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Clydebank 2
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Brechin City 

2 - 2

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Saturday, November 15th, 1969
Glebe Park. Att. 206
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Alastair Littlejohn (90 Secs)
John Binnie (62) 		Alan Munro  (71)
(Assist Tommy McGhee)
Gerry O'Brien  (74)

Team Managers
John Gilmartin Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 John Richie
2 Bisset Harrier
3 John Goodall
4 Charlie Dunn
5 Willie Tocher
6 Jim Petrie
7 Brian Reid
8 Les Sneddon
9 Alastair Littlejohn
10 Ian Burns
11 John Binnie 		Mike McDonald 1
Davie Mitchell 2
Danny Gray 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Jim Fallon 5
Dougie Hay 6
Gerry O'Brien 7
Bobby Love 8
Tommy McGhee 9
Alan Munro 10
Jimmy Caskie 11

Bench
12 Frank Sandeman Paul McMillan 12

Substitutions
Frank Sandeman -> Charlie Dunn None.

Cautions
Bisset Tocher Bobby Love

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

B Padden (Referee)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

On a day when Lady Luck seemed to desert the Bankies, no one could have blamed the visitors and their travelling support for giving up the ghost on Saturday. The Bankies were two goals down, with only 20 minutes left.

They had hit the bar twice, the post three times. And 90 per cent of the attacking moves in this game started from their rear-guard. But in the end they rose to the occasion, and, one precious point went back to Kilbowie.

The Brechin 'keeper, like all good ones, had a little bit of luck, and this pet-guarder saved shots with everything-legs, arms, knees, and feet.

Littlejohn had scored in 90 seconds with a shot from the wing. The goal followed a bright move by Goodall and Burns, the latter stabbing pass to Littlejohn.

Munro hit the bar with a header and Harrier kicked clear of the line in another raid by Clydebank, who despite being a goal down made all the running.

Littlejohn's speed was always a danger to Clydebank. He raced on to Sneddon's pass to shoot vide when harassed by Ruddy.

City were lucky when an O'Brien shot which hit the upright and rolled back. Ritchie threw himself on the ball as Munro rushed up. He saved at the expense of being hurt.

Sneddon burst through from midfield with a shot which nearly surprised McDonald. City were moving better than they had in all the game so far and Binnie put them further abend after a great run by Reid in 62 minutes.

Then those twinkling stars of the wings Jimmy Caskie and Gerry O'Brian, again shone brightly, and it was O'Brien who hauled Clydebank back into the game. He ran through the home defence before thundering the ball into the net.

The Bankies' second goal started off with a pass from full-back Mitchell and ended in the net seconds later, without a Brechin player having touched the ball.

Mitchell's pass went to O'Brien, who touched on to McGhee. The centre's cross was met in full flight by Alan Munro, who headed home.

Said director-manager Jack Steedman after the game: "The fans who travelled to support us were wonderful. They never stopped singing, and really lifted the team. They did a great job."

Also heartening for the Bankies is the fact that bad finishing did not let them down on this occasion. Brechin's woodwork will testify to this.

Brechin Advertiser

The teams served up exciting football for 700 fans at Glebe Park on Saturday and a draw was a fair enough result, City were ahead from the opening moments of the game but Clydebank's lively young team successfully fought back.

City's weakness was in the forward line. They were obviously missing Frank Sandeman who left himself out of the attack because, he said, he had been playing badly lately.

Goodall and Burns were off at the whistle. The latter passed to Littlejohn on the wing and from, it seemed, an impossible angle, he sent the ball high into the net in 90 seconds to the dismay of keeper McDonald.

The visitors, retaliating keenly, had Ritchie under strong pressure. The keeper cut out a cross by Hay and went full length to save from O'Brien. A shot from Munro hit the bar, Harrier cleared another threatening shot.

Littlejohn was off like the wind again to take a Sneddon pass but shot wide. Petrie headed over his own bye-line but Clydebank failed to profit from this and a succession of other corners. Mitchell nearly hooked a Reid shot into his own net. The ball went for another corner, but McDonald saved well from Sneddon.

Clydebank looked like equalising but O'Brien hit the upright and when the ball rolled back along the line Ritchie threw himself on it just as Munro rushed up. The keeper was injured in the process.

