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Scottish Cup (1st Round)

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0 - 2

Clydebank

Scottish Cup (1st Round)
Saturday, December 5th, 1970
Firs Park. Att. 675
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
None. Jimmy Caskie  (13)
Peter Kane  (75)

Team Managers
Jim Rowan Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 George Wood
2 Bobby Stein
3 Jim McGregor
4 Arthur Hamill
5 Gordon Simpson
6 Tommy Martin
7 Alan Miller
8 Jim Meakin
9 John Donnachie
10 Ian Browning
11 Ian Scanlon 		Mike McDonald 1
Davie Mitchell 2
Danny Gray 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Jim Fallon 5
Dougie Hay 6
Jimmy Wilson 7
Bobby Love 8
Peter Kane 9
Alan Munro 10
Jimmy Caskie 11

Bench
12 Willie McQuade Norrie Hall 12

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. Dougie Hay (45)

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Eddie Pringle (Referee)
GS Brown & J Russell (Assistants)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

Clydebank's deserved victory at Falkirk on Saturday gave them a passport to a home game with Hamilton in the second round and set the fans wondering if they could follow up on last season's good showing in the cup.

The Bankies were good in every department- playing it tight in defence, where they were particularly well served by Ruddy and Fallon, and fast on the break up front.

They blitzed the 'Shire goal from the word go, with Jimmy Caskie displaying his shooting talents. The wee man seemed to use these early efforts as firing practice.

For in the 13th minute he hit a cracker from 30 yards and Woods was in two minds as the ball crashed into the net.

East Stirlingshire came back into the game and kept McDonald and those outstanding centre-half twins, Dennis Ruddy and Jim Fallon busy.

Browning sent Miller clear in the 30th minute and he was left with only McDonald to beat. But the winger made a hash of things and the 'keeper blocked his shot.

Just on half-time Dougie Hay was booked after a tackle on Hamill, who seemed the only real danger man in the 'Shire eleven at this point.

Bankies found themselves defending again after the interval. Hamill sent over a cross which McDonald did well to punch over, with the bustling Donachie careering into the area.

Next came a puzzling pair of decisions from referee Pringle. Woods touched another Caskie sizzler round the post, and Mr. Pringle awarded a bye-kick to the 'Shire.

Minutes later, at the other end, McDonald saved a shot and again the result was a bye.

Mick McDonald's long kick-outs were providing problems for the few defenders left in the 'Shire half-and Kane and Caskie weren't helping them much.

As 'Shire redoubled their efforts - even Alan Munro was defending, and tackling very well-McDonald went down with what looked like a nasty injury, after punching clear a Hamill effort. But he managed to get up and push Hamill's second try round the post, before collapsing in a heap again.

Then he rose to clutch the corner. The clincher came in the 75th minute and it started from one of those kick-outs. Kane was left with only Simpson to share the 'Shire half of the park. He outfoxed the centre-half and raced towards goal.

His shot was in the goal before Woods had time to turn and watch the net bulge

Falkirk Herald

Scottish Cup ties are traditionally rip-roaring affairs. The tradition died a tragic death at Firs Park last when 'Shire slid ignominiously out of the Cup with as poor a performance as I've seen this season.

'Shire were a mere shadow of the side which came so near to humbling promotion challengers East Fife only a few weeks ago, but Clydebank were little better. They deserved to go through to the second preliminary round, if only for their opportunism in snapping two goals, both of which resulted from mistakes.

The first, a banana-bender from outside-left Jimmy Caskie, son of the former Rangers star, could have been saved by keeper Wood had he bothered to follow the flight of the ball across the goalmouth. Obviously, he thought the 30-yard drive was sailing wide; instead, it curled abruptly inside the keeper's left-hand post. Mistake number one.

Mistake number two followed one hour later during which it became obvious to the 675 spectators that Clydebank were going through. A goalmouth clearance by keeper McDonald bounced high in midfield - and as Simpson and Martin watched helplessly while it soared over their heads, Peter Kane streaked away and settled the issue beyond doubt.

But 'Shire were a beaten lot long before this. They never played with any confidence or any cohesion, only Arthur Hamill, and Alan Miller to a certain extent, looking as if they might do anything.

For Arthur Hamill it must have been a galling experience to work so hard, play so well - and get absolutely no support. And to Miller fell 'Shire's only scoring chance but he fluffed it at a time when the Bankies were leading by 1-0 or he might have swung the game round in 'Shire's favour.

