Match Report
Seldom has Alva seen such a day in a football sense, as that witnessed on Saturday, when Clydebank Juniors visited the picturesque Little village nestling under the Ochil Hills, to replay their seventh round Scottish tie Practically the whole town, composed mostly of women and bonnie lasses, lined the streets as Clydebank's huge following wended their way to the field. When the match started the crowd present surpassed all records, and the excitement and enthusiasm was unbounded. Even the players themselves were affected, as was seen when in the opening minute one of the home defenders gave away a penalty, and Davy Riddell sent the ball flying over the bar. This let-off helped to steady the Alva lads, and their robust and effective play was a source of keen satisfaction to the local following. Breslin and O'Neil were continually on the defensive, and many nasty shots found their way into Wakeman, but the more work this lad gets the more he seems to revel in it. Riddell made amends for his previous failure by scoring a somewhat soft goal, and to add to Alva's discomfort W. Anderson rushed through a second just on half-time. The second half was scarcely so fast or exciting, but nevertheless the interest of the respective following was never allowed to flag, occasional bursts by the extreme wing men causing both sets of defenders to be continually on the watch. Andrew Wotherspoon gave away the second penalty of the game, from which Stirling made the tie secure for Clydebank by scoring their third point, Alva being denied even the satisfaction of a solitary unit, although certainly deserving it on play.
