Clydebank 0
Morton 1
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Clydebank
0 - 1
 Morton

League (Division 2)
Saturday, January 14th, 1967
New Kilbowie Park. Att. 4,609
3:00 PM Kick-off
Goalscorers
None. Joe Harper (75)

Team Managers
Jack Steedman
 Hal Stewart

Starting Eleven
1 Sandy MacLachlan
2 Graham Small
3 Davie Mitchell
4 Ernie Collumbine
5 John McGill
6 Tommy McGhee
7 Joe Rankin
8 Eddie Jenkins
9 Frank Russell
10 Tony Moy
11 Willie McCallum
 Erik Sorenson 1
John Boyd 2
Jim Kennedy 3
Borge Thorup 4
Hugh Strachan 5
Billy Gray 6
Joe Harper 7
Benny Arentoft 8
Joe Mason 9
Per Bartram 10
Morris Stevenson 11

Bench
12 John Wark
 John Loughlan 12

Substitutions
John Wark for Sandy MacLachlan (73)
 None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials

JW Paterson (Referee)



Match Report

Clydebank Press

Clydebank's 'keeper, Sandy MacLachlan, played a magnificent game against Morton last Saturday afternoon. Sandy who was Clydebank's hero of the day, kept off everything that the Morton forwards could throw at him and was unfortunate that, in the 70th minute, he had a head on crash with inside-left Moy and had to be taken off with mild concussion.

Small then took over in Clydebank's goal. Five minutes after he had taken over, Morton scored the only goal of the game when Joe Harper sent a scorching shot into the back of the net from the edge of the box.

At the beginning of the game it looked as if Morton would show true to form and beat the 'Bankies well and truly. Joe Mason frightened the Clydebank defence at the beginning of the game, but McCallum and Rankine soon started to find their way through the Morton defence.

It was perhaps a trifle unlucky for the Clydebank team that they should lose their 'keeper at the end of the game. If MacLachlan had not been taken off the 'Bankies would Surely have held the visitors to a draw, or maybe even scored one goal to their credit.

Greenock Telegraph

Perhaps the biggest attraction in this game at Kilbowie Park, Clydebank, on Saturday was the presence of Morton's newest Dane, Per Bartram, for it was clear from the many busloads of supporters from Greenock and district that the fans wanted to see him in action.

They were not entirely disappointed. The Dane did some clever things with the head and n0 doubt, once he acquaints himself with his new clubmates' style of play he will fit into the Cappielow pattern.

At present he lacks the sharpness of Mason or Harper but with practice and experience he will probably become a striker of some merit.

Morton approached this game with no feeling that they were going to get things as easy as they did when they hit the Bankies for six at Cappielow last October. There was an awareness in their ranks that Clydebank had beaten Raith Rovers quite recently and were therefore not to be treated lightly.

It was just as well. For the Kilbowie boys demonstrated a lot of courage and skill in this game, which, with Morton so anxious to overcome them, made it one of the best that Morton have played in this hectic season.

There was talent on both sides. The standout, of course, was Morton's centre-half Hugh Strachan, but big Jim Kennedy was also in top form and most of Morton's attacking moves came from his distribution.

Another who had a first-class game was the second newest Dane, Borge Thorup. His cool approach work was particularly admirable.

A mention must also be made of Billy Gray's contribution as an attacking wing-half, and of course, Harper was always a threat up front.

His goal in the 75th minute was a beauty. It stemmed from a Gray pass out to the wing. Harper seemed to be raking a hard cross but the ball completely deceived right-back Small, who donned McLachlan's jersey when the Bankies' 'keeper was injured and the ball flew into the net.

Erik Sorensen had to do some clever things after that, as Clydebank used might and main to try to wipe out Morton's advantage. The Bankies provided pretty stuffy opposition, but Morton, with most of the play, a bit sharper to the ball than their opponents, were just deserving of their victory.

The first thrill of the game came when Joe Harper made rapid ground on the right and got over a cross which Stevenson got his foot to. But McLachlan, a 'keeper, who was later to distinguish himself with some extremely good saves, shattered the Morton fans' hopes by coming out to take possession and clear.