If Manager Jim Rowan can take any consolation from this defeat, and that's open to question, it is that the Bankies are emerging only now as a force to be reckoned with following a period in the wilderness while they, like 'Shire today, tried to mould a team around a few experienced players and a lot of youngsters.

Shire have the youngsters but as their lowly league position indicates, they're short of a victory or two to give the team a boost to their morale which must by now have reached rock-bottom.

It certainly looked that way on Saturday for the Firs Park team looked dispirited and disjointed right from the start. The only course open to Manager Rowan now is to field experimental teams until he finds the right blend. This takes time - and he's got from now to the end of the season to do it.

On Saturday 'Shire had their backs to the wall right from the kick-off with Caskie prominent, with several fierce shots, in the opening exchanges.

It was no surprise, therefore, when Caskie opened the Bankies' account in 13 minutes with what most observers considered a speculative lob. But the flight of the ball changed - and Wood was beaten.

Ten minutes later Miller could have made it 1-1 when Browning put him through right in front of goal, but Miller hesitated before shooting and McDonald managed to get a leg in the road before the ball rebounded to safety.

Only Arthur Hamill looked determined enough, but it was too much for the veteran wing-half. And it was too much for Clydebank's Hay as well, for after being given the slip by Hamill, he sent him crashing to the ground. His booking was inevitable.

The second half, another dreary yawn, was notable only for Clydebank's second, scored by Kane in the 75th minute. We could all have gone home then.

Sunday Mail

Goals by Caskie and Kane gave Clydebank entry into the next round of the Scottish Cup.

The 13th minute proved unlucky for Shire when Caskie volleyed the ball past Woods from 30 yards.

After a shaky start, Shire came roaring back into the game and forced several corners.

A great chance fell to Miller, but he missed from six yards range.

Scanlon should have benefited from a Hamill free kick, but failed to gather the ball at the crucial moment.

Hay was booked in the 44th minute for a foul on Hamill.

East Stirling were more aggressive after the interval, but they could make no impression on the quick- tackling Bankies' defence.

In the 75th minute a long clearance by McDonald deceived Simpson, and Kane ran through to score Clydebank's second goal.



Squad Statistics (as at December 5th, 1970)

1970-71 All Time
League Cups All
Mike McDonald (GK) 13 - 8 - 51 -
Danny Gray 13 - 7 - 69 -
Jim Fallon 13382979
Jimmy Wilson 4 - 2 - 6 -
Davie Mitchell 13 - 811735
Dennis Ruddy 1318 - 1031
Dougie Hay 1128 - 1104
Bobby Love 13 - 8 - 882
Alan Munro 137839743
Peter Kane 7151122
Jimmy Caskie 1358611041







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
21st November 1970
Dumbarton4-0Montrose
East Fife0-1Stranraer
Forfar Ath1-0Albion Rovers
Hamilton Accies4-1Arbroath
Partick Th3-0Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South0-1Raith Rovers
Queen's Park1-0Berwick Rangers
Stirling Albion1-2Stenhousemuir
28th November 1970
Albion Rovers1-2Arbroath
Alloa Athletic1-1Berwick Rangers
Brechin City1-1East Fife
Forfar Ath5-6Hamilton Accies
Partick Th3-1Queen of the South
Queen's Park2-1Dumbarton
Raith Rovers2-2Montrose
Stranraer3-0Stirling Albion
5th December 1970
Arbroath0-2Partick Th
Berwick Rangers0-2Raith Rovers
East Fife3-2Dumbarton
Montrose2-1Queen's Park
Queen of the South1-1Alloa Athletic

League Table (as at December 5th, 1970)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. East Fife 18 10 5 3 +20 25
2. Arbroath 18 10 4 4 +14 24
3. Albion Rovers 16 8 5 3 +10 21
4. Partick Th 15 8 4 3 +19 20
5. Raith Rovers 18 7 6 5 0 20
6. Stranraer 15 8 3 4 +11 19
7. Montrose 18 8 3 7 +1 19
8. Forfar Ath 17 6 6 5 +1 18
9. Queen of the South 18 6 5 7 -5 17
10. Alloa Athletic 17 6 4 7 -4 16
11. Queen's Park 17 7 2 8 -9 16
12. Stenhousemuir 17 6 3 8 -11 15
13. Dumbarton 15 5 4 6 +7 14
14. Clydebank 13 6 2 5 0 14
15. Stirling Albion 15 4 4 7 +1 12
16. Hamilton Accies 14 5 2 7 -4 12
17. Berwick Rangers 15 3 4 8 -11 10
18. Brechin City 15 2 3 10 -19 7
19. East Stirlingshire 15 1 5 9 -21 7