New Kilbowie Park on Saturday, August 13th, 1966

Clydebank’s return to senior football began in impressive fashion on Saturday as they swept aside a disjointed East Stirlingshire side in this League Cup group tie at Kilbowie Park. Despite dreich weather, over 2,000 supporters turned out—among them several local dignitaries—to witness the Bankies’ first senior competitive match since the end of their previous arrangement with East Stirling two seasons ago.A 4-2-4 formation was deployed by the home side, and although there were signs of ... read more

Holm Park on Saturday, January 25th, 2025

I promised not to use the phrase, “Scottish Cup hangover” in this match report but it’s too late I’ve already done it. However you want to define it, this wasn’t a particularly heartening performance for the hard slog that lies ahead, as the Bankies struggled to overcome relegation threatened Shotts.There was a distinct lack of energy throughout the side particularly in the first half, and we were too busy passing the ball in front of Shotts most of the time, and when we did manage to fi ... read more