East Fife 1
Dundee Utd 2
League Cup (Sectional Tie)
East Fife |
1 - 2 |
Dundee Utd |
 |
League Cup (Sectional Tie) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| Kevin Hegarty (65) |
Kenny Cameron (5) Andy Rolland (89) |
| Team Managers | |
| Pat Quinn |
Jim McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Ernie McGarr Bobby Duncan Ian Printy John Love John Martis David Clarke Kevin Hegarty Ron McIvor Johnny Walker Andy Noble Billy McPhee |
Hamish McAlpine Walter Smith Andy Rolland Doug Smith Frank Kopel Duncan MacLeod Tommy Traynor Jim Henry Kenny Cameron Graeme Payne Pat Gardner |
| Bench | |
|
Jim Hamilton Doug Dailey |
Jim Cameron George Fleming |
| Substitutions | |
| Doug Dailey for Johnny Walker (49) |
George Fleming for Pat Gardner (61) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
David Syme (Glasgow) (Referee) |
Match Report
A week earlier the section venue had been over in Fife where United's visit opened the season. Almost 4,000 watched the fare on offer — a far cry from the miserable attendances currently plaguing the Bayview men.
The Fifers struggled to find their form during the early stages and found themselves paying for their indifferent opening when Kenny Cameron swooped to edge the Tannadice side in front. But spurred on by a good home support East Fife struggled back into contention and in fact twice hit the woodwork.
East Fife continued to press in the second half and their persistence paid off in the 65th minute when Paul Hegarty's brother Kevin Hegarty levelled things. But just when it appeared certain that the League Cup points would be shared Jim McLean's men broke away for full-back Andy Rolland to emerge as the Tannadice hero with a winner in the dying seconds of the game.
Squad Statistics (as at August 11th, 1973)
| 1973-74 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 25 |
|
1 | - | 104 | - |
| Walter Smith | 25 |
|
1 | - | 72 | 1 |
| Frank Kopel | 24 |
|
1 | - | 54 | 3 |
| Andy Rolland | 30 |
|
1 | 1 | 236 | 25 |
| Doug Smith | 36 |
|
1 | - | 541 | 20 |
| Tommy Traynor | 29 |
|
1 | - | 96 | 11 |
| Duncan MacLeod | 24 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jim Henry | 24 |
|
1 | - | 114 | 10 |
| Graeme Payne | 17 |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Kenny Cameron | 30 |
|
1 | 1 | 151 | 80 |
| Pat Gardner | 29 |
|
1 | - | 57 | 15 |
| George Fleming (sub) | 24 |
|
1 | - | 49 | 4 |
League Table (as at August 11th, 1973)
No league table has been added for this season.