Clydebank 2
Stenhousemuir 0
League (Division 2)
ClydebankClydebank |
2 - 02 - 0 |
StenhousemuirStenhousemuir |
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League (Division 2) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Eddie Moore (60)
(Assist Stan King) Eddie Moore (63) (Assist John Baxter) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
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Jack Steedman |
Jimmy Weir |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Dick Madden 2 Malcolm Henderson 3 Davie Mitchell 4 Dougie Hay 5 Frank McAleer 6 Tommy McGhee 7 Pat Henderson 8 Stan King 9 Eddie Moore 10 Tony Moy 11 John Baxter |
Jim Samson 1 Martin Russell 2 Frank Cassells 3 Jim Richardson 4 Jim Ferguson 5 Joe Kinross 6 George Ramsay 7 Frank Donnachie 8 Barry McGuckin 9 Bobby Black 10 Newman 11 |
| Bench | |
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12 Arthur Paterson |
Maurice Elliot 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | Maurice Elliot -> Frank Donnachie (64) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
W Elliott (Referee) |
Match Report
Clydebank Press
Two goals within three minutes heralded the return to the forward line of centre-forward Eddie Moore, who for the last seven weeks has been playing at centre half while regular middle man Frank McAleer was on the injured list.This was by no means a great performance by Bankies but goals are all that are needed to win a match so I suppose we can't grumble.
The first half was full of mediocre play and did nothing to excite the fans. Tony Moy missed an early chance, paving the way for another game of misses.
Neither outfit looked like scoring though pressure was strong from both attacks; but defences were on top form.
New boy Douglas Hay, one of Bankies youth players had a reasonably good game and showed some nice touches. He was filling in for the injured Ernie Collumbine.
Bankies were unlucky not to go ahead in 24 minutes when Moore hit the bar with a terrific shot from a King cross.
Centre Half Jim Ferguson for the visitors was doing a good job in shadowing the Bankies centre and he was getting little freedom to do any real damage in the first half.
A brilliant Moore header in 60 minutes put Bankies on the winning trail. Eddie picked his spot in the Stenhousemuir net from a Stan King corner and keeper Samson could do nothing about it except watch with the fans.
Eddie did not stop there. He went on in the 63rd minute to slam the ball past the helpless keeper after side-stepping centre half Ferguson. Again he picked his spot. This time in the left hand corner of the net. A John Baxter pass started the move.
Immediately after this goal Stenhousemuir brought on Substitute Elliott for inside right Donnachie but by this time it was too late, for Bankies were on top. The visitors attack was kept out satisfactorily by a solid home defence.
One of the biggest misses ever witnessed came from the foot of Tony Moy. A Baxter cross landed at his feet while he stood just two yards from the goal line but instead of smashing the ball home Tony lofted it about 20 feet over the bar.
The return of Eddie Moore to the front line should have a more settling effect on the side. Eddie has gained a lot of confidence through playing at centre half and we will probably see him worrying a good few centre halfs in the weeks to come.
Bankies are sitting quite nicely in the league in eighth positioned and with several league games to catch up on may find themselves in the top six by the end of the season.
News from the Pavilion
Young Douglas Hay, who was out at right half against Stenhousemuir wins a Scottish Cap as he is in the Scottish Youth team to meet England at Walsall. Douglas is still at school, St Thomas Aquinas RC School in Scotstoun. Another Bankies youth player, Alan Munro is substitute in the match.
The club have shown interest in a young player from Drumchapel who plays for Langholm Thistle. He is John McGunnigle and he was in the side who met Queens Park in the combined reserve league match on Wednesday.
On the first team front Ernie Collumbine is improving and should be fit for the Queens Park game. Jim Fleming also has a chance of making it for Hampden encounter.
Jack Steedman said he might experiment with the line up by trying Eddie Moore in a different position. One thing I did not know was that Eddie makes a good wing half for any team.
Frank McAleer has made an injury free comeback to the side and everyone is crossing their fingers this will continue. Eddie Rutherford is the only doubtful starter on Saturday as he is still recovering from the knee injury he received against Queen of the South.
A point of information for fans, contrary to opinion Jimmy Caskie played for Dumbreck Dynamo and not any other team.
