Motherwell 5
Dundee Utd 3
League Cup (Sectional Tie)
Motherwell |
5 - 3 |
Dundee Utd |
 |
League Cup (Sectional Tie) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Pat Quinn (4) Pat Quinn (pen.) (25) Morris Stevenson (48) Morris Stevenson (65) Morris Stevenson (78) |
Neil Mochan (2) Jim Irvine (11) Dennis Gillespie (75) |
| Team Managers | |
| Bobby Ancell |
Jerry Kerr |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Alan Wyllie Pat Delaney Hugh Strachan Charlie Aitken John Martis Bert McCann George Lindsay Pat Quinn Bobby Roberts Morris Stevenson Willie Hunter |
Alec Brown Doug Smith Jimmy Briggs Tommy Neilson Alec Gordon David Boner Stewart Fraser Gibby Ormond Jim Irvine Neil Mochan Dennis Gillespie |
| Match Officials | |
|
A Crossman (Edinburgh) (Referee) |
Match Report
United opened season 1961-62 at Fir Park and produced a high scoring game with Motherwell eventually coming out on top 5-3. Hero that day for the Steelmen was Morris Stevenson. The winger who was to later play for United scored a hat-trick. Pat Quinn scored Motherwells other two goals whilst Neil Mochan, Jim Irvine and, Dennis Gillespie were on target for the Tannadice side
Squad Statistics (as at August 12th, 1961)
| 1961-62 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Alec Brown (GK) | - |
|
1 | - | 70 | - |
| Tommy Neilson | 26 |
|
1 | - | 67 | 4 |
| Jimmy Briggs | 25 |
|
1 | - | 108 | 7 |
| Doug Smith | 24 |
|
1 | - | 10 | - |
| Alec Gordon | 23 |
|
1 | - | 7 | - |
| Stewart Fraser | 24 |
|
1 | - | 81 | 4 |
| David Boner | 19 |
|
1 | - | 8 | 2 |
| Gibby Ormond | 27 |
|
1 | - | 46 | 7 |
| Neil Mochan | 34 |
|
1 | 1 | 25 | 15 |
| Jim Irvine | 20 |
|
1 | 1 | 59 | 30 |
| Dennis Gillespie | 25 |
|
1 | 1 | 75 | 35 |
League Table (as at August 12th, 1961)
No league table has been added for this season.