Dundee Utd 2
St Mirren 1
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
2 - 12 - 1 |
St MirrenSt Mirren |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Gordon G Wallace (21) Derek Addison (65) |
Frank McGarvey (12)
Robert Torrance (missed pen.) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Alex Ferguson |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Hamish McAlpine 2. Andy Rolland 3. Frank Kopel 4. Bobby Robinson 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Paul Sturrock 8. Gordon G Wallace 9. Billy Kirkwood 10. Derek Addison 11. George Fleming |
Donald Hunter .1 Billy Johnstone .2 John Mowat .3 Tony Fitzpatrick .4 Bobby Reid .5 John Young .6 Derek Hyslop .7 Billy Stark .8 Frank McGarvey .9 Lex Richardson .10 Bobby Torrance .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Tom McAdam 14. Walter Smith |
Jamie McGettrick .12 Peter Leonard .14 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Tom McAdam for Billy Kirkwood (55) Walter Smith for Paul Sturrock (84) |
Jamie McGettrick for Billy Johnston (70) Peter Leonard for Robert Torrance (54) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | John Young (30) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
D Murdoch (Motherwell) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at August 20th, 1977)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |
|
3 | - | 280 | 3 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 |
|
3 | - | 231 | 7 |
| Andy Rolland | 34 |
|
3 | - | 409 | 36 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
3 | 1 | 110 | 25 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
3 | - | 146 | 13 |
| Gordon G Wallace | 34 |
|
3 | 2 | 30 | 15 |
| Bobby Robinson | 26 |
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| George Fleming | 28 |
|
2 | - | 220 | 21 |
| Billy Kirkwood | 18 |
|
3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Derek Addison | 22 |
|
3 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Paul Sturrock | 20 |
|
3 | 1 | 87 | 29 |
| Walter Smith (sub) | 29 |
|
1 | - | 165 | 3 |
| Tom McAdam (sub) | 23 |
|
2 | - | 72 | 24 |
League Table (as at August 20th, 1977)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 4 |
| 2. | Motherwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 3. | Hibernian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 4. | Ayr Utd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 5. | DUNDEE UTD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6. | St Mirren | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 7. | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 8. | Clydebank | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 9. | Partick Th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 10. | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 20th August 1977 |
|---|
| Ayr Utd | 2-1 | Celtic |
| Clydebank | 1-3 | Aberdeen |
| Dundee Utd | 2-1 | St Mirren |
| Motherwell | 3-0 | Partick Th |
| Rangers | 0-2 | Hibernian |