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Dumbarton 

3 - 3

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Wednesday, January 1st, 1969
Boghead Park. Att. 1,558
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Allan Watson (14)
Roy McCormack (47)
Ian Boyd (57) 		Jimmy Caskie  (44)
Jimmy Caskie  (48)
(Assist Ernie Collumbine)
Gerry O'Brien  (76)
(Assist Jimmy Caskie)

Team Managers
Jackie Stewart Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 David Anderson
2 Bill McMurray
3 George Muir
4 Len Campbell
5 John McGhee
6 Johnny Graham
7 Trialist
8 Ian Boyd
9 Roy McCormack
10 Allan Watson
11 Michael Wynne 		Dick Madden 1
Ernie Collumbine 2
Davie Mitchell 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Jim Fallon 5
Dougie Hay 6
Gerry O'Brien 7
Ian Hawkshaw 8
Tommy McGhee 9
Jackie Woods 10
Jimmy Caskie 11

Bench
12 George Easton Paul McMillan 12

Substitutions
George Easton -> Michael Wynne Paul McMillan for Unknown

Cautions
Roy McCormack (65) None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

JM Kelly (Referee)
AC McKnight & D Henderson (Assistants)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

Played before one of Boghead's biggest crowds of the season this six-goal thriller provided some great entertainment, amply rewarding the supporters who shrugged off the New Year booze-blues to go along and watch the annual Ne'erday derby between the two County teams.

Top man of the day for Clydebank was young Jimmy Caskie who scored two of Clydebank's goals and made the third. He was up to his neck in action all the time and he didn't let up once.

As the County rivals opened the match Dumbarton pulled away. Gaining confidence on their home ground, the Sons hammered into the Clydebank defence.

Inside-left Watson of Dumbarton scored the first in the 14th minute. His hard shot hit a Clydebank defender and skidded past a surprised and helpless Dick Madden into the back of the net.

Bankies fought back hard but their reward didn't come until one minute from half-time when Jimmy Caskie sent home a neat shot.

The second half opened badly for Clydebank when Dick Madden had to leave the field for treatment to a face injury.

Moments later big Roy McCormack, an ex-Whe-ho player, now top Sons scorer, put Dumbarton in the lead. He made contact with a Watson pass just outside the Clydebank goal and flicked the ball into the top of the net.

Ernie Collumbine wasn't going to stand back and take this sort of treatment, so straight from the restart he moved the ball upfield.

Knocking spots off the Dumbarton defence Collumbine passed to Caskie who blasted the ball home from close in.

The game was really heating up now and both teams were out for blood. It wasn't long before Dumbarton took the lead again. Nine minutes after Caskie's second, inside right Boyd of Dumbarton scored number three.

Shortly before this McCormack was booked for fouling 'keeper Dick Madden.

The last goal of the match came in the 76th minute. Jimmy Caskie ran rings round the Dumbarton defence on the left wing then passed to Gerry O'Brien who smashed in a 15-yard equaliser.

Lennox Herald

Derby day at Boghead brought what was probably the most exciting encounter so far between the county rivals, Dumbarton and Clydebank. The clash on New Year's Day gave us six goals, a booking and exciting play of a calibre which if seen every week, would soon have the fans flocking back on to the terracings.

Great credit must go to both teams who turned in a five star performance in this match and kept the big crowd entertained throughout. Although the Dumbarton team played well, the wing halves Johnny Graham and Lenny Campbell deserve a special pat on the back for the way they kept the lively young Bankies' attack at bay.

After two minutes Alan Watson forced 'keeper Dick Madden to kick the ball clear on the edge of the penalty box, From the throw-in, the play switched into the Dumbarton half and Jimmy Caskie tested Anderson with hard shot which brought the 'keeper to his knees to save.

The gangling Alan Wynne had been drafted into the left wing position and in the early minutes worried the visitors' defence. With 14 minutes gone Alan Watson shot Dumbarton into the lead. His effort from inside the penalty area struck a defender and screwed into the net past Madden who found himself going the Wrong way.

Play switched from end to end and again little Caskie forced Anderson to save after the outside-left had dummied McMurray and then sent in a vicious left foot shot.

