Dundee Utd 2
Ayr Utd 2
League (Division One)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
2 - 22 - 2 |
Ayr UtdAyr Utd |
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League (Division One) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Kenny Cameron (8) Tommy Traynor (54) |
Doug Mitchell (24) Phil McGovern (72) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Ally MacLeod |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Hamish McAlpine Walter Smith Stuart Markland Jim Cameron Andy Rolland Jackie Copland Doug Smith Jim Henry Tommy Traynor Kenny Cameron Alan Gordon |
Ally McLean Joe Filippi John Murphy Rikki Fleming Jimmy McAleer Doug Mitchell Johnny Doyle Johnny Graham Davie McCulloch Phil McGovern Eric Stevenson |
| Bench | |
|
Ian Reid |
Alex Ingram |
| Substitutions | |
|
Ian Reid for Kenny Cameron (46) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | Phil McGovern (70) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
George Smith (Edinburgh) (Referee) |
Match Report
This marked new manager Jim McLean's first game in charge and his first team selection contained several surprises. Stuart Markland was drafted into the side with Wattie Smith moving to inside-right and Jackie Copland returning to the centre-forward berth and Kenny Cameron moving to outside left. And the new combination started with a real buzz.
Kenny Cameron scooped home a Jackie Copland pass after only 8 minutes, but Ayr refused to buckle under and in the face of a series of poundings. The visitors equalised out of the blue in the 23rd minute thanks to a Doug Mitchell first timer.
United went back in front after 57 minutes when Alan Gordon flicked the ball on to Jim Cameron who turned it across goal for Tommy Traynor to crack home a low drive. However, Jim McLean was denied a debut victory by Ayr's Phil McGovern who scrambled home an equaliser 18 minutes from the final whistle.
Image: Markland returns to the side
Squad Statistics (as at December 11th, 1971)
| 1971-72 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 23 |
|
21 | - | 52 | - |
| Jackie Copland | 24 |
|
15 | 10 | 27 | 12 |
| Walter Smith | 23 |
|
17 | - | 49 | - |
| Jim Cameron | 25 |
|
23 | - | 174 | - |
| Andy Rolland | 29 |
|
21 | 8 | 181 | 21 |
| Doug Smith | 34 |
|
18 | 1 | 483 | 10 |
| Stuart Markland | 23 |
|
10 | - | 70 | 2 |
| Tommy Traynor | 28 |
|
19 | 4 | 52 | 6 |
| Jim Henry | 22 |
|
17 | 1 | 86 | 7 |
| Alan Gordon | 27 |
|
19 | 9 | 99 | 40 |
| Kenny Cameron | 28 |
|
10 | 4 | 97 | 60 |
| Ian Reid (sub) | 20 |
|
5 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
League Table (as at December 11th, 1971)
No league table has been added for this season.