Dundee 1
Meadowbank Thistle 1
Scottish Cup (4th Round)
DundeeDundee |
1 - 11 - 1 |
Meadowbank ThMeadowbank Th |
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Scottish Cup (4th Round) |
| Goalscorers | |
|
Graham Harvey (55) |
David Roseburgh (8) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jocky Scott |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Bobby Geddes Jim Duffy Bobby Glennie Tosh McKinlay Rab Shannon Ian Angus Vince Mennie Stuart Rafferty Tommy Coyne Graham Harvey Keith Wright |
Jim McQueen Tom Hendrie David Roseburgh Walter Boyd Grant Tierney Graeme Armstrong Alan Lawrence Mike Lawson Ralph Callahan Ian Stewart John McGachie |
| Bench | |
|
Stewart Forsyth John Brown |
Paul Leetion Ronnie Scott |
| Substitutions | |
|
John Brown for Stuart Rafferty (66) Stewart Forsyth for Rab Shannon (70) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
David Syme (Rutherglen) (Referee) |
Match Report
Newspaper extract from Sunday Post.
A near-nightmare for Dundee. It wants until the second half that the Premier League side roused themselves and began to apply real pressure on their less-illustrious opponents.
Even then, that was partly due to the fact the part-timers were beginning to tire.
Make no mistake, only one side took any credit from the game-and it wasn't Dundee.
In the first half especially, Meadowbank's play was a pleasure. Little Alan Lawrence gave Tosh McKinlay his most uncomfortable after-noon in a long time, while Graeme Armstrong tormented the right side of Dundee's defence.
It was no more than Thistle deserved when they took an early lead. Armstrong sent in a vicious, inswinging corner and Roseburgh had yards of space to play in when he bulleted in a great header.
By the way, don't be fooled by the number three on the Thistle scorer's jersey. He played up front for the full 90 minutes.
With Coyne and Harvey well shackled by Boyd and Tierney, Dundee scarcely created a scoring chance in the entire first half.
Indeed, Lawrence could have sewn it up following a superb run from the halfway line. But with only Geddes to beat, the winger elected to square the ball and the chance was gone.
Dundee put a lot more into the second period, and they pulled themselves level when Harvey headed home a McKinlay free kick.
But anyone who thought Thistle would buckle was 'way off beam. They continued to look the more organised side and persisted with their neat man-to-man football.
I must admit they had a touch of luck. For when Boyd tripped Wright in the box, the only man in Dens Park who didn't think it was a penalty was referee Syme.
Only Duffy, Mennie and the hard-working Coyne showed up for the home side.
The visitors didn't have a failure, with McQueen, Roseburgh, Boyd, and Lawrence particularly outstanding.
Squad Statistics (as at February 21st, 1987)
| 1986-87 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Bobby Geddes (GK) | 26 |
|
36 | - | 196 | - |
| Jim Duffy | 27 |
|
35 | 2 | 77 | 2 |
| Bobby Glennie | 29 |
|
8 | - | 347 | 6 |
| Tosh McKinlay | 22 |
|
23 | - | 138 | 6 |
| Rab Shannon | 20 |
|
36 | 4 | 85 | 6 |
| Ian Angus | 25 |
|
32 | 6 | 32 | 6 |
| Vince Mennie | 22 |
|
17 | - | 31 | 2 |
| Stuart Rafferty | 25 |
|
27 | 2 | 105 | 10 |
| Tommy Coyne | 24 |
|
10 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Graham Harvey | 24 |
|
34 | 16 | 80 | 27 |
| Keith Wright | 21 |
|
10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Stewart Forsyth (sub) | 25 |
|
22 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| John Brown (sub) | 25 |
|
22 | 6 | 97 | 29 |
League Table (as at February 21st, 1987)
No league table has been added for this season.
Manager's Programme Notes
Our Cup match against East Fife at Dens proved, as we expected, very hard work, and at the end, I for one was very grateful to be still interested in the competition. We did not play to our best, and made basic mistakes. East Fife, though, worked hard throughout in what was a scrappy game. It was pleasing to see Jim Smith score a rare goal, one which he took well following a corner. We then lets things slip, and Dave Clarke's side took full advantage and scored twice. We then had an anxious wait for the equaliser. John Brown hit the post, but we eventually got there with Tommy Coyne's first goal for the club, following a quick one-two with Ross Jack on the edge of the box.
We next played at Clydebank, re cently not a ground where we have done well. It proved a similar story this time too. The Bankies were on top for most of the first half, during which they went ahead. We again missed from the penalty spot, John Brown this time having his effort saved. In the second period, Tommy Coyne scored a very good goal al most out of nothing for us to level the scores. He received the ball from a left wing cross, controlled it, turned, and smashed it into the net in one flowing movement. Towards the end, Keith Wright had a half chance, but his shot from 18 yards was over the top.
The Cup replay at Methil was delayed due to the non-arrival of half the Fifers' team (due to a road accident), but once the tie got going, we soon got on top. Tommy Coyne again had a fine game, and scored for the third match running. He also set up the first two goals for Graham Harvey and Keith Wright. We did get one jolt during this encounter, how ever, as East Fife equalised Harvey's goal just after the interval with a spot kick. Ross Jack, who went on as a sub, scored our final goal in the dying seconds, but by that stage, we had comfortably won the game.
Our visitors today will provide a strong challenge too, and it is essential that we do not underestimate our Meadowbank have al ready proved they can beat Premier League opposition, and so we must produce a better team performance today and make every attempt to settle the tie without the need for a replay. I'm sure we can do so, and proceed to the quarter-finals, beyond which anything could happen. One match at a time though! Get behind the team from the kick off, and give the players your support. Your encouragement can help towards success!