League · Premier Division
Dundee Utd7–0Kilmarnock
Ian Gibson 34′
Billy Kirkwood 42′
Davie Dodds 49′
Billy Kirkwood 51′
Ralph Milne 75′
Derek Addison 79′
Eamonn Bannon (pen.) 89′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Kilmarnock
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Kilmarnock · Starting XI
- Ally Wilson
- Stuart McLean
- Jim Cockburn
- John McClurg
- Paul Clarke
- Ken Armstrong
- Bobby Houston
- Ally Mauchlen
- John Bourke
- Gordon Wilson
- Jim Hughes
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Kilmarnock · Substitutes
- George Maxwell
- Jim McBride
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
Kilmarnock · Substitutions
- George Maxwell for John McClurg
- Jim McBride for John Bourke
Dundee Utd · Manager
Kilmarnock · Manager
- Davie Sneddon
Match report
Jim McLean made one change to his starting line-up from the side which had been unlucky only to pick up a point at Pittodrie midweek with the Dons snatching a less than deserved equaliser from the penalty spot late on in the game. Midfielder Billy Kirkwood was brought into the team – replacing John Holt who dropped out of the squad altogether. With Kilmarnock rooted at the foot of the Premier Division table and United sitting in fourth McLean would have been hoping for – and probably expecting – a big win prior to kick-off, and that’s exactly what he…Read moreRead less
Jim McLean made one change to his starting line-up from the side which had been unlucky only to pick up a point at Pittodrie midweek with the Dons snatching a less than deserved equaliser from the penalty spot late on in the game. Midfielder Billy Kirkwood was brought into the team – replacing John Holt who dropped out of the squad altogether. With Kilmarnock rooted at the foot of the Premier Division table and United sitting in fourth McLean would have been hoping for – and probably expecting – a big win prior to kick-off, and that’s exactly what he got.
The home side however did not start off brilliantly as they struggled to settle into the game, lacking any real fluidity to their attacking play. The match had been dragging on for half an hour when McLean made a tactical alteration which would prove significant. Billy Kirkwood was moved from full-back into midfield with Iain Phillip taking up the right-back position. Almost immediately after this change United took the lead: a speculative 35 yard effort from Ian Gibson bounced awkwardly in front of the Kilmarnock goalkeeper and ended up in the back of the net. Then McLean’s change paid off as Billy Kirkwood struck – putting United two ahead shortly before half time with a glancing header from a Frank Kopel cross.
United started the second period where they had left off at the end of the first and added to their tally only four minutes after the interval. Kirkwood lobbed a ball into the box and Davie Dodds was on hand to nod past Wilson in the Killie goal. The home fans had hardly stopped celebrating when Billy Kirkwood almost burst the net with an explosive first time effort from 25 yards after some neat interplay between Hegarty, Milne and Sturrock. Kilmarnock – who were already virtually doomed to relegation with only seven points from twenty one games – were now well and truly out of the game but did little to prevent United adding some gloss to the scoreline. Ralph Milne turned home an Eammon Bannon cross on 75 minutes and sixth soon followed with Derek Addison lashing home a powerful low drive which beat Wilson at his near post. Eamonn Bannon completed the rout from the penalty spot after Paul Clarke had handled in the box. The full time whistle signalled an end to Kilmarnock’s ordeal with United running out emphatic 7-0 winners. As one newspaper put it, “on this form the League Cup holders are easily the most exciting side in Scotland.”
The home side however did not start off brilliantly as they struggled to settle into the game, lacking any real fluidity to their attacking play. The match had been dragging on for half an hour when McLean made a tactical alteration which would prove significant. Billy Kirkwood was moved from full-back into midfield with Iain Phillip taking up the right-back position. Almost immediately after this change United took the lead: a speculative 35 yard effort from Ian Gibson bounced awkwardly in front of the Kilmarnock goalkeeper and ended up in the back of the net. Then McLean’s change paid off as Billy Kirkwood struck – putting United two ahead shortly before half time with a glancing header from a Frank Kopel cross.
United started the second period where they had left off at the end of the first and added to their tally only four minutes after the interval. Kirkwood lobbed a ball into the box and Davie Dodds was on hand to nod past Wilson in the Killie goal. The home fans had hardly stopped celebrating when Billy Kirkwood almost burst the net with an explosive first time effort from 25 yards after some neat interplay between Hegarty, Milne and Sturrock. Kilmarnock – who were already virtually doomed to relegation with only seven points from twenty one games – were now well and truly out of the game but did little to prevent United adding some gloss to the scoreline. Ralph Milne turned home an Eammon Bannon cross on 75 minutes and sixth soon followed with Derek Addison lashing home a powerful low drive which beat Wilson at his near post. Eamonn Bannon completed the rout from the penalty spot after Paul Clarke had handled in the box. The full time whistle signalled an end to Kilmarnock’s ordeal with United running out emphatic 7-0 winners. As one newspaper put it, “on this form the League Cup holders are easily the most exciting side in Scotland.”