East Stirlingshire 2
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East Stirlingshire 

2 - 1

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Saturday, March 14th, 1970
Firs Park. Att. 419
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Tommy Martin (38)
John Donnachie (78) 		Jimmy Caskie  (34)

Team Managers
No Manager Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 Bert Archibald
2 Alex Comrie
3 Jim Meakin
4 John Mitchell
5 Gordon Simpson
6 Tommy Martin
7 Frank Harper
8 Jimmy Kinsella
9 John Donnachie
10 Billy McCallum
11 Joe La Piazza 		Mike McDonald 1
Davie Mitchell 2
Danny Gray 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Jim Fallon 5
Dougie Hay 6
John McGunnigle 7
Bobby Love 8
Paul McMillan 9
Alan Munro 10
Jimmy Caskie 11

Bench
12 Arthur Hamill Graeme Brockett 12

Substitutions
Hamill -> Mitchell None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

E Pringle (Referee)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

It seems a little early in the year for dull, end-of-the-season football but that's exactly what these teams served up at Firs Park on Saturday.

Clydebank again seemed to miss the enthusiasm of Gerry O'Brien and consequently their play suffered. However they were no worse than an East Stirling team, whose only worthwhile contribution was a fine goal 12 minutes from time which clinched the points.

For the entire 90 minutes, play was more or less centred around the midfield. Goalkeepers Archibald and McDonald can seldom have had a quieter afternoon - the forwards of each side were so bad.

The Bankies opening goal was brilliantly taken by Jimmy Caskie. A mix-up between Comrie and his keeper allowed the teenager to nip in and crash a left-foot shot into the net after 34 minutes.

Shire, who had only tested McDonald once up until then, forced a corner on the left four minutes later. McDonald caught the ball but was bundled over the line by Martin.

Bankies were all set to take a free-kick but referee Pringle was adamant and a goal it was. The Shire players could hardly believe their luck!

After the interval the game looked certain to finish all-square. Neither attack showed any initiative and the defences were capable of dealing competently with their few raids.

However, after 78 minutes, little Jimmy Kinsella beat Hay on the edge of the box and slipped the ball to the unmarked Donachie.

The big centre didn't even look up-he just hit the ball hard and low past the 'keeper.

This proved the winner but a draw would probably have been a fairer result. Obviously neither team had anything to play for except the prestige.

But the Bankies cannot be happy at losing two points to a poor 'Shire outfit when they should have at least salvaged one.

Their outstanding player was Alan Munro, but he got no support from his front-line colleagues.

Falkirk Herald

Shire Collected the points on Saturday but they were far from impressive in victory.

For their 3s, the 600 spectators saw 12 minutes of exciting football - the final 12 after John Donachie had netted the Firs Parkers' winner in the 78th minute.

Up until then, neither team had been impressive. Play was centred in midfield and both keepers can seldom have had an easier afternoon's work.

However, to be fair, both defences were on top and allowed the forwards very little scope. Only two attackers caught the eye - Kinsella for 'Shire and Munro for Bankies. Both players had the ability to beat a man and then shoot but they never got any support from their front-line colleagues.

After 34 minutes the visitors went ahead. Bert Archibald and Alex Comrie got in a tangle in the box and the ball broke to young Jimmy Caskie who, without hesitation, crashed it home via the left-hand upright.

Four minutes later 'Shire scored a shock equaliser. They forced a corner on the right but keeper McDonald had no bother in collecting La Piazza's corner-kick. However, as he caught the ball he connected with Tommy Martin's shoulder and fell over the line.

The Clydebank players were all set to take a free-kick - but referee Pringle was on his way to the centre of the field adamant that it was a goal.

The score remained all square until the interval and then second half both sides were so poot that they seemed sure to share the points.

But then, just when this conclusion appeared to cards, leading goalscorer Donachie appeared on the scene.
Now John has never been noted for being a tremendous footballer but give him half-a-chance and the ball is in the net. And that's happened in the 78th minute.

Jimmy Kinsella beat two men on the edge of the box and slipped the ball to Donachie. The big centre stepped forward a couple of yards and hit a low grounder past McDonald for what proved to be the winning goal.



Squad Statistics (as at March 14th, 1970)

1969-70 All Time
League Cups All
Mike McDonald (GK) 17 - 5 - 23 -
Danny Gray 27 - 10 - 46 -
Jim Fallon 24 - 102694
Paul McMillan 15 - 2 - 404
Davie Mitchell 26 - 10 - 1454
Dennis Ruddy 29 - 6 - 75 -
Bobby Love 27 - 91612
Dougie Hay 24110 - 842
Alan Munro 28101057030
John McGunnigle 7 - 1 - 201
Jimmy Caskie 29121048229







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
10th March 1970
Falkirk6-1Hamilton Accies
11th March 1970
Queen's Park3-2Alloa Athletic
14th March 1970
Albion Rovers0-2Cowdenbeath
Dumbarton1-2Falkirk
East Fife2-1Berwick Rangers
East Stirlingshire2-1Clydebank
Forfar Ath3-1Hamilton Accies
Montrose2-1Arbroath
Stenhousemuir1-1Stranraer
Stirling Albion1-1Brechin City

League Table (as at March 14th, 1970)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Cowdenbeath 30 21 6 3 +46 48
2. Falkirk 26 19 3 4 +46 41
3. Queen of South 29 18 5 6 +19 41
4. Arbroath 31 18 3 10 +36 39
5. Stirling Albion 30 14 9 7 +20 37
6. Alloa Athletic 29 16 3 10 +19 35
7. Dumbarton 29 14 6 9 +10 34
8. Berwick Rangers 28 14 4 10 +20 32
9. East Fife 29 12 4 13 -2 28
10. Montrose 28 10 6 12 -6 26
11. Queen's Park 30 10 4 16 -14 24
12. Forfar Ath 30 11 1 18 -20 23
13. Albion Rovers 27 9 4 14 -11 22
14. Clydebank 29 7 8 14 -20 22
15. East Stirlingshire 27 8 5 14 -21 21
16. Stenhousemuir 32 8 5 19 -43 21
17. Brechin City 26 8 4 14 -20 20
18. Stranraer 29 7 4 18 -23 18
19. Hamilton Accies 31 7 4 20 -36 18