City resumed playing more constructive football, Sneddon almost beat McDonald and the keeper was just in time to save from Littlejohn. Burns headed over from a Reid corner kick.

A great run by Reid enabled Binnie to notch the homesters second goal in 62 minutes. But minutes later Munro headed a fine goal from an O'Brien cross. O'Brien who'd been playing a great game, seized the opportunity to tear past four City defenders, pick his spot and beat Ritchie with a strong shot in the 74th minute. Both teams were eager for the winning goal and play became rather robust. Tocher was booked and Sandeman came on for Dunn. Love was also booked after an incident with Ritchie.

Littlejohn was out of luck in the last minute when his shot winded McDonald as it was deflected for a corner.

Sunday Post

Gerry O'Brien, a bag of tricks on Clydebank's right wing scored an equaliser which even the home fans had to admire.

He jinked past four Brechin defenders at full speed and beat Ritchie with a powerful shot.

Three minutes previously Munro had beaten Ritchie with a header, and again it was the winger's cross.

Bankies hit woodwork twice in the first half, after the more methodical Brechin had taken a lightning lead through Littlejohn with a shot from the wing.

City played well at the start of the second half and Binnie put them further ahead. Littlejohn was out of luck in the final minute when his shot winded McDonald as it was deflected for a corner.

Goodall was City's best defender with Binnie and Littlejohn tops in attack. Tocher, of Brechin, and Love, of Clydebank, were booked.

Sunday Mail

Both teams should be happy with a point from this thriller. Most of the credit must go to this young Clydebank side for never giving up even when two goals down.

Tocher, of City and Love of Clydebank, were booked late in the second half as both teams went for the winner.

In City's first attack Littlejohn lashed at the ball from an impossible angle on the edge of the penalty area and the ball flew high into the net past a shocked 'keeper. This stung Clydebank and they laid quite a siege on the City goal.

But when City snatched another goal through a Binnie first timer from a Reid cross, it looked all over. But the Bankies rolled up their sleeves and Munro headed home a beauty. O'Brien got the equaliser when he caught the City defence off balance to run through to pick his spot.



Squad Statistics (as at November 15th, 1969)

1969-70 All Time
League Cups All
Mike McDonald (GK) 9 - 1 - 11 -
Dennis Ruddy 16 - 2 - 58 -
Danny Gray 16 - 6 - 31 -
Jim Fallon 11 - 61523
Davie Mitchell 13 - 6 - 1284
Dougie Hay 1116 - 672
Bobby Love 15 - 5 - 451
Tommy McGhee 1156111218
Jimmy Caskie 1610626525
Alan Munro 153655323
Gerry O'Brien 1626 - 644







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12th November 1969
Dumbarton5-1Stenhousemuir
15th November 1969
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Alloa Athletic1-0Arbroath
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Brechin City2-2Clydebank
Dumbarton3-0Queen's Park
East Fife4-0Hamilton Accies
Forfar Ath2-4East Stirlingshire
Queen of South2-2Cowdenbeath
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League Table (as at November 15th, 1969)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Cowdenbeath 16 10 4 2 +18 24
2. Berwick Rangers 15 10 2 3 +23 22
3. Alloa Athletic 17 10 2 5 +14 22
4. Arbroath 16 10 1 5 +21 21
5. Stirling Albion 16 7 7 2 +17 21
6. Falkirk 14 9 2 3 +17 20
7. Dumbarton 16 8 3 5 +11 19
8. Queen of South 15 7 4 4 +3 18
9. East Fife 16 8 1 7 +4 17
10. Brechin City 14 6 3 5 -3 15
11. Queen's Park 16 6 3 7 -5 15
12. Montrose 16 5 4 7 -3 14
13. Clydebank 16 5 3 8 -14 13
14. East Stirlingshire 15 4 4 7 -9 12
15. Albion Rovers 16 3 4 9 -12 10
16. Hamilton Accies 16 3 4 9 -13 10
17. Stranraer 16 4 2 10 -14 10
18. Forfar Ath 16 4 1 11 -18 9
19. Stenhousemuir 16 2 2 12 -37 6