Cowdenbeath 1
Clydebank 0
Scottish Cup (1st Preliminary Round)
CowdenbeathCowdenbeath |
1 - 0 |
ClydebankClydebank |
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Scottish Cup (1st Preliminary Round) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Willie Bostock (62) | None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Andy Matthew |
Jack Steedman |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Alan Wylie 2 Bobby Thomson 3 Denis Jack 4 Jim Moore 5 Andy Kinnell 6 Tommy Neilson 7 Bobby Morrison 8 Jim Taylor 9 Doug Moran 10 Willie Bostock 11 Roger Sugden |
Dick Madden 1 Paul McMillan 2 Davie Mitchell 3 Dennis Ruddy 4 Jim Fallon 5 Dougie Hay 6 Gerry O'Brien 7 Ian Hawkshaw 8 Alan Munro 9 Jackie Woods 10 John McGunnigle 11 |
| Bench | |
| 12 Billy McLaughlan |
Bobby Love 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Bobby Love for Alan Munro |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. |
Dennis Ruddy (90) |
| Match Officials | |
|
R Henderson (Referee) |
Match Report
Sunday Post
A Smart second half goal by Willie Bostock was Cowdenbeath's passport into the next round of the Scottish Cup. And a thrilling tie it was, spoiled only by the last minute ordering off of Clydebank's Ruddy for a bad foul.The opening play provided near things at both ends. But towards the interval, Clydebank, inspired by Hawkshaw, were more impressive in attack and only a brilliant one-handed save by Wylie prevented McMillan from scoring.
After the interval Cowden took command. After Bostock had headed them in front they launched attack after attack, with Bostock and Sugden the chief danger men.
The Bankies never gave in and near the finish McGunnigle almost equalised with a great drive. But Wylie brought off another excellent save.
Sunday Mail
Cowdenbeath just deserved to win this preliminary round thanks to a great second-half fight-back.At one stage the Bankies forced five corners in quick succession and right-back McMillan forced three brilliant saves from Wyllie.
The Fifers took the lead after 62 minutes.
Taylor sent up a lob to the goalmouth and Bostock headed over Madden into the net
In the last minute, Ruddy of Clydebank was sent off for a foul on Morrison
Squad Statistics (as at December 14th, 1968)
| 1968-69 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| Dick Madden (GK) | 24 |
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16 | - | 7 | - | 43 | - | 16 | - | 59 | - | |||
| Paul McMillan | 18 |
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2 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Dennis Ruddy | 18 |
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11 | - | 7 | - | 15 | - | 7 | - | 22 | - | |||
| Ian Hawkshaw | 28 |
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17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |||
| Davie Mitchell | 24 |
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11 | - | 6 | - | 73 | 4 | 17 | - | 90 | 4 | |||
| Jim Fallon | 18 |
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13 | - | 3 | - | 13 | - | 3 | - | 16 | - | |||
| Dougie Hay | 18 |
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14 | - | 5 | - | 28 | 1 | 5 | - | 33 | 1 | |||
| John McGunnigle | - |
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2 | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Jackie Woods | - |
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5 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | |||
| Gerry O'Brien | 19 |
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14 | - | 7 | - | 17 | - | 7 | - | 24 | - | |||
| Alan Munro | 18 |
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14 | 7 | 3 | - | 14 | 7 | 3 | - | 17 | 7 | |||
| Bobby Love (sub) | 23 |
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8 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| 14th December 1968 |
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| Berwick Rangers | 0-0 | Albion Rovers |
| Dumbarton | 1-1 | East Fife |
| Hamilton Accies | 0-0 | East Stirlingshire |
| Stirling Albion | 5-1 | Stenhousemuir |
| Stranraer | 0-2 | Motherwell |
League Table (as at December 14th, 1968)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Motherwell | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | +45 | 29 |
| 2. | Stirling Albion | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | +20 | 27 |
| 3. | Albion Rovers | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | +8 | 26 |
| 4. | Forfar Ath | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +21 | 24 |
| 5. | East Stirlingshire | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | +23 | 22 |
| 6. | East Fife | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | +10 | 22 |
| 7. | Ayr Utd | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +17 | 21 |
| 8. | Queen of South | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | +15 | 20 |
| 9. | Stranraer | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 16 |
| 10. | Queen's Park | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 11. | Berwick Rangers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
| 12. | Montrose | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 13 |
| 13. | Hamilton Accies | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 12 |
| 14. | Dumbarton | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 12 |
| 15. | Cowdenbeath | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -15 | 12 |
| 16. | Brechin City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 17. | Clydebank | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -17 | 11 |
| 18. | Alloa Athletic | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -16 | 8 |
| 19. | Stenhousemuir | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -47 | 6 |