to Caskie and the left-winger lofted the ball over into the goal-mouth for McGhee to head but the ball went wide.

McCormack put the 'Sons into the lead in the 31st minute but all the credit for the goal must go to Johnny Graham.

Picking up a slack pass well inside his own half, he ran fully 40 yards with the ball before unleashing a tremendous shot which Mike McDonald could only palm out and McCormack was on the spot to hit the rebound home.

Some very good leading up work by the Bankies saw Dougie Hay head an Alan Munro cross narrowly past. But even if he had netted it would have been disallowed for the linesman had his flag up as Tommy McGhee was off-side.

Peter Kane thrilled the travelling Bankies support with the equalising goal seconds before the interval.

The ex-St, Mirren leader returned a throw-in first time to McGhee and he sent the ball high into the Sons box. The ball was headed by both Caskie and Munro before falling to Kane and he wasted no time in hammering it high into the net from an acute angle.

The half-time whistle sounded just as Dumbarton kicked off.

As I said, McKay lined up at the beginning of the second-half. The Son, who normally plays right-back took over at outside-right and, after the whistle had sounded, before you could say "Alan McKay " he had raced up the wing and earned a corner.

Charlie Gallacher took the kick and I will give you one guess who's header it was that McDonald had to tip over the bar - that's right McKay's

Again Gallacher took the corner but this time with different results. His flag kick was headed down by McCormack to Wilson, who swept the ball into the net.

Eleven minutes later the game was over as a contest after McKay hit home a low shot after Charlie Gallacher set him up.

Now Dumbarton were really turning on the pressure and shots from Gallacher and McKay came very close to scoring. The Bankies were struggling. Their forwards were kept in check by a home defence that was giving nothing away.

Lennox Herald

Dumbarton share with Partick Thistle the distinction of being the only two clubs in the second division to take full points from the New Year programme, and the victory at Brechin was the first away win in the league this season.

The derby game on New Year's Day had nearly everything and the players on both sides, played very good football despite the difficult conditions. The opening exchanges showed how slippery it was, when players tried to turn and after five minutes, Coleman intercepted a Hay pass, raced forward with the ball, then he and left-back Gray collided. Peter fell on the hard ground and when play resumed it was obvious that he was somewhat dazed. The 'Sons' settled down and hereabouts the strength of Ferguson was shown to advantage as he kept forcing the game.

With Coleman still feeling the effects of his knock and B. Gallacher not having one of his best games, Dumbarton's main thrusts came from the middle with Graham and Ferguson providing the ammunition. It was fitting therefore that the opening goal should come from Johnny Graham, who picked up a ball just over the half-way line and from all of 25 yards sent in a shot which McDonald did well to stop, but could not hold, and there was big Roy McCormack following up and the Sons were one up.

At this point Dumbarton were on top but still the 'Bankies' were far from out. Prominent for them was Peter Kane, ably supported by McGhee up front, and Ruddy and Hay from behind. Just on half-time Bolton sliced a clearance, which Jenkins and McGhee chased. The winger beat Jenkins, who recovered and forced the ball out of play. From the throw-in Kane picked it up and hit a beautiful shot past Laurie Williams, who could only watch it pass his left hand into the net. Great stuff for the 'Bankies' fans.

Dumbarton re-started with McKay on the right wing for Coleman, who, it was learned, was suffering from slight concussion. And what a start! Kenny Wilson took a ball and from an acute angle put the 'Sons' into the lead after two minutes. This was what the fans wanted.

Hereabouts Alan McKay was doing well on the wing, Ferguson was coming forward at every turn. Then 10 minutes had gone when McKay from a slip by Brian Gallagher scored a well-taken third goal. The 'Sons' were really on top, and continued to push forward. Charlie Gallagher kept spraying the ball around, and with Johnny Graham sweeping up behind, Dumbarton looked a real competent outfit. With five minutes to go one of the best moves of the game finished with Ferguson coming right through and just failing to finish the job.

Summing up-A well deserved victory by Dumbarton under very difficult condition. Lots of good play by both teams. Finally, credit to Referee Dempsey, who kept a tight grip on this hard game.



Squad Statistics (as at January 1st, 1971)

1970-71 All Time
League Cups All
Mike McDonald (GK) 16 - 9 - 55 -
Danny Gray 16 - 8 - 73 -
Jim Fallon 163921019
Davie Mitchell 16 - 911775
Dennis Ruddy 1619 - 1071
Dougie Hay 1429 - 1144
Bobby Love 16 - 9 - 922
Tommy McGhee 2 - 0 - 13223
Alan Munro 1679310143
Peter Kane 10462166
Jimmy Caskie 1659711442







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
1st January 1971
Albion Rovers3-0Hamilton Accies
Alloa Athletic2-1Stenhousemuir
Arbroath5-0Forfar Ath
Dumbarton3-1Clydebank
Montrose1-0Brechin City
Partick Th2-0Stirling Albion
Queen of the South1-1Stranraer
Raith Rovers2-1East Fife

League Table (as at January 1st, 1971)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. East Fife 21 12 5 4 +23 29
2. Arbroath 20 12 4 4 +21 28
3. Partick Th 18 10 5 3 +22 25
4. Albion Rovers 19 10 5 4 +11 25
5. Raith Rovers 21 9 6 6 +1 24
6. Stranraer 18 9 5 4 +12 23
7. Montrose 21 9 4 8 +1 22
8. Queen of the South 22 7 7 8 -5 21
9. Forfar Ath 20 6 8 6 -4 20
10. Dumbarton 18 7 5 6 +10 19
11. Queen's Park 19 8 2 9 -4 18
12. Alloa Athletic 21 7 4 10 -11 18
13. Clydebank 16 7 3 6 0 17
14. Stirling Albion 19 6 4 9 +5 16
15. Stenhousemuir 20 6 4 10 -13 16
16. Berwick Rangers 17 4 5 8 -10 13
17. Hamilton Accies 17 5 2 10 -9 12
18. East Stirlingshire 17 1 7 9 -21 9
19. Brechin City 18 2 3 13 -29 7