Moy made headway for Bankies before getting over a fine cross but there was none of his colleagues near enough to convert and Kennedy had all the time he needed to clear and set Morton off on the attack again.

But another cross, this time from Rankine, a shoulder high ball from the left wing, after he had beaten Kennedy for possession, looked dangerous until Strachan headed it away.

Then, with only nine minutes gone, Mason boobed in front of the Bankies goal. After fastening on to a Stevenson pass, a dropping ball from the left wing, the Morton centre changed direction and seemed to have the Clydebank goal at his mercy, but unaccountably put his effort past the post. There was another groan from the Morton fans four minutes later when Mason, again with the Bankies goal in his sights, appeared to have the easiest of chances and once more put his scoring attempt past the post.

But Morton looked good enough at this time to take the lead as and when they wanted.

The Bankies had not yet found the measure of their quicker opponents. Then, with 25 minutes gone centre-forward Russell, product of Johnstone Burgh, burst through an opening conceded by right-back Boyd and got in a tremendous shot which whizzed past Sorensen's right-hand post and landed in the side-netting. Kennedy put Stevenson away for Morton and the left-winger put one just over the bar.

The power of Morton began to be felt more than ever now and McLachlan earned cheers for saving a succession of shots from Arentoft, Mason and Stevenson. But at the other end Sorensen was equally spectacular in saving a shot from Moy and McCallum - a nippy winger - was out of luck when he put one narrowly past. The second half was marred, however, by the injury to McLachlan, the Bankies' 'keeper. He was hurt in a collision with right-back Boyd who had come racing in for a Kennedy cross. The 'keeper writhed in agony on the touchline before being assisted off. This was a great blow to Clydebank, but they fought extremely well, with substitute player Wark particularly prominent in their late attacking.

But, of course, the biggest blow fell when Harper got that 75th minute goal, though it can be said in the Bankies' favour that they never surrendered. Right to the end they were fighting for possession and trying to overcome Morton's competent defence. They failed.



Squad Statistics (as at January 14th, 1967)

1966-67 All Time
League Cups All
Sandy MacLachlan (GK) 13 - 2 - 15 -
Davie Mitchell 1132 - 133
John McGill 19 - 71452
Graham Small 22 - 7 - 402
Ernie Collumbine 22 - 5 - 27 -
Frank Russell 1382 - 158
Willie McCallum 21171282
Tommy McGhee 2246 - 385
Eddie Jenkins 23 - 5 - 391
Tony Moy 1914524530
Joe Rankin 10252286
John Wark (sub) 10 - 1 - 32 -







Recent Results

League results since Clydebank's last match
14th January 1967
Arbroath3-0Alloa Athletic
Brechin City1-5Queen of South
Clydebank0-1Morton
Cowdenbeath6-1Dumbarton
East Fife1-1Queen's Park
East Stirlingshire2-0Albion Rovers
Hamilton Accies1-1Berwick Rangers
Stenhousemuir0-5Forfar Ath
Stranraer4-1Montrose
Third Lanark1-6Raith Rovers

League Table (as at January 14th, 1967)

Pld W D L +/- Pts
1. Morton 24 21 2 1 +60 44
2. Raith Rovers 22 16 2 4 +23 34
3. Arbroath 22 14 4 4 +25 32
4. East Fife 24 15 2 7 +13 32
5. Queen of South 23 12 6 5 +20 30
6. Albion Rovers 24 12 4 8 +9 28
7. Hamilton Accies 24 10 6 8 +9 26
8. Queen's Park 23 9 7 7 +14 25
9. Stranraer 24 9 6 9 -1 24
10. Alloa Athletic 24 10 2 12 -7 22
11. Berwick Rangers 23 8 5 10 +1 21
12. Cowdenbeath 23 9 2 12 +8 20
13. Third Lanark 23 7 6 10 -10 20
14. Forfar Ath 23 8 2 13 -15 18
15. Montrose 22 7 4 11 -15 18
16. Dumbarton 24 5 7 12 -11 17
17. Stenhousemuir 23 5 5 13 -37 15
18. Brechin City 23 5 4 14 -21 14
19. Clydebank 23 4 6 13 -29 14
20. East Stirlingshire 23 2 6 15 -36 10