Crystal Palace 3
Dundee Utd 1
Friendly
Crystal Palace |
3 - 1 |
Dundee Utd |
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Friendly |
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| Goalscorers | |
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John Craven (9) Ross Jenkins (29) Alan Pinkney (47) |
Archie Knox (71) |
| Team Managers | |
| Bert Head |
Jim McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
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John Jackson David Payne Lew Prince Michael Brown John McCormick Mel Blyth Willie Wallace Bobby Kellard John Craven Alan Pinkney Ross Jenkins |
Hamish McAlpine Jim Cameron Frank Kopel Jackie Copland Andy Rolland Doug Smith Billy Gray Tommy Traynor Jim Henry Kenny Cameron Pat Gardner |
| Bench | |
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David Mann Gerry Queen |
Archie Knox Joe Fascione |
| Substitutions | |
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David Mann for Michael Brown Gerry Queen for Willie Wallace |
Archie Knox for Frank Kopel Joe Fascione for Jim Henry |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Match Report
Manager Jim McLeans first full season in charge kicked off with a three match tour of the South of England. Selhurst Park was the venue for the first action of a new season after an arduous pre-season. On the face of it, defeat at the hands of the English First Division side plus draws at Bournemouth and the now defunct Guildford City may not appear a roaring success, but despite those results the new Tannadice boss was more than happy with the vast improvement shown in the side's play over the previous season. The only defeat came in that match against Crystal Palace on 29th July. Substitute Archie Knox's 72nd minute goal was by way of no more than a consolation counter in a 3-1 reversal.
Squad Statistics (as at July 29th, 1972)
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League Table (as at July 29th, 1972)
No league table has been added for this season.