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Brechin City 2
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Clydebank
2 - 2
 Brechin City

League (Division 2)
Saturday, March 9th, 1968
New Kilbowie Park. Att. 959
3:00 PM Kick-off
Goalscorers
Stan King  (16)
Stan King  (68)
Alan Garland (73)
Charlie Dunn (87)

Team Managers
Jack Steedman
 John Gilmartin

Starting Eleven
1 Dick Madden
2 Malcolm Henderson
3 Davie Mitchell
4 Ernie Collumbine
5 Eddie Moore
6 Dougie Hay
7 Eddie Rutherford
8 Stan King
9 Jim Fleming
10 Tony Moy
11 Jimmy Caskie
 John Ritchie 1
Bisset Harrier 2
Harry Smith 3
Charlie Dunn 4
Willie Tocher 5
Norman Archibald 6
Eddie O'Donnell 7
John Cooper 8
Les Sneddon 9
Frank Sandeman 10
Alan Garland 11

Bench
12 Tommy McGhee
 Ian Burns 12

Substitutions
None. Ian Burns -> John Cooper (66)

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

B Padden (Referee)



Match Report

Brechin Advertiser

Clydebank squandered a golden opportunity to climb to sixth in the league table after letting a two-goal lead slip against Brechin City at Kilbowie Park.

Brechin started off brightly but after Hay opened the scoring for the homesters they were very much on the defensive until in a surprise finish they scored a brace to retain a point.

Ritchie in the City goal and Smith frustrated attack after attack by the Clydebank forwards, and O'Donnell, Sandeman and Garland stood out in their own offensive.

Brechin almost counted in first minute when Tocher crashed a free kick against the post. The visitors lost another chance when Sandeman sent wide.

Then, after 16 minutes, Clyde-bank went ahead, King netting from 20 yards. Ritchie only got his hand to the ball. Ritchie pushed a ball from Caskie round the post. In a Brechin raid Cooper headed a cross from O'Donnell narrowly over.

Caskie sent the ball goalward which beat the 'keeper, but Smith cleared almost on the line.

Hay, with a chance to score shot wide. Clydebank continued on the aggressive and City were back on their heels. Twice Ritchie was able to stop scoring shots. Rutherford out-ran the City defence but shot wide.

Brechin rallied, but Garland's shot went over the bar. In the 65th minute Burns was brought on for Cooper and the City team was re-vitalised. Two minutes later King put Clydebank two up with a 40- yard kick.

In the 73rd minute Garland side-stepped Mitchell and shot a great goal for Brechin. Three minutes from time Dunn got the equaliser.

Aberdeen Evening Express

Brechin were almost n front in the first minute, when Tocher crashed a free kick against the post.

Moore made an opening for King at the other end. but Ritchie scooped up the low shot. In 16 minutes Clydebank went in front. King hammered in a low ball from 20 yards. Ritchie got his hand to the shot, but the ball rolled slowly over the line The home side were very much on top now. and Rutherford had Ritchie beaten again, but his drive hit the crossbar.

A shot by Caskie was pushed round the post by the keeper. Then Smith kicked clear on the line in a goalmouth scramble from the resultant corner kick.

In a Brechin raid Cooper headed a cross from O'Donnell narrowly over and a free kick from Dunn was pushed over by Madden.

Another shot from Dunn just missed as Brechin fought for the equaliser. Ritchie pushed a Moy header over the bar just before the interval.

A let off for Brechin when play resumed. Ritchie failed to punch clear a cross from the right. Caskie sent the ball into goal and Smith cleared almost on the line. The left back was injured but recovered.

Hay had a chance to score but he shot over from a good position. Brechin were now back in defence. Twice Smith blocked scoring shots and Rutherford fired high over after outstripping City's defence.

In a Brechin foray Garland skimmed the bar and later Tocher up for a corner kick hooked the ball over the bar. When Clydebank returned Fleming struck the bar with a header.

Burns replaced Cooper in the 65th minute. Two minutes later King scored a second for Clydebank from a 30 yards free kick.

In the 73rd minute Garland side-stepped Mitchell and shot a great goal for Brechin. Three minutes from time Dunn netted the equaliser.



Squad Statistics (as at March 9th, 1968)

1967-68 All Time
League Cups All
Dick Madden (GK) 26 - 9 - 35 -
Stan King 2738 - 353
Davie Mitchell 28 - 9 - 653
Malcolm Henderson 14 - 3 - 17 -
Ernie Collumbine 22 - 9 - 71 -
Dougie Hay 610 - 61
Tony Moy 2817859462
Eddie Moore 247833210
Eddie Rutherford 8 - 1 - 9 -
Jim Fleming 18552237
Jimmy Caskie 410 - 41







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
9th March 1968
Albion Rovers1-1Arbroath
Ayr Utd1-3Queen's Park
Clydebank2-2Brechin City
Cowdenbeath1-0Alloa Athletic
East Stirlingshire2-2Queen of South
Forfar Ath3-2Hamilton Accies
Montrose1-3Dumbarton
Stenhousemuir2-3East Fife
Stranraer0-3Berwick Rangers

League Table (as at March 9th, 1968)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. St Mirren 27 22 4 1 +56 48
2. Arbroath 25 16 4 5 +38 36
3. East Fife 27 15 5 7 +10 35
4. Queen's Park 27 13 7 7 +16 33
5. Ayr Utd 25 14 4 7 +20 32
6. Queen of South 27 13 4 10 +13 30
7. Clydebank 28 12 6 10 +1 30
8. Hamilton Accies 29 11 6 12 -3 28
9. Dumbarton 28 10 8 10 -5 28
10. Cowdenbeath 28 10 7 11 +2 27
11. Forfar Ath 25 10 6 9 -3 26
12. Albion Rovers 27 9 7 11 +1 25
13. Montrose 28 9 7 12 -3 25
14. Brechin City 27 6 10 11 -17 22
15. Alloa Athletic 27 8 5 14 -24 21
16. East Stirlingshire 26 6 8 12 -6 20
17. Berwick Rangers 25 9 2 14 -15 20
18. Stenhousemuir 27 4 5 18 -45 13
19. Stranraer 27 4 3 20 -36 11