East FifeEast Fife |
6 - 0 |
ClydebankClydebank |
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League (Division 2) |
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Goalscorers | |
Alex Rae (15) Alan Guild (pen 28) George Dewar (46) George Dewar (56) Jim Kinsella (65) Andy Waddell (70) |
None. |
Team Managers | |
Jimmy Bonthrone |
Jack Steedman |
Starting Eleven | |
1 Dave Gorman 2 Doug Soutar 3 Henry McLeish 4 Bobby Waddell 5 Alan Guild 6 Drew Nelson 7 Bertie Miller 8 Alex Rae 9 George Dewar 10 Jim Kinsella 11 Andy Waddell |
Bobby Hodge 1 Malcolm Henderson 2 Davie Mitchell 3 Ernie Collumbine 4 Dennis Ruddy 5 Dougie Hay 6 Eddie Rutherford 7 Stan King 8 Jim Fleming 9 Tony Moy 10 Tommy McGhee 11 |
Bench | |
12 Walter Borthwick |
John Baxter 12 |
Substitutions | |
None. |
John Baxter for Bobby Hodge (47) |
Cautions | |
Henry McLeish (66) |
Stan King (40) Tony Moy (45) Jim Fleming (56) Dennis Ruddy (80) |
Red Cards | |
None. |
Tony Moy (45) Stan King (45) Dennis Ruddy (85) |
Match Officials | |
JRP Gordon (Referee) |
Referee Gordon of Newport must have wished he'd brought a bigger notebook to Bayview last week, as a tempestuous encounter between East Fife and Clydebank saw three players red-carded and two more booked, all crammed into a chaotic ninety minutes.
Six goals were also scored, but they were almost secondary to the drama that unfolded. The visitors, Clydebank, ended the game with a mere eight men on the field, their numbers dwindling thanks to a series of controversial decisions.
The first flashpoint came in injury time of the first half. Clydebank's inside right, King, already booked for a foul, was shown a red card for a challenge on Bert Miller. This decision sparked outrage from Moy, who promptly joined King in the stands for dissent.
With Clydebank already down two men, the second half became an exercise in damage limitation. East Fife, initially leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Rae and Guild, took full advantage.
A goalkeeping error gifted them a third within two minutes of the restart, and substitute Baxter, brought on due to the original keeper's injury, could do little to stem the tide. Goals from Dewar, Waddell (twice), and a deflected free kick saw the score balloon to 6-0.
Fleming and McLeish were also booked during this period, with the referee seemingly on edge. The final act of the drama saw Ruddy, already booked, red-carded for a second yellow after a foul on McLeish.
Despite the numerical disparity, Clydebank battled on, even forcing a disallowed goal in the closing stages. However, the damage was done, and East Fife secured a remarkable 6-0 victory, a scoreline mirrored in their previous match.
This was a game that will be remembered not for its quality, but for its sheer madness.
Match report written by Adapted by Stuart McBay
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Bobby Hodge (GK) | - |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | |||
Malcolm Henderson | 22 |
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20 | - | 3 | - | 20 | - | 3 | - | 23 | - | |||
Ernie Collumbine | 29 |
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28 | - | 9 | - | 63 | - | 14 | - | 77 | - | |||
Stan King | 29 |
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33 | 3 | 8 | - | 33 | 3 | 8 | - | 41 | 3 | |||
Davie Mitchell | 23 |
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34 | - | 9 | - | 60 | 3 | 11 | - | 71 | 3 | |||
Dennis Ruddy | 18 |
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3 | - | 0 | - | 3 | - | 0 | - | 3 | - | |||
Tommy McGhee | 21 |
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25 | 1 | 8 | - | 70 | 6 | 14 | - | 84 | 6 | |||
Dougie Hay | 18 |
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12 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |||
Tony Moy | 22 |
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33 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 98 | 66 | |||
Eddie Rutherford | 23 |
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14 | - | 1 | - | 14 | - | 1 | - | 15 | - | |||
Jim Fleming | 28 |
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23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 10 | |||
John Baxter (sub) | 31 |
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25 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
League results since Clydebank's last match |
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10th April 1968 |
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Albion Rovers | 3-1 | Dumbarton |
Arbroath | 1-0 | Berwick Rangers |
Brechin City | 5-1 | Ayr Utd |
East Fife | 6-0 | Clydebank |
East Stirlingshire | 2-1 | Forfar Ath |
Montrose | 0-0 | St Mirren |
Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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1. | St Mirren | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | +61 | 53 |
2. | Arbroath | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | +49 | 46 |
3. | East Fife | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | +25 | 44 |
4. | Queen's Park | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | +25 | 43 |
5. | Queen of South | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | +19 | 37 |
6. | Ayr Utd | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +13 | 33 |
7. | Albion Rovers | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 33 |
8. | Forfar Ath | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
9. | Clydebank | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
10. | Hamilton Accies | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 30 |
11. | Montrose | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 29 |
12. | Dumbarton | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 29 |
13. | Cowdenbeath | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
14. | Brechin City | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -16 | 26 |
15. | East Stirlingshire | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 24 |
16. | Berwick Rangers | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | -17 | 24 |
17. | Alloa Athletic | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -26 | 24 |
18. | Stenhousemuir | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -52 | 15 |
19. | Stranraer | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | -39 | 14 |