Forfar Ath 2
Clydebank 2
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Forfar Ath 

2 - 2

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Saturday, December 16th, 1967
Station Park. Att. 628
2:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Jim Walker (61)
Ian Stewart (84) 		Jim Fleming  (7)
Arthur Paterson  (80)

Team Managers
Jake Young Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 Norman Ritchie
2 John McKenzie
3 Syd Dick
4 Jim Walker
5 Neil Wilson
6 George Potter
7 Ian Wyles
8 Derek Sim
9 Alistair Carrie
10 Jim Knox
11 Ian Stewart 		Dick Madden 1
Malcolm Henderson 2
Davie Mitchell 3
Ernie Collumbine 4
Joe Gallacher 5
Stan King 6
Ayrton Inacio 7
Eddie Jenkins 8
Jim Fleming 9
Tony Moy 10
John Baxter 11

Bench
12 Gordon Malcolm Arthur Paterson 12

Substitutions
Gordon Malcolm -> Norman Richie Arthur Paterson for Ayrton Inacio (75)

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

A Webster (Referee)




Match Report

Forfar Despatch

The Loons are still dropping points unnecessarily and on this occasion they very nearly gave up two of them to a poor opposition.

But Saturday was a bitter day at Station Park with a biting wind blowing against the Athletic in the first half and departing like a traitor at half-time without taking the cold with it.

Clydebank removed their coloured Brazilian forward towards the end because he couldn't take any more of the cold. But we - a scant crowd of 200? - were left to see things to a finish and we hadn't the advantage even of running around or of a bit of excitement to keep up our spirits. Maybe what was lacking for all was the spirits.

Forfar made a number of changes in the hope of finding a winning combination and the result was a good deal as before - progress of sorts up to the goal area and too little left then to make goals.

Clydebank were ahead in about five minutes with rather a soft goal. A corner and a ball which swung in the wind, Fleming got his head to it and scored off a post, Ritchie seeming to be deceived until too late.

Mostly Forfar thereafter against the wind and they often went through like a knife in soft butter but they couldn't put the ball into the net.

The wind had fallen for the re-start and it took 16 minutes of the second half for Forfar to equalise. Knox broke through the defence in good style and squared to Walker who was about 30 yards out. The half's shot didn't look so difficult but maybe Madden thought it was going past and moved too late. The ball hit the upright and bounced into the net.

A lot more of effort from the Loons and nothing to show for it. Then Ritchie took an injury to his hand or wrist and left the field. Wyles went into goal and Malcolm into the forwards.

Before the substitute 'keeper had time to settle in, he was running out trying to intercept Patterson who had come on in place of the frozen Inacio. The substitute trundled a slow ball past the outrushing 'keeper for a second soft goal.

This was minutes from the final whistle and Forfar got all steam up for the first time. But it was five minutes later that Stewart headed the equaliser, really a glorious goal. from Sim's corner kick.

A lot more energy, one or two near things, but the Loons didn't have the winning of this match.

The old story.

Aberdeen Evening Express

Forfar had Derek Sim, the former Montrose and Brechin player now with Coupar Angus Juniors on trial. Bankies new boy was Joe Gallacher who can play at full back or centre-half. Joe is 18 years old and comes from Coatbridge. He had been with Albion Rovers for two years and has wanted away for sometime. He meets the needs of the Bankies, who have been looking for a reserve centre half to fill in for Frank McAleer. McAleer is currently on the injured list.

Clydebank went ahead with a simple goal in seven minutes when Fleming headed goalward. The ball bounced awkwardly and went in off the upright.

Forfar came back and Wyles had the ball in the net, but the referee judged him offside, then side footed past an open goal. This should have put Forfar on level terms.

The Bankies looked more dangerous in attack than the home side, and just before the interval Inacio headed just past the post.

Forfar pressed at the beginning of the second half and several times came near to getting the equaliser. Only good goalkeeping by Madden kept the Bankies in front.

Walker looked like getting the goal Forfar wanted when he took a free kick just outside the box, but his shot rebounded from a defender's legs and was subsequently cleared.

At this time, Clydebank were barely in the game despite the best efforts of inside left Moy who was the Bankies best forward. Forfar's trialist Sim was seldom seen in a scrappy game.

Walker equalised for Forfar, and Clydebank then replaced Inacio with Paterson. The substitute scored what appeared to be the winner with ten minutes remaining, but the lead as short lived as Stewart headed a deserved equaliser.

Clydebank's hero in the closing stages was Keeper Dick Madden who won a 10 yard sprint to stop Forfar from winning. He came out of his goal to meet the advancing Stewart. The left winger lobbed the ball over his head, but Madden turned smartly and just beat the forward in a race for possession.



Squad Statistics (as at December 16th, 1967)

1967-68 All Time
League Cups All
Dick Madden (GK) 14 - 6 - 20 -
Joe Gallacher 1 - 0 - 1 -
Malcolm Henderson 2 - 0 - 2 -
Ernie Collumbine 14 - 6 - 60 -
Stan King 1515 - 201
Davie Mitchell 16 - 6 - 503
John Baxter 1436 - 203
Eddie Jenkins 9 - 3 - 641
Ayrton Inacio 2 - 0 - 2 -
Jim Fleming 10432136
Tony Moy 1611527953
Arthur Paterson (sub) 423173







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
9th December 1967
Cowdenbeath2-0Berwick Rangers
Dumbarton3-4Arbroath
East Stirlingshire1-2East Fife
Hamilton Accies2-1Queen of South
Queen's Park3-1Alloa Athletic
St Mirren2-0Montrose
Stranraer2-2Albion Rovers
16th December 1967
Arbroath3-0Cowdenbeath
Ayr Utd1-0Hamilton Accies
Brechin City0-4St Mirren
East Fife2-2Queen's Park
Forfar Ath2-2Clydebank
Queen of South4-4Montrose

League Table (as at December 16th, 1967)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. St Mirren 18 13 4 1 +32 30
2. Arbroath 17 13 2 2 +38 28
3. Ayr Utd 15 9 3 3 +18 21
4. Queen of South 18 9 3 6 +12 21
5. East Fife 16 9 3 4 +4 21
6. Cowdenbeath 18 6 6 6 +2 18
7. Hamilton Accies 18 7 4 7 -1 18
8. Albion Rovers 17 6 5 6 +7 17
9. Dumbarton 17 6 5 6 -7 17
10. Queen's Park 16 5 6 5 +4 16
11. Clydebank 16 6 3 7 +2 15
12. Montrose 17 5 5 7 -4 15
13. Alloa Athletic 17 6 3 8 -13 15
14. East Stirlingshire 16 4 5 7 -4 13
15. Forfar Ath 16 4 5 7 -9 13
16. Berwick Rangers 16 6 1 9 -11 13
17. Brechin City 16 4 4 8 -11 12
18. Stranraer 17 3 3 11 -22 9
19. Stenhousemuir 17 2 2 13 -37 6