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League Cup (Group 6)

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Clydebank

League Cup (Group 6)
Saturday, August 17th, 1968
Palmerston Park. Att. 1,948
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
Lex Law (54) Ian Hawkshaw (pen.)  (16)
Paul McMillan  (46)
(Assist Eddie Rutherford)

Team Managers
Board of Directors Jack Steedman

Starting Eleven
1 Allan Ball
2 Matt Watson
3 Mike Barker
4 Billy Collings
5 Jim Kerr
6 Iain McChesney
7 Ian Henderson
8 Tommy Coghill
9 George Lindsay
10 Lex Law
11 Peter Mitchell 		Dick Madden 1
Malcolm Henderson 2
Davie Mitchell 3
Dennis Ruddy 4
Paul McMillan 5
Dougie Hay 6
Eddie Rutherford 7
Ernie Collumbine 8
Gerry O'Brien 9
Ian Hawkshaw 10
John McGunnigle 11

Bench
12 Hugh Fleming Danny Gray 12

Substitutions
None. Danny Gray for Dougie Hay (88)

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

AJ Crawley (Referee)





Match Report

Evening News and Star

Still without a win in six matches - three friendlies and three league cup games - Queen of the South will require considerable strengthening in attack. Against Clydebank in a cup fixture at Palmerston on Saturday they revealed weaknesses in all positions up front with the exception of outside left.

Two goals in an eight-minute spell early in the second half brightened up a rather scrappy game.

Then, in what was practically their first attack of the game, Clydebank took the lead. Skipper Matt Watson stopped a Hawkshaw header on the goal-line, and the former Ayr forward, taking the penalty kick himself, gave Alan Ball chance. Encouraged by their unexpected success, Clydebank improved considerably.

Two minutes after the interval the visitors went further ahead when pivot McMillan, their outstanding player, came up for a Rutherford corner-kick and hammered a low ball into the net with Ball helpless.

The Queens looked well beaten at this stage, but from a Collings free-kick Lex Law reduced the leeway with a well-placed header which left Madden flat-footed. This was the signal for a closing rally by the home side, who threw everything into attack.

Sunday Post

Queens can have little hope for the future unless forward strengthening is undertaken. They did a great deal more attacking than the Bankies, but the forwards apart from Mitchell, and in a lesser degree Law, were a feckless lot, lacking guile and snap at close quarters.

Clydebank certainly owed their successes to their defence. McMillan and his colleagues were particularly good in the first quarter of an hour when Queens seemed likely to go places. Madden also performed with distinction.

A penalty goal by Hawkshaw proved an inspiration for the Bankies. It was awarded when former Killie Start, Mark Watson, swept the ball off the line with his hands. Thereafter, their forwards worked strenuously and to good purpose, though, like the home side, their shooting left something to be desired.

It was left to centre half McMillan to show them the way a couple of minutes after the interval, he hooked a low shot to the net.

For a spell afterwards Queens infused more dash into their play, and when Law scored with a header, there were indications of a draw.

Bankies, however, refused to be rattled. They concentrated on defence, and in the end were worthy winners.

Clydebank Press

The defeat against Brechin defeat in midweek was in complete contrast to Bankies fine League Cup win over Queen of the South at Palmerston.

This was Bankies first points in their section, and they fully deserved. their 2-1 win.

A display like this - forgetting the lapse at Brechin - against Section leaders East Fife at Kilbowie tomorrow, Saturday, could see Bankies in with a slim hope of qualifying for the final stages.

Against Queens at Palmerston, it was the Bankies defence who came through with the honours.

Ian Hawkshaw put Clydebank ahead from the penalty spot, after Matt Watson, the former Killie star had swept the ball off the line with his arm.

Centre half, Paul McMillan put the Kilbowie babes two up when he ran on to a loose ball from a corner and netted.

Queen of the South hit back and scored through Law in 54 minutes. Madden brought off fine saves from Law, Mitchell and Coghill as Queens fought for the equaliser.

But McMillan marshalled his defence to continually catch the Dumfries forwards in the offside trap.

Towards the end 17 year old Dougie Hay, who had covered every blade of grass on the well tailored pitch, finally capitulated, limping badly with a knee knock.

He hirpled to the touchline and was quickly replaced by 12th man - yet another 17 year old Danny Gray.

Ninety seconds later the final whistle blew, so Danny only had time to get in one header in what was, in fact, his first ever senior game.

As Danny made for the dressing room after his one and a half minutes of soccer, young Gerry O'Brien, the wag of the team commented, "you played terrific, Danny."



Squad Statistics (as at August 17th, 1968)

1968-69 All Time
League Cups All
Dick Madden (GK) 0 - 3 - 39 -
Malcolm Henderson 0 - 3 - 27 -
Dennis Ruddy 0 - 3 - 7 -
Ernie Collumbine 0 - 32822
Ian Hawkshaw 0 - 3131
Davie Mitchell 0 - 3 - 764
Paul McMillan 0 - 3131
Dougie Hay 0 - 2 - 161
John McGunnigle 0 - 3 - 3 -
Eddie Rutherford 0 - 3 - 19 -
Gerry O'Brien 0 - 3 - 6 -
Danny Gray (sub) 0 - 1 - 1 -







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