Clydebank 4
Falkirk 1
League (1st Division)
ClydebankClydebank |
4 - 14 - 1 |
FalkirkFalkirk |
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League (1st Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Dougie Hay Mike Larnach Billy McColl (pen.) (22) Joe McCallan (78) |
Jim Shirra (58) |
| Team Managers | |
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Bill Munro |
George Miller |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Jim Gallacher 2 John McCormack 3 Gregor Abel 4 Jim Fallon 5 Billy Fanning 6 Dougie Hay 7 Davie Cooper 8 Billy McColl 9 Mike Larnach 10 Joe McCallan 11 Jimmy Lumsden |
George Watson 1 Derek Hargreaves 2 Jim Cameron 3 Mark Clougherty 4 Alan Holt 5 Jim Shirra 6 John Perry 7 Donald Ford 8 Ken Mackie 9 Paul Leetion 10 John Mitchell 11 |
| Bench | |
| Tommy Traynor | |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | Tommy Traynor -> John Perry |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Alan Holt Jim Shirra Mark Clougherty |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Match Report
A great first-half display from Clydebank was enough to dispose of a disappointing Falkirk at Kilbowie on Wednesday evening, keeping up the local side's promotion challenge.
Bankies were on top throughout the first 45 minutes, and deservedly took the lead in the 22nd minute through a Billy McColl penalty, after Larnach had been brought down.
Clydebank kept up the pressure, and it was no surprise when further goals from Dougie Hay and Mike Larnach gave them a three goal lead at half-time.
In the second half, Falkirk came more into the game as Bankies eased up, and the visitors pulled a goal back with a Shirra header in the 60th minute.
Although Clydebank were still not in top gear, a McCallan goal in the 78th minute gave them an emphatic victory against a poor Falkirk side, who had Holt, Shirra and Clougherty all booked.
Squad Statistics (as at September 29th, 1976)
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| Jim Gallacher (GK) | 25 |
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5 | - | 7 | - | 89 | - | 31 | - | 120 | - | |||
| Jim Fallon | 26 |
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7 | - | 9 | - | 274 | 17 | 90 | 10 | 364 | 27 | |||
| Gregor Abel | 27 |
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7 | - | 9 | - | 132 | - | 55 | 2 | 187 | 2 | |||
| Billy Fanning | 21 |
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7 | - | 9 | - | 70 | - | 31 | - | 101 | - | |||
| John McCormack | 21 |
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2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | |||
| Dougie Hay | 26 |
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7 | 1 | 9 | - | 193 | 14 | 72 | 2 | 265 | 16 | |||
| Billy McColl | 21 |
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7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 89 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 130 | 15 | |||
| Davie Cooper | 20 |
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7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 97 | 31 | |||
| Jimmy Lumsden | 28 |
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7 | - | 9 | - | 31 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 57 | 4 | |||
| Joe McCallan | 27 |
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7 | 6 | 7 | - | 109 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 153 | 49 | |||
| Mike Larnach | 23 |
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7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 119 | 38 | 53 | 14 | 172 | 52 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank FC's last match |
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| 29th September 1976 |
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| Airdrie | 3-0 | Arbroath |
| Clydebank | 4-1 | Falkirk |
| Dundee | 5-1 | Hamilton Accies |
| East Fife | 2-3 | Dumbarton |
| Morton | 3-1 | Raith Rovers |
| Queen of South | 0-1 | St Johnstone |
| St Mirren | 2-0 | Montrose |
League Table (as at September 29th, 1976)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Dundee | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +13 | 13 |
| 2. | Clydebank | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
| 3. | Airdrie | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +8 | 11 |
| 4. | St Mirren | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 5. | Montrose | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 |
| 6. | Morton | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| 7. | St Johnstone | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 8. | Hamilton Accies | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 9. | Queen of South | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10. | East Fife | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 11. | Dumbarton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 12. | Arbroath | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| 13. | Raith Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| 14. | Falkirk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 3 |