Dundee Utd 0
Celtic 1
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
0 - 10 - 1 |
CelticCeltic |
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League (Premier Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Johannes Edvaldsson (77) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Billy McNeill |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Hamish McAlpine 2. Derek Stark 3. Frank Kopel 4. Iain Phillip 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Eamonn Bannon 8. Paul Sturrock 9. Willie Pettigrew 10. George Fleming 11. Graeme Payne |
Peter Latchford .1 Alan Sneddon .2 Danny McGrain .3 Roy Aitken .4 Tom McAdam .5 Murdo MacLeod .6 Davie Provan .7 Dom Sullivan .8 Johannes Edvaldsson .9 Mike Conroy .10 Bobby Lennox .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Billy Kirkwood 14. Ralph Milne |
Roddie MacDonald .12 Vic Davidson .14 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Derek Stark (58) |
Alan Sneddon (63) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Andrew Waddell (Edinburgh) (Referee) |
Match Report
Although the second half was evenly contested. United should have held a comfortable interval lead with a raking Phillip effort coming back off the bar besides four gilt-edged chances which were scorned. Lennox, too, hit United's bar immediately after Edvaldsson headed the only goal but United's pressure should have meant at least one point from this fast, entertaining game
Squad Statistics (as at November 10th, 1979)
| 1979-80 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 31 |
|
15 | - | 382 | 3 |
| Frank Kopel | 30 |
|
23 | 4 | 316 | 13 |
| Dave Narey | 23 |
|
23 | - | 256 | 19 |
| Iain Phillip | 28 |
|
20 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Derek Stark | 20 |
|
22 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| Paul Hegarty | 25 |
|
15 | - | 213 | 37 |
| George Fleming | 31 |
|
21 | 2 | 321 | 37 |
| Eamonn Bannon | 21 |
|
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Willie Pettigrew | 26 |
|
22 | 9 | 22 | 9 |
| Graeme Payne | 23 |
|
24 | 2 | 220 | 13 |
| Paul Sturrock | 23 |
|
24 | 6 | 193 | 49 |
League Table (as at November 10th, 1979)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Morton | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | +13 | 19 |
| 2. | Celtic | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | +13 | 19 |
| 3. | Kilmarnock | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 14 |
| 4. | Aberdeen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 5. | Rangers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 13 |
| 6. | DUNDEE UTD | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 12 |
| 7. | Partick Th | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 8. | St Mirren | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 12 |
| 9. | Dundee | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 11 |
| 10. | Hibernian | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 5 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 10th November 1979 |
|---|
| Aberdeen | 1-2 | Morton |
| Dundee Utd | 0-1 | Celtic |
| Hibernian | 1-1 | Kilmarnock |
| Partick Th | 2-3 | Dundee |
| St Mirren | 2-1 | Rangers |
Manager's Programme Notes
Good afternoon and welcome back to Tannadice for what should prove to be another in the long line of pulsating Premier League clashes with our visitors from Parkhead. Since last I communicated with you through this column our successive Premier League wins over Kilmarnock here and Aberdeen at Pittodrie have brightened the picture at that level. After our 4-0 success over Killie two weeks ago I stated that although I was pleased that we were amoingst the goals again, I would not be completely satisfied that we had turned the corner until consistency of performance became part and parcel of our outings. The signing of Eamonn Bannon and his subsequent debut against League Cup quarter-final opponents Raith Rovers was somewhat dimmed by the fact that we failed once again to turn it on in front of our own fans. However, those of you who travelled to Aberdeen last Saturday were doubtless as pleased as I was at both the performance and of course the eventual outcome. For me to say that ours was a very, very good display is as you know a rare occurrence and yet despite the tremendous 3-0. win I must admit to a sense of intense anger.
By that I mean that ours was a display which should and could occur far more often than has been the case this season. In all"! rate only three of our showings this season have come up to scratch. And for you the fans to have missed out so often this term makes me very annoyed. The city public have been tremendous to the club this season in turning out in greater numters than before, and I want you to benefit from the side playing at its full potential. Why this has not happened consistently is unfortunate for you the fans, because believe you me our side at its very best as was the case at Pittodrie last week, is a pleasure to watch. The performance in that opening 30 minutes last week was probably the very best by any United side since I took over at the club. Now I look for a continuation because siirely the players themselves must realise that chances of winning anything for provincial clubs comes only one in a blue moon. And when they come, such as our opportunity last season — those chances simply must be snapped up. Today will be another hard one for us but I seek no more than a repeat of last weekend's display.