Dundee Utd 2
Ayr Utd 5
League Cup (Sectional Tie)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
2 - 52 - 5 |
Ayr UtdAyr Utd |
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League Cup (Sectional Tie) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Tommy S McLeod George D Grant |
Finnie Robertson |
| Team Managers | |
|
Willie MacFadyen |
Reuben Bennett |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Alec Edmiston Danny Bell Frank Callaghan Davie Cross Sam English Ian Irvine Jimmy Forbes Johnny McIvor Jimmy Murphy George D Grant Tommy S McLeod |
Round Thomson Leckie Traynor McNeil Lindsay Japp Robertson Tracey Finnie McKenna |
| Match Officials | |
|
C E Faultless (Glasgow) (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United were also visitors to Tannadice to open the new season in the League Cup, but it was a far from happy start to the new campaign for Tannadice fans. Faced with three away fixtures following that opening game with Ayr, a victory was essential but it was Ayr who got off to the flying start and although, drawing at half-time, a goal by debutant Tom McLeod. who had previously played for Liverpool and Chesterfield. However, Ayr dominated the second-halfand went on to score five with George Grant scoring United's second.
Squad Statistics (as at August 14th, 1954)
| Age | Nat | 1954-55 | All Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Alec Edmiston (GK) | 27 |  |
1 | - | 84 | - |
| Danny Bell | - | |
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Frank Callaghan | - | |
1 | - | 15 | 1 |
| Davie Cross | - | |
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Sam English | - | |
1 | - | 46 | - |
| Ian Irvine | - | |
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Jimmy Forbes | - | |
1 | - | 27 | 5 |
| Johnny McIvor | - | |
1 | - | 4 | - |
| Jimmy Murphy | - | |
1 | - | 2 | - |
| George D Grant | - | |
1 | 1 | 236 | 50 |
| Tommy S McLeod | - | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League Table (as at August 14th, 1954)
No league table has been added for this season.