Dundee Utd 0
Rangers 1
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
0 - 10 - 1 |
RangersRangers |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| None. | Derek Johnstone (16) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Jock Wallace |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Hamish McAlpine 2. John Holt 3. Frank Kopel 4. George Fleming 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Paul Sturrock 8. Bobby Robinson 9. John Bourke 10. Ray Stewart 11. Graeme Payne |
Peter McCloy .1 Sandy Jardine .2 John Greig .3 Tom Forsyth .4 Colin Jackson .5 Kenny Watson .6 Tommy McLean .7 Bobby Russell .8 Derek Johnstone .9 Gordon Smith .10 Davie Cooper .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Davie Dodds 14. Billy Kirkwood |
Derek Parlane .12 Alex Miller .14 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Davie Dodds for John Bourke (62) Billy Kirkwood for Bobby Robinson (84) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Frank Kopel (25) Paul Hegarty (39) John Holt (85) |
Tom Forsyth (78) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Hugh Alexander (Kilmarnock) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at April 19th, 1978)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 30 |
|
46 | - | 323 | 3 |
| John Holt | 21 |
|
17 | 3 | 50 | 3 |
| Frank Kopel | 29 |
|
45 | - | 273 | 7 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
46 | 9 | 153 | 33 |
| Ray Stewart | 18 |
|
4 | - | 6 | - |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
45 | 1 | 188 | 14 |
| George Fleming | 29 |
|
42 | 9 | 260 | 30 |
| Bobby Robinson | 27 |
|
23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| John Bourke | 24 |
|
26 | 6 | 26 | 6 |
| Paul Sturrock | 21 |
|
44 | 8 | 128 | 36 |
| Graeme Payne | 22 |
|
44 | 2 | 162 | 8 |
| Billy Kirkwood (sub) | 19 |
|
37 | 10 | 41 | 11 |
| Davie Dodds (sub) | 19 |
|
11 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
League Table (as at April 19th, 1978)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rangers | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +32 | 51 |
| 2. | Aberdeen | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | +37 | 50 |
| 3. | Hibernian | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | +10 | 36 |
| 4. | DUNDEE UTD | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | +10 | 36 |
| 5. | Celtic | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | +8 | 33 |
| 6. | Motherwell | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 33 |
| 7. | Partick Th | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 31 |
| 8. | St Mirren | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 9. | Ayr Utd | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -34 | 20 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | -42 | 14 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 17th April 1978 |
|---|
| Celtic | 5-2 | Clydebank |
| 19th April 1978 |
|---|
| Dundee Utd | 0-1 | Rangers |
| Partick Th | 2-1 | Hibernian |