Cowdenbeath 4
Clydebank 0
League (Division 2)
CowdenbeathCowdenbeath |
4 - 0 |
ClydebankClydebank |
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League (Division 2) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Jim Burns (18) Tom Clark (28) Pat Henderson (35) Tom Clark (47) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Archie Robertson |
Jack Steedman |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 John Ritchie 2 Andy Rolland 3 Denis Jack 4 Jim Taylor 5 Andy Kinnell 6 Mike Clinton 7 David Donaldson 8 Jim Burns 9 Pat Henderson 10 Tom Clark 11 Roger Sugden |
Sandy MacLachlan 1 Graham Small 2 John Wark 3 Eddie Jenkins 4 John McGill 5 Tommy McGhee 6 Ernie Collumbine 7 Frank Russell 8 Joe Rankin 9 Tony Moy 10 Willie McCallum 11 |
| Bench | |
| 12 Andy Matthew |
Davie Mitchell 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
JRP Gordon (Referee) |
Match Report
A clean cut victory for Cowdenbeath achieved by fine teamwork and skilful approach play. In contrast, Clydebank's main asset was their fighting spirit even when they were well in arrears.
There were no weak links in the Fife side. Ritchie was outstanding in goal. Rowland and Jack played Collumbine and McCallum out of the game. Kinnell was the complete master of the middle, with Clinton a superb tactician and architect of two goals.
Henderson kept the attack moving, and his back heeled goal was the cutest of the four. Donaldson also was responsible for two goals, producing nice moves with Clark - a fine opportunist.
Clydebank moved well to the penalty rea but lacked penetration, and it was right back Small who gave Ritchie his most difficult tests.
Squad Statistics (as at November 26th, 1966)
| 1966-67 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Sandy MacLachlan (GK) | - |
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6 | - | 0 | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | 6 | - | |||
| Graham Small | - |
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15 | - | 5 | - | 25 | 2 | 5 | - | 30 | 2 | |||
| John Wark | - |
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9 | - | 0 | - | 28 | - | 1 | - | 29 | - | |||
| John McGill | - |
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13 | - | 5 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 2 | |||
| Ernie Collumbine | 27 |
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15 | - | 3 | - | 15 | - | 3 | - | 18 | - | |||
| Willie McCallum | 21 |
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14 | - | 5 | 1 | 14 | - | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Eddie Jenkins | - |
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16 | - | 3 | - | 26 | 1 | 3 | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| Tommy McGhee | 19 |
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15 | 4 | 4 | - | 24 | 5 | 4 | - | 28 | 5 | |||
| Frank Russell | - |
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6 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | |||
| Joe Rankin | - |
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3 | - | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | |||
| Tony Moy | 20 |
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12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 24 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| 22nd November 1966 |
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| Morton | 5-0 | Queen's Park |
| 26th November 1966 |
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| Albion Rovers | 2-3 | Berwick Rangers |
| Brechin City | 5-1 | Stranraer |
| Cowdenbeath | 4-0 | Clydebank |
| Dumbarton | 0-1 | Morton |
| East Fife | 3-1 | Third Lanark |
| East Stirlingshire | 1-4 | Hamilton Accies |
| Forfar Ath | 2-3 | Alloa Athletic |
| Queen of South | 6-2 | Montrose |
| Queen's Park | 1-2 | Raith Rovers |
| Stenhousemuir | 3-0 | Arbroath |
League Table (as at November 26th, 1966)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Morton | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | +43 | 29 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | +21 | 26 |
| 3. | East Fife | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 26 |
| 4. | Hamilton Accies | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +14 | 21 |
| 5. | Arbroath | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | +13 | 21 |
| 6. | Queen of South | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +13 | 19 |
| 7. | Albion Rovers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 18 |
| 8. | Queen's Park | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +11 | 16 |
| 9. | Third Lanark | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 16 |
| 10. | Stranraer | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 11. | Montrose | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 15 |
| 12. | Alloa Athletic | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 13. | Berwick Rangers | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 14. | Forfar Ath | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -19 | 12 |
| 15. | Stenhousemuir | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -23 | 11 |
| 16. | Cowdenbeath | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 17. | Brechin City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 10 |
| 18. | Dumbarton | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 19. | Clydebank | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -33 | 5 |
| 20. | East Stirlingshire | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -34 | 5 |