Stenhousemuir 4
Clydebank 4
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Stenhousemuir 

4 - 4

Clydebank

League (Division 2)
Saturday, December 24th, 1966
Ochilview Park. Att. 247
2:15 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Gordon McAllister (33)
Davie Mitchell (og 63)
Bobby Black (76)
Bobby Black (82) 		Davie Mitchell  (7)
Willie McCallum  (19)
Frank Russell  (65)
Frank Russell  (70)

Team Managers
Jimmy Weir Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 Jim Samson
2 Frank Cassells
3 Ian Rae
4 Jim Richardson
5 Hugh Dackers
6 Dick Lowrie
7 George Ramsey
8 Jimmy McGregor
9 Maurice Elliott
10 Bobby Black
11 Gordon McAllister 		Sandy MacLachlan 1
Graham Small 2
Davie Mitchell 3
Ernie Collumbine 4
John McGill 5
Tommy McGhee 6
Joe Rankin 7
Eddie Jenkins 8
Frank Russell 9
Tony Moy 10
Willie McCallum 11

Bench
12 Martin Russell John Wark 12

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

J Stewart (Referee)




Match Report

Clydebank Press

It was double day at Ochilview on Saturday for three players who scored two goals each in this eight-goal game, played in rough winter conditions. The Bankies twice held a two-goal lead only to pegged back on both occasions.

The Bankies adapted to the conditions better Bankies land deserved their early two goal lead. Clydebank's goals were scored by Mitchell and McCallum the lead was cut by half time as McAllister pulled one back. After the break Stenhousemuir began to hit back and drew level when Bankies Davie Mitchell scored an own goal.

Wee Frank Russell was again on the ball when he scored two good goals to give the Bankies the upper hand, but this lead was short-lived. Inside forward Black for the homesters also scored a double to bring the Warriors right back into the game. That saw the end of the scoring and a draw was probably the fairest result.

Falkirk Herald

Two goals in six minutes near the end gave Stenhousemuir a share of the points in a game which several times looked like being abandoned. The match was played on an iron-hard surface and a heavy snowstorm during the first half made good football almost impossible.

Over the piece the fans got good value for their money with eight goals and a double fight-back from the Warriors. In the seventh minute left-back Mitchell was allowed too much room and got in a fine angular shot which gave Samson little chance. Twelve minutes later McCallum made it two and again the defence seemed slow to cover. Just after the half-hour mark a Black effort was blocked and McGregor followed up to score from a ruck of players.

After the break Stenhousemuir settled quicker and their equaliser, although an own goal by Mitchell, was deserved. However, they were on level terms for only a minute before Russell went on to score after an awkward ball had eluded the defence. The same player restored Clydebank's two-goal lead six minutes later.

McGregor sent in a shot which the Bankies keeper dealt with some difficulty and soon after Black completed a good run with a goal. A few minutes later Black came in strongly to clip the ball into the net from a McAllister header and the match was level.

In the closing minutes both sides went close but a draw was a fair result over the 90 minutes.

Samson and Rae were the best of the rearguard on a day which was a nightmare for defenders, while the three inside men more than earned their draw bonus.



Squad Statistics (as at December 24th, 1966)

1966-67 All Time
League Cups All
Sandy MacLachlan (GK) 9 - 1 - 10 -
Graham Small 18 - 6 - 352
Ernie Collumbine 18 - 4 - 22 -
Davie Mitchell 721 - 82
John McGill 15 - 61402
Willie McCallum 17161232
Tommy McGhee 1845 - 335
Eddie Jenkins 19 - 4 - 341
Frank Russell 961 - 106
Tony Moy 1510424026
Joe Rankin 6 - 42234







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
17th December 1966
Albion Rovers1-1Stranraer
Brechin City1-2Cowdenbeath
East Fife1-0Alloa Athletic
Morton7-0Montrose
Queen of South4-2Hamilton Accies
Queen's Park1-1Dumbarton
24th December 1966
Albion Rovers5-1East Fife
Arbroath0-0Morton
Cowdenbeath3-1Forfar Ath
Dumbarton1-2Alloa Athletic
East Stirlingshire2-2Queen of South
Montrose1-1Queen's Park
Raith Rovers3-1Hamilton Accies
Stenhousemuir4-4Clydebank
Stranraer2-4Berwick Rangers
Third Lanark1-1Brechin City

League Table (as at December 24th, 1966)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Morton 19 17 2 0 +53 36
2. Raith Rovers 18 14 2 2 +20 30
3. East Fife 20 14 0 6 +13 28
4. Arbroath 18 10 4 4 +16 24
5. Queen of South 20 9 6 5 +13 24
6. Hamilton Accies 20 9 5 6 +10 23
7. Albion Rovers 20 10 3 7 +8 23
8. Queen's Park 19 8 6 5 +15 22
9. Third Lanark 19 7 6 6 +4 20
10. Stranraer 20 7 5 8 -4 19
11. Alloa Athletic 20 9 1 10 -5 19
12. Cowdenbeath 19 7 2 10 +4 16
13. Montrose 18 6 4 8 -8 16
14. Dumbarton 20 4 6 10 -6 14
15. Berwick Rangers 19 5 4 10 -7 14
16. Forfar Ath 19 6 2 11 -20 14
17. Stenhousemuir 19 5 4 10 -24 14
18. Brechin City 19 4 4 11 -15 12
19. Clydebank 19 2 5 12 -31 9
20. East Stirlingshire 19 1 5 13 -36 7