Dundee Utd 5
Partick Th 2
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
5 - 25 - 2 |
Partick ThPartick Th |
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League (Premier Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Gordon Wallace (16) Derek Addison (20) Derek Addison (36) Ray Stewart (58) Billy Kirkwood (79) |
Colin McAdam (54) Doug Somner (64) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Bertie Auld |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Hamish McAlpine 2. Bobby Robinson 3. Ray Stewart 4. George Fleming 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Paul Sturrock 8. Gordon Wallace 9. John Bourke 10. John Holt 11. Derek Addison |
Alan Rough .1 Colin McAdam .2 Danny Kellachan .3 Jackie Campbell .4 John Marr .5 Ally Love .6 Denis McQuade .7 Alex O'Hara .8 Doug Somner .9 Jim Melrose .10 John Craig .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Billy Kirkwood 14. Graeme Payne |
Brian Whittaker .12 George Mackie .14 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Billy Kirkwood for Gordon Wallace (66) Graeme Payne for Paul Hegarty (88) |
George Mackie for Jim Melrose (55) Brian Whittaker for Denis McQuade (65) |
| Cautions | |
|
John Holt (31) |
Doug Somner (83) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | Alex O'Hara (63) |
| Match Officials | |
|
W Reid (Aberdeen) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at April 29th, 1978)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 30 |
|
49 | - | 326 | 3 |
| Ray Stewart | 18 |
|
7 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
48 | 1 | 191 | 14 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
49 | 9 | 156 | 33 |
| John Holt | 21 |
|
20 | 4 | 53 | 4 |
| George Fleming | 29 |
|
45 | 10 | 263 | 31 |
| Derek Addison | 22 |
|
29 | 6 | 55 | 8 |
| Bobby Robinson | 27 |
|
26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| John Bourke | 24 |
|
29 | 6 | 29 | 6 |
| Paul Sturrock | 21 |
|
46 | 8 | 130 | 36 |
| Gordon Wallace | 29 |
|
15 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Billy Kirkwood (sub) | 19 |
|
40 | 11 | 44 | 12 |
| Graeme Payne (sub) | 22 |
|
47 | 2 | 165 | 8 |
League Table (as at April 29th, 1978)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rangers | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | +37 | 55 |
| 2. | Aberdeen | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | +39 | 53 |
| 3. | DUNDEE UTD | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | +12 | 40 |
| 4. | Hibernian | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | +8 | 37 |
| 5. | Celtic | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | +9 | 36 |
| 6. | Motherwell | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 33 |
| 7. | Partick Th | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 33 |
| 8. | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 30 |
| 9. | Ayr Utd | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -32 | 24 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 35 | 5 | 7 | 23 | -43 | 17 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 29th April 1978 |
|---|
| Clydebank | 0-2 | Ayr Utd |
| Dundee Utd | 5-2 | Partick Th |
| Hibernian | 1-1 | Aberdeen |
| Rangers | 2-0 | Motherwell |
| St Mirren | 3-1 | Celtic |