It was Caskie who put his side level on the stroke of half time when he broke through the right flank of the Dumbarton defence and as the Sons' defenders appealed for offside, he cracked a low angular shot behind the 'keeper.

The first half had been exciting but what a second half was in store. It all started happening when after only a minute, 'keeper Madden collided with Wynne in a race for the ball and immediately the 'keeper's nose began to bleed. He was taken off for treatment and could only watch from the bye-line when Roy McCormack put Dumbarton in front.

Big Roy was right on the spot to flick a cross high into the roof of the net past stand-in 'keeper Denis Ruddy after 51 minutes. From the restart the Bankies swept into Dumbarton's half and after a slalom-like dribble which took skipper Ernie Collumbine past three defenders, he slipped the ball to Caskie who in turn poked the ball into the net.

An indignant Roy McCormack was booked after sixty five minutes when he sent Madden sprawling as both men went for the ball. The temporary gloom for Dumbarton was lifted only minute later when they went back into the lead. Ian Boyd latched on to a ball which was bobbing about in the goalmouth and with the Bankies defence desperately trying to hook it clear, Ian forced the ball over the line.

Full backs McMurray and Muir were having their work cut out containing the opposing forwards but with the help of some hard tackling from John McGhee the defence held.

With fourteen minutes left Dumbarton conceded a third, goal, probably the best seen at Boghead this season. Caskie, the star of the visiting attack, also had had a hand in this goal. His tempting cross from the left was met first time by Gerry O'Brien and the little fellow fairly hammered it way up into the net from 15 yards.

The fans were beginning to wonder if they were going to get repeat of the 5-4 result at the last Boghead encounter but it was not to be. The scoring ended after O'Brien's goal but the excitement didn't.

Both sides brought on their substitutes, George Easton replacing Alan Wynne. As referee Kelly lifted his whistle to his mouth, Ian Boyd almost grabbed a sensational last minute winner but his snapshot came back off an upright. This was a match to remember and already the crowd who witnessed this soccer spectacular must be eagerly anticipating next season's clashes between clubs.



Squad Statistics (as at January 1st, 1969)

1968-69 All Time
League Cups All
Dick Madden (GK) 18 - 7 - 61 -
Ian Hawkshaw 199722611
Davie Mitchell 13 - 6 - 924
Jim Fallon 15 - 3 - 18 -
Ernie Collumbine 19 - 521032
Dennis Ruddy 13 - 7 - 24 -
Dougie Hay 16 - 5 - 351
Tommy McGhee 3 - 0 - 906
Jackie Woods 7 - 1 - 8 -
Gerry O'Brien 1617 - 261
Jimmy Caskie 1743 - 265
Paul McMillan (sub) 3 - 5181







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
1st January 1969
Albion Rovers5-0Hamilton Accies
Alloa Athletic4-4Stenhousemuir
Berwick Rangers3-0East Stirlingshire
Dumbarton3-3Clydebank
Motherwell3-1Forfar Ath
Queen of South0-2Stranraer
Queen's Park0-2Stirling Albion

League Table (as at January 1st, 1969)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Motherwell 19 16 2 1 +51 34
2. Stirling Albion 20 16 1 3 +25 33
3. Albion Rovers 20 13 4 3 +13 30
4. Ayr Utd 18 11 3 4 +25 25
5. Forfar Ath 17 11 2 4 +19 24
6. East Fife 19 10 4 5 +12 24
7. Queen of South 19 9 4 6 +16 22
8. East Stirlingshire 20 10 2 8 +15 22
9. Stranraer 19 8 4 7 +4 20
10. Queen's Park 20 8 3 9 -5 19
11. Berwick Rangers 20 6 5 9 -8 17
12. Montrose 19 7 1 11 -13 15
13. Cowdenbeath 19 5 4 10 -14 14
14. Dumbarton 21 5 4 12 -17 14
15. Hamilton Accies 20 5 4 11 -17 14
16. Clydebank 19 2 8 9 -19 12
17. Brechin City 17 5 1 11 -13 11
18. Alloa Athletic 20 3 3 14 -24 9
19. Stenhousemuir 20 2 3 15 -50 7