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Clydebank
1 - 1
 Scotland Ams XI

Friendly
Tuesday, November 11th, 1969
New Kilbowie Park
7:30 PM Kick-off
Goalscorers
Bobby Love  (2)
Carruthers (50)

Team Managers
Jack Steedman
 Unknown.

Starting Eleven
1 Mike McDonald
2 Davie Mitchell
3 Danny Gray
4 Dennis Ruddy
5 Jim Fallon
6 Dougie Hay
7 Gerry O'Brien
8 Bobby Love
9 Tommy McGhee
10 Alan Munro
11 Jimmy Caskie
 Purvis (Edinburgh University) 1
Hastie (Glasgow University) 2
Sheridan (Queen's Park) 3
Robertson (Queen's Park) 4
Currie (Albion Rovers) 5
Stewart (Queen's Park) 6
Hume (Queen's Park) 7
Carruthers (Hearts) 8
McKay (Queen's Park) 9
Hamill (Queen's Park) 10
Lochrie (Partick Thistle) 11

Bench
Dick Madden
Graeme Brockett
Paul McMillan
John McGunnigle
Donnie Wilson
 McAvoy
Campbell

Substitutions
Dick Madden for Mike McDonald (46)
John McGunnigle for Jimmy Caskie (46)
 None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

TR Kyle (Referee)



Match Report

Clydebank Press

Clydebank came out in their bright, amber strip and their build-up from midfield flashed red danger signs to their opponents but when it came to shooting on target, the Bankies seemed to be waiting for a green light from someone.

But against what looked like a Queen's Park makeshift team in dark blue, the homesters opened in lively style.

In two minutes, the ball was in the Scotland net.

Bobby Love was standing all on his lonesome in the box when a pass from the left reached him. He didn't mess about, and the ball was promptly slammed into the far corner, leaving 'keeper Purvis helpless.

Straight from the restart, Clydebank were given a great chance to cash in again. O'Brien broke away, but found an acute shortage of mates when he looked up to cross from the right.

The Kilbowie fans sat back to watch the expected goal rush. But their hopes were not fulfilled.

And when the young Scots equalised five minutes after half-time through the never-say-die Eric Carruthers, the goal famine still did not end.

Carruthers, the blond inside-right with the Denis Law appearance, proved a menace to the Bankie boys over the 90 minutes.

He shot weakly past after forcing his way through in ten minutes, and was only inches out seconds later. Mick McDonald was called to action again when Carruthers let loose after Lochrie teed up, a shot for him.

At the other end, Purvis did well to save from McGhee after Caskie had dummied an O'Brien cross for the centre.

One of Scotland's six Queen's Park men, right-half Robertson, came up behind his forwards. His thundering shot rebounded from McDonald's body and his follow-up effort took the same course before being booted clear.

Hume another Hampden signing was always on the run. He was justified to claim "I wuz robbed" when his header was cleared by a shaky home defence at the post in 22 minutes.

Pivot Currie was the man to hit the first hard shot at his own end for sometime, when he made sure of clearing for a corner.

Big Alan Munro made his first contribution for some time, when he tamely hit a cross from O'Brien past. Two minutes later, however, the big man looked set to shoot but Tommy McGhee decided to hold on to the ball and try by himself, Perhaps this was not a wise decision.

Carruthers sent through a pass which caught three Clydebank defenders on the hop, but Gray stepped in, just in time, to beat Lochrie to the ball by a fraction.

Love brought out the best in Purvis with a sledgehammer of a shot five minutes from the break. The keeper threw himself through the air to save.

His long clearance brought the first real excitement for some time. The ball bounced 20 yards out from the Bankie goal, and Carruthers burst through between two defenders, past the advancing McDonald and walloped the ball against the post.

With the second half came a new-look Bankie side. Madden took over, in goal, Brockett and McMillan were immediately in front of him, and Gray moved to right-half Tommy McGhee dropped back To left-half. Changes in the forward line were at centre-forward, new boy Donnie Wilson appearing here, and McGonnigle coming on for Caskie at outside-left Substitutes McAvoy (outside-left) and Campbell (centre-forward) were the Scots changes.

The amateurs looked much better in the opening minutes of the second half and in 50 minutes, they netted.

Carruthers was the man who caused the goal, but Jim Fallon, whether he likes to be reminded or not, was the person who touched the ball into the rigging.

Wilson sent the ball high and wide with the keeper stretched, and seconds later was rushed into shooting badly after O'Brien, gave him the ball.

Hamill took over as Scotland's chief sinner when he gave the impression of taking a rugby penalty, so high was the effort, when he had all the time in the world to shoot.

The professionals passed up the chance to go ahead in 70 minutes when Bobby Love did well to intercept a dodgy pass-back.

But his angular drive ran across the face of the goal, with no takers in sight.

The sturdy inside-right was again the menace to Scotland ten minutes from time. Only Currie's spine stood between Love and a 2-1 win for the Bankies.

Dick Madden showed his class with a fabulous double-clutch save in mid-air five minutes from time after Lochrie had burst through.

The professionals then let right back Jim Hastie come upfield to show his forwards what it was all about. He gave the ball to Hume on the 18-yard line, but his shot lacked any punch.

The Bankies were in a spot-if that's the word four minutes from time. In went Brockett, down went Carruthers and the ref pointed to the penalty spot.

But Hume made a terrible job of this chance and his powder-puff shot trickled past the left-hand post. Granted, they may not play together all that often, but Scotland are not exactly world-shattering.

But that's a problem for the selectors.

Clydebank? They must be wondering why they didn't win by a. distance.

With the build-up moves made by Gerry O'Brien and Douglas Hay, linked with the dangerous raids on both flanks by Caskie and O'Brien, the danger, seems to stop when it comes to shooting.

Let's hope this night of misses is out of their system, and the shooting stars return at Brechin tomorrow.



Squad Statistics (as at November 11th, 1969)

1969-70 All Time
League Cups All







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
None.

League Table (as at November 11th, 1969)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Cowdenbeath 15 10 3 2 +18 23
2. Arbroath 15 10 1 4 +22 21
3. Berwick Rangers 14 9 2 3 +22 20
4. Falkirk 14 9 2 3 +17 20
5. Alloa Athletic 16 9 2 5 +13 20
6. Stirling Albion 15 6 7 2 +15 19
7. Queen of South 14 7 3 4 +3 17
8. Dumbarton 14 6 3 5 +4 15
9. East Fife 15 7 1 7 0 15
10. Queen's Park 15 6 3 6 -2 15
11. Brechin City 13 6 2 5 -3 14
12. Montrose 15 4 4 7 -5 12
13. Clydebank 15 5 2 8 -14 12
14. Hamilton Accies 15 3 4 8 -9 10
15. Albion Rovers 15 3 4 8 -10 10
16. East Stirlingshire 14 3 4 7 -11 10
17. Stranraer 15 4 2 9 -13 10
18. Forfar Ath 15 4 1 10 -16 9
19. Stenhousemuir 14 2 2 10 -31 6