Dundee Utd 3
Motherwell 2
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
3 - 23 - 2 |
MotherwellMotherwell |
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League (Premier Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
George Fleming (1) Paul Sturrock (24) John Bourke (60) Andy Rolland (missed pen.) (80) |
Ian Purdie (65) Willie Pettigrew (82) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Willie McLean |
| 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. John Bourke 10. George Fleming 11. Graeme Payne |
1. Stuart Rennie 2. Willie Watson 3. Joe Wark 4. Jimmy Miller 5. Willie McVie 6. Gregor Stevens 7. Peter Marinello 8. Willie Pettigrew 9. Colin McAdam 10. Stewart MacLaren 11. Ian Purdie |
| Bench | |
|
12. Walter Smith 14. Billy Kirkwood |
12. Jimmy O'Rourke 14. Tommy O'Neill |
| Substitutions | |
|
Billy Kirkwood for John Bourke (78) |
Tommy O'Neill for Peter Marinello (45) Jimmy O'Rourke for Stewart MacLaren (70) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | Willie McVie (26) |
| 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 |  |
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| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |
|
11 | - | 288 | 3 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
11 | 2 | 118 | 26 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 |
|
11 | - | 239 | 7 |
| Andy Rolland | 34 |
|
9 | 1 | 415 | 37 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
11 | 1 | 154 | 14 |
| 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. | DUNDEE UTD | 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 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 24th September 1977 |
|---|
| Aberdeen | 2-1 | Partick Th |
| Celtic | 1-0 | Clydebank |
| Dundee Utd | 3-2 | Motherwell |
| Hibernian | 2-0 | St Mirren |
| Rangers | 2-0 | Ayr Utd |