Brechin City 3
Clydebank 1
League (Division 2)

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Brechin City 

3 - 1

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Wednesday, August 21st, 1968
Glebe Park. Att. 482
7:30 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Willie Tocher (12)
Bisset Harrier (16)
Tommy Ward (33) 		Ian Hawkshaw  (26)

Team Managers
John Gilmartin Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 John Richie
2 Jim Petrie
3 John Goodall
4 Charlie Dunn
5 Willie Tocher
6 Norman Archibald
7 Tommy Ward
8 Bisset Harrier
9 Les Sneddon
10 Ian Burns
11 Eddie O'Donnell 		Dick Madden 1
Malcolm Henderson 2
Davie Mitchell 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Paul McMillan 5
Dougie Hay 6
Eddie Rutherford 7
Eddie Moore 8
Gerry O'Brien 9
Ian Hawkshaw 10
John McGunnigle 11

Bench
None. Ernie Collumbine 12

Substitutions
None. Ernie Collumbine for Eddie Moore

Cautions
None. Ian Hawkshaw

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

R Crawford (Referee)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

Clydebank keeper Dick Madden will want to forget this one. He boobed twice in the first. half... then put up the shutters for a brilliant display after the interval to save Bankies from a real hammering in this their opening League match of the season.

The Kilbowie men were shocked after only 12 minutes. Keeper Madden misjudged a free kick from the half-way line by Brechin centre-half Tocher... and Bankies were, one down.

Four minutes later, they found themselves two behind. Brechin inside right Harrier ran on to a long pass from Petrie and cleverly lofted the ball over Madden.

Bankies were spurred by this double blow, and Ian Hawkshaw signed this year from Ayr United pulled one back in the 26th minute. But unfortunately for Madden and Bankies the big keeper slipped up for a second time when Ward picked up a Harrier pass and ran through to score.

Rutherford should have brought the Bankies back into the game, but he missed an open goal by shooting wide.

Columbine substituted for Eddie Moore, and was immediately warned for a foul on Brechin left half Archibald.

Hawkshaw was later booked, but the bright spot for Bankies in the second half was Madden's magnificent display in goal.

Brechin were playing much better in the second period, but just could not get past the Bankies keeper. Best for Bankies were Hay and Hawkshaw, and of course, Madden (in the Second half!)

Brechin Advertiser

City put up a show to delight the fans at Glebe Park on Wednesday. They were not pressed to take their first League points at the expense of Clydebank. The visitors played an attractive game, but were handicapped by the youth and inexperience of so many of their team, five of their players were only 17-year-olds.

A couple of mistakes by keeper Madden gave City two of their goals. Madden brought off one fine save to stop one of O'Donnell's flashing shots.

The whole Glebe team played well with veteran Sandeman the mastermind and, by far the best man on the park. In spite of the "drizzle," there was a fair crowd.

Brechin opened the scoring after 12 minutes. Tocher took a free kick from his own half; keeper Madden took his eye off the ball. Sneddon and O'Donnell rushed in and the ball sailed over the keeper's head and into the net.

Four minutes later Harrier ran on to a lob from Petrie and chipped the ball neatly over the advancing keeper's head and into the net. Bankies replied in the 25th minute with a Hawkshaw shot which went in off the post.

After 33 minutes Ward broke away and Madden was too slow in getting down to the ball.

John Ritchie brought off a terrific save from a try by Hawkshaw, Clydebank's outstanding forward. A fast, rising shot was turned round the post by the keeper in an aerobatic leap and this probably settled the outcome of the game. Hawkshaw had his name taken soon after.



Squad Statistics (as at August 21st, 1968)

1968-69 All Time
League Cups All
Dick Madden (GK) 1 - 3 - 40 -
Ian Hawkshaw 113142
Davie Mitchell 1 - 3 - 774
Paul McMillan 1 - 3141
Malcolm Henderson 1 - 3 - 28 -
Dennis Ruddy 1 - 3 - 8 -
Dougie Hay 1 - 2 - 171
Eddie Moore 1 - 2 - 4211
Eddie Rutherford 1 - 3 - 20 -
Gerry O'Brien 1 - 3 - 7 -
John McGunnigle 1 - 3 - 4 -
Ernie Collumbine (sub) 1 - 32832







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
21st August 1968
Ayr Utd3-0Alloa Athletic
Brechin City3-1Clydebank
Dumbarton1-2Montrose
East Fife0-0Queen's Park
East Stirlingshire2-2Stranraer
Forfar Ath1-1Hamilton Accies
Motherwell7-0Albion Rovers
Queen of South1-0Berwick Rangers
Stirling Albion2-1Cowdenbeath

League Table (as at August 21st, 1968)

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