Clydebank 1
St Johnstone 3
League (Division 1)


Clydebank
1 - 3
 St Johnstone

League (Division 1)
Tuesday, March 24th, 1981
New Kilbowie Park. Att. 661
7:30 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Blair Millar (81)
Tom McNeil (8)
Ally McCoist (63)
Alex Caldwell (77)

Team Managers
Bill Munro
Unknown.

Starting Eleven
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
Johnny McIntyre
None.

Substitutions
Johnny McIntyre for Barry Evans (62)
None.

Cautions
Davie Houston
None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Match Officials




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
League Cups All
Jim Gallacher (GK) 26 - 9 - 324 -
Tony Gervaise 241161914
Barry Evans 262163425
Mark Treanor 11 - 4 - 16 -
Jim Fallon 24110157832
Jimmy Given 28515413413
Gerry McLauchlan 25213 - 15011
Gerry McCabe 28115 - 431
Davie Houston 24115417517
Gerry Ronald 23 - 14 - 1079
Blair Millar 291115614772
Johnny McIntyre (sub) 4 - 2 - 381







Recent Results


League results since Clydebank's last match
24th March 1981
Clydebank1-3St Johnstone
East Stirlingshire0-1Raith Rovers
Stirling Albion0-1Dundee

League Table (as at March 24th, 1981)


Pld W D L +/- Pts
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