Falkirk Herald
Stenhousemuir gave a much-improved performance at Kilbowie Park against Clydebank and over the 90 minutes were unfortunate not to get a share of the points. There was nothing between the two teams until Moore's first goal after the interval and this could have been avoided. After this counter a little of the steam went out of the Warriors' play and they conceded another goal. Again, Moore was the scorer and again it could have been saved.During the first half, both sides gave the crowd their money's worth. The football was fast, open and attractive. The play of Stenhousemuir, especially during the first half, was a revelation when compared to the previous game against Cowdenbeath. Every man was playing his part.
In defence, Cassells was outstanding with Richardson, Ferguson and Samson not far behind. Up front, Black was in great form - until the final pass. He was fighting for every ball and getting most of them, but his passing was right off. Ramsay was giving the home left-back no end of trouble - right back to his best form.
McGuckin, playing his first game as a fully-fledged senior, found the going hard but showed flashes of promise. Donachie was in and out of the game but paid his way. At outside-left, there was a trialist - a local boy recently back from South African football. He showed plenty of football but was too greedy. His ability enabled him to make room but instead of parting to advantage, he continually doubled back into trouble.
The best move of the game brought about a terrific let-off for Clydebank. From Kinross the ball flowed smoothly and speedily from player to player until Donachie had possession. The inside-right sent in a grand shot which Madden did very well to get a finger to. The ball flashed off the inside of the post and rebounded back into play. After a scuffle the Bankies' defence got the ball clear.
After the break, Stenhousemuir were still very much in the game. A corner was conceded by their left flank and the ball came over from the flag kick. Samson appeared to have the ball covered but for some reason followed its progress while walking backwards. When he rose to punch it clear he was off-balance, and Moore's header was stronger than the 'keeper's attempted punch and the ball went into the net.
The second goal was also partly the 'keeper's fault. Moore got possession in the inside-left position and Samson was slow to cover. When the centre shot the 'keeper could only get a hand to the ball, whereas with his body behind the shot it could have been saved.
Donachie was substituted by Elliott late on in the game. Elliott was making his first appearance for many weeks and showed plenty of running but not much punch.
Squad Statistics (as at January 27th, 1968)
| 1967-68 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
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| Dick Madden (GK) | 23 |
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20 | - | 9 | - | 20 | - | 9 | - | 29 | - | |||
| Malcolm Henderson | 21 |
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8 | - | 3 | - | 8 | - | 3 | - | 11 | - | |||
| Stan King | 29 |
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21 | 1 | 8 | - | 21 | 1 | 8 | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| Davie Mitchell | 23 |
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22 | - | 9 | - | 48 | 3 | 11 | - | 59 | 3 | |||
| Frank McAleer | 23 |
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16 | 1 | 6 | - | 17 | 1 | 6 | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| John Baxter | 31 |
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20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Dougie Hay | 17 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | |||
| Tommy McGhee | 20 |
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19 | 1 | 8 | - | 65 | 6 | 14 | - | 79 | 6 | |||
| Tony Moy | 22 |
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22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 88 | 60 | |||
| Pat Henderson | 28 |
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3 | - | 0 | - | 3 | - | 0 | - | 3 | - | |||
| Eddie Moore | - |
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18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 10 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| 24th January 1968 |
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| Queen's Park | 2-3 | Dumbarton |
| 27th January 1968 |
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| Clydebank | 2-0 | Stenhousemuir |
| Montrose | 2-3 | Queen's Park |
League Table (as at January 27th, 1968)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Mirren | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | +45 | 40 |
| 2. | Arbroath | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | +35 | 33 |
| 3. | East Fife | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | +12 | 31 |
| 4. | Queen of South | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | +15 | 27 |
| 5. | Queen's Park | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +11 | 26 |
| 6. | Ayr Utd | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | +15 | 25 |
| 7. | Hamilton Accies | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 8. | Clydebank | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 24 |
| 9. | Dumbarton | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 10. | Cowdenbeath | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | +2 | 23 |
| 11. | Albion Rovers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 22 |
| 12. | Montrose | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 13. | Alloa Athletic | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -17 | 19 |
| 14. | Forfar Ath | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 18 |
| 15. | Berwick Rangers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 17 |
| 16. | East Stirlingshire | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 17. | Brechin City | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -20 | 14 |
| 18. | Stranraer | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -31 | 9 |
| 19. | Stenhousemuir | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -42 | 9 |