Dumbarton 2
Dundee 1
League (Premier Division)

Match Report

Newspaper extract from The Sunday Post.

Hail the Sons, first Premier League win ever, but beware of the man in the red jersey. Admittedly referee Sinclair only dished out six cautions against his eight at Firhill last week, but most were for fairly innocuous offences as were the majority of the many fouls he awarded.

However, both teams overcame the stop-go action to serve up a good game in the sunshine.

The Sons got off to a flier when Joe Coyle worked a cute one-two with John Bourke, spotted Carson off his line and chipped a beauty just under the bar.

Jolly Joe did it again for the second goal. Lex Richardson lost the ball to Tommy Coyle in midfield and the latter put Ashwood away down the right.

From Kenny's low cross, Joe Coyle took his time and nicked a beauty low into Carson's left-hand corner. Before the Interval Dundee brought on McKinlay for the limping Bobby Glennie and, at last, began to click. Ray Stephen collected a Connor cross, turned beautifully, and gave Arthur no chance with a fine grounder.

The second half was nearly all Dundee, but, aided by a safe-as-houses 'keeper in Gordon Arthur, the 'Sons held firm. Arthur, McNeill, Clougherty, Bourke, and the two Coyles were the Sons' stars, with McKinlay, Rafferty, Brown, and Stephen the best Dark Blues.

For the record, the cautions landed on McGowan, Kay, McNeill, and Tommy Coyle of the homesters, plus Harris and McCormack of the Taysiders.