Clydebank 1
St Johnstone 3
League (Division 1)
ClydebankClydebank |
1 - 31 - 3 |
St JohnstoneSt Johnstone |
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League (Division 1) |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Blair Millar (81)
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Tom McNeil (8) Ally McCoist (63) Alex Caldwell (77) |
| Team Managers | |
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Bill Munro |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1 Jim Gallacher 2 Mark Treanor 3 Gerry McLauchlan 4 Jim Fallon 5 Tony Gervaise 6 Jimmy Given 7 Gerry Ronald 8 Davie Houston 9 Barry Evans 10 Blair Millar 11 Gerry McCabe |
George Tulloch 1 Rab Kilgour 2 Tom McNeill 3 John Weir 4 Drew Rutherford 5 Allex Caldwell 6 John Pelosi 7 Ally McCoist 8 George Fleming 9 Jim Morton 10 John Brogan 11 |
| Bench | |
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Johnny McIntyre |
None. |
| Substitutions | |
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Johnny McIntyre for Barry Evans (62) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
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Davie Houston |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Match Report
St Johnstone kept their slim promotion hopes alive with a comfortable win over an inept Clydebank side, slipping nearer the relegation zone, at Kilbowie.
The wet fans had to wait until only the eighth minute to see the first goal. Saints' Tom Neil latched on to a Pelosi pass to send a vicious 20 yard shot wide of Gallacher and in off the post.
Both teams squandered scoring chances, but the Perth side looked more capable of adding to their early lead.
A minute into the second half, George Fleming was St. Johnstone's hero when he cleared off the line from a Jim Given drive.
The Perth side grabbed a second in 63 minutes, when a Clydebank free-kick on the edge of the penalty area was intercepted by Weir. His shot was blocked by Gallacher and McCoist netted from 10 yards for his 21st goal of the season.
Houston argued vehemently with referee Hugh Alexander over the goal and earned himself a yellow card for his trouble.
Caldwell added a third for Saints with a header in 77 minutes, before Blair Millar reduced the leeway with a fine shot three minutes later.
Squad Statistics (as at March 24th, 1981)
| 1980-81 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
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| Jim Gallacher (GK) | 29 |
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26 | - | 9 | - | 250 | - | 74 | - | 324 | - | |||
| Barry Evans | 23 |
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26 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 42 | 5 | |||
| Mark Treanor | 17 |
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11 | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | 16 | - | |||
| Jim Fallon | 31 |
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24 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 442 | 20 | 136 | 12 | 578 | 32 | |||
| Jimmy Given | 25 |
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28 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 105 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 134 | 13 | |||
| Gerry McLauchlan | 22 |
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25 | 2 | 13 | - | 114 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 150 | 11 | |||
| Tony Gervaise | 25 |
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24 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 91 | 4 | |||
| Gerry McCabe | 24 |
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28 | 1 | 15 | - | 28 | 1 | 15 | - | 43 | 1 | |||
| Davie Houston | 24 |
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24 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 134 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 175 | 17 | |||
| Gerry Ronald | 22 |
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23 | - | 14 | - | 83 | 9 | 24 | - | 107 | 9 | |||
| Blair Millar | 24 |
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29 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 114 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 147 | 72 | |||
| Johnny McIntyre (sub) | 24 |
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4 | - | 2 | - | 30 | 1 | 8 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
Recent Results
| League results since Clydebank's last match |
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| 24th March 1981 |
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| Clydebank | 1-3 | St Johnstone |
| East Stirlingshire | 0-1 | Raith Rovers |
| Stirling Albion | 0-1 | Dundee |
League Table (as at March 24th, 1981)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Hibernian | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | +35 | 47 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | +24 | 46 |
| 3. | St Johnstone | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | +18 | 44 |
| 4. | Ayr Utd | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | +17 | 41 |
| 5. | Dundee | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | +17 | 40 |
| 6. | Motherwell | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +7 | 37 |
| 7. | Hamilton Accies | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | +2 | 32 |
| 8. | Falkirk | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 31 |
| 9. | Dumbarton | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 10. | East Stirlingshire | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | -9 | 23 |
| 11. | Clydebank | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 23 |
| 12. | Dunfermline | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 21 |
| 13. | Stirling Albion | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 21 |
| 14. | Berwick Rangers | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -46 | 17 |