St Mirren 3
Clydebank 0
League (Division 2)
St MirrenSt Mirren |
3 - 0 |
ClydebankClydebank |
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League (Division 2) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Peter Kane (12) Jim Blair (84) Peter Kane (88) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Alex Wright |
Jack Steedman |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Jim Thorburn 2 Cammy Murray 3 Tony Connell 4 Billy Fulton 5 Andy McFadden 6 Willie Renton 7 Bobby Duffy 8 Jim McLaughlan 9 Peter Kane 10 Jim Blair 11 Bobby Pinkerton |
Dick Madden 1 Malcolm Henderson 2 Davie Mitchell 3 Ernie Collumbine 4 Dennis Ruddy 5 Dougie Hay 6 Eddie Rutherford 7 Stan King 8 Jim Fleming 9 Eddie Moore 10 Jimmy Caskie 11 |
| Bench | |
| 12 Bobby Adamson |
John Baxter 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Bobby Adamson -> Bobby Duffy (80) |
John Baxter for Dick Madden (70) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
AFJ Webster (Referee) |
Match Report
Clydebank Press
Clydebank paid a visit to Love Street, Paisley, on Saturday to play St. Mirren the league leaders and definitely certain of promotion next season.The home side beat Bankies by three goals to nil but even their own fans gave generous credit to a fine Bankies team.
Bankies lost Dick Madden, who has a displaced clavicle in his right shoulder, and may be out of the team for the rest of the season. Eddie Moore, who was by far the best player on the field, filled in for Dick in the Bankies' goal.
Peter Kane got two goals for Saints anu man with a £50,000 tag on his name, Jim Blair, got the other.
Two of the goals came late in the game for Bankies had most of the play and really worried the home defence at times but their lack of prowess up front let them down and three scoring chances went amiss.
Still looking for a place in the top six, Bankies had a tough game against Queen of the South on Wednesday and have another tough match lined up for tomorrow against Hamilton Accies.
All three clubs are lying on an equal basis in the league and this is the deciding week for them.
Big problem for Bankies is a goal keeper and the rush was on all this week to find one.
Dennis Ruddy, playing at centre-half on Saturday, made a fine debut and he was the third 17-year-old in the side, along with Jimmy Caskie and Douglas Hay.
Sunday Post
Don't be kidded by the score. This was anything but a clear-cut victory. Saints had to struggle practically all the way, and not until five minutes from time did they breathe easily.Clydebank never let up. They fought to the last gasp, but sadly lacked a striker. Numerous chances were squandered, and three times in the second half they were foiled only by the alertness of 'keeper Thorburn.
Saints really never hit it off. Even Jim Blair, the boy with the £50,000 tag, was often out of touch. So, after an hour's play, they led only by an early Kane goal, scored from a Blair tee-up.
Then tragedy struck Clydebank. Peter Madden, injured in a joust with Kane, went off 15 minutes from time. Moore went into goal and substitute Baxter came on. Saints also brought on Adamson for Duffy.
Deputy 'keeper Moore misjudged a corner, and Blair had only to tap the ball home. Then Kane headed an Adamson cross into the net to give St Mirren a flattering victory.
There were few Paisley purple patches, and only Thorburn, McFadden, Renton and enhanced their reputations. In a slow, but courageous Clydebank outfit Madden, Collumbine, new boy Ruddy, and King were best.
Squad Statistics (as at March 16th, 1968)
| 1967-68 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Dick Madden (GK) | 23 |
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27 | - | 9 | - | 27 | - | 9 | - | 36 | - | |||
| Malcolm Henderson | 22 |
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15 | - | 3 | - | 15 | - | 3 | - | 18 | - | |||
| Ernie Collumbine | 29 |
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23 | - | 9 | - | 58 | - | 14 | - | 72 | - | |||
| Stan King | 29 |
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28 | 3 | 8 | - | 28 | 3 | 8 | - | 36 | 3 | |||
| Davie Mitchell | 23 |
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29 | - | 9 | - | 55 | 3 | 11 | - | 66 | 3 | |||
| Dennis Ruddy | 17 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | |||
| Dougie Hay | 18 |
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7 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | |||
| Jimmy Caskie | 18 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | |||
| Eddie Moore | - |
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25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 10 | |||
| Eddie Rutherford | 23 |
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9 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | |||
| Jim Fleming | 28 |
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19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 | |||
| John Baxter (sub) | 31 |
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24 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 4 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| 12th March 1968 |
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| Queen's Park | 4-1 | Cowdenbeath |
| 16th March 1968 |
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| Alloa Athletic | 3-1 | Brechin City |
| Arbroath | 1-0 | Stranraer |
| Berwick Rangers | 0-1 | Albion Rovers |
| Hamilton Accies | 1-0 | East Stirlingshire |
| Montrose | 4-1 | Stenhousemuir |
| Queen of South | 1-2 | Forfar Ath |
| St Mirren | 3-0 | Clydebank |
League Table (as at March 16th, 1968)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | St Mirren | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | +59 | 50 |
| 2. | Arbroath | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | +39 | 38 |
| 3. | Queen's Park | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +19 | 35 |
| 4. | East Fife | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | +10 | 35 |
| 5. | Ayr Utd | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | +20 | 32 |
| 6. | Queen of South | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | +12 | 30 |
| 7. | Clydebank | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 8. | Hamilton Accies | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 9. | Forfar Ath | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 28 |
| 10. | Dumbarton | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 28 |
| 11. | Albion Rovers | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 27 |
| 12. | Montrose | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 13. | Cowdenbeath | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 14. | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -22 | 23 |
| 15. | Brechin City | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -19 | 22 |
| 16. | East Stirlingshire | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 17. | Berwick Rangers | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | -16 | 20 |
| 18. | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -48 | 13 |
| 19. | Stranraer | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -37 | 11 |