Dundee Utd 3
Motherwell 2
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
3 - 23 - 2 |
MotherwellMotherwell |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
George Fleming (1) Paul Sturrock (24) John Bourke (60) |
Ian Purdie (65) Willie Pettigrew (82) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Willie McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Hamish McAlpine Frank Kopel Dave Narey Paul Hegarty Andy Rolland Gordon G Wallace George Fleming Bobby Robinson Paul Sturrock John Bourke Graeme Payne |
Stuart Rennie Willie Watson Joe Wark Jimmy Miller Willie McVie Gregor Stevens Peter Marinello Willie Pettigrew Colin McAdam Stewart MacLaren Ian Purdie |
| Bench | |
|
Walter Smith Billy Kirkwood |
Jimmy O'Rourke Tommy O'Neill |
| Substitutions | |
|
Billy Kirkwood for John Bourke |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Brian McGinlay (Glasgow) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at September 24th, 1977)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |
|
11 | - | 288 | 3 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
11 | 1 | 154 | 14 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
11 | 2 | 118 | 26 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 |
|
11 | - | 239 | 7 |
| Andy Rolland | 34 |
|
9 | 1 | 415 | 37 |
| Gordon G Wallace | 34 |
|
10 | 3 | 37 | 16 |
| Bobby Robinson | 26 |
|
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| George Fleming | 29 |
|
9 | 2 | 227 | 23 |
| Paul Sturrock | 20 |
|
11 | 5 | 95 | 33 |
| Graeme Payne | 21 |
|
9 | - | 127 | 6 |
| John Bourke | 23 |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Kirkwood (sub) | 19 |
|
9 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
League Table (as at September 24th, 1977)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 11 |
| 2. | United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| 3. | Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| 4. | Rangers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 5. | Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 6. | St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 7. | Partick Th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 8. | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 9. | Ayr Utd | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 1 |