League · Division One

Dundee Utd2–2Dunfermline

Kenny Cameron 5′

Kenny Cameron 38′

Dave McNicoll 67′

Barry Mitchell 68′

24 Oct 1970Saturday, 24 October 1970 · 3pmTannadice ParkAttendance: 4,615

Lineups

Dundee Utd

Dunfermline

Dundee Utd · Starting XI

Dunfermline · Starting XI

John Arrol
Willie Callaghan
John Lunn
Jim Fraser
John Cushley
Dave McNicoll
Pat Gardner
Hugh Robertson
Barry Mitchell
Arthur Walsh
George McLean

Dundee Utd · Substitutes

Ian Reid

Dunfermline · Substitutes

George McKimmie

Dundee Utd · Substitutions

Not recorded

Dunfermline · Substitutions

Not recorded

Dundee Utd · Manager

Jerry Kerr

Dunfermline · Manager

Alex Wright

Programme

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Programme Notes

In recent years Dunfermline have come to Tannadice as one of the league's most forceful challengers along with a reputation of being a big noise in European circles.

This season the Pars are in the unusual position of not having won a game, bottom of the table and out of the glamour Texaco cup tourney. But let us not kid ourselves. The talent on the books at East End Park is such that this state of affairs must surely dramatically change soon and I'm in no doubt they will prove to be difficult opponents for us today.

Last Saturday we ran into our usual luck at Kilmarnock and lost our third game of the season. After going ahead through an Alan Gordon goal mid way through the first half, it looked as if we were on the way to ending the Rugby Park jinx. But against the run of play the home men managed to grab a couple of goals and no matter how we tried, that's the way things ended.

It was a similar story the week before against Airdrie. Chances galore
were created but somehow we just couldn't cash in on them all. I feel the
time is coming when our luck in front of goal will change and some side will suffer!

Once we can step up our goals tally, our league position will naturally
improve. Perhaps a fully fit Kenny Cameron could be the answer. The centre has certainly had an unfortunate season so far. At Newcastle he suffered a knee injury which kept him out until the Dundee derby on September 12th.
After only 25 minutes he had to be carried off with another bad injury and was forced to take things easy for five weeks.

We all hope Kenny will shrug off these set-backs and get back to his scoring best as soon as possible.

Match details

Referee: Tom Kellock (East Kilbride)
Season: 1970-71
Opponent: Dunfermline

UK number one

Source: Official Charts

Pre-match form

Previous meetings

Division One standings

As at 24 Oct 1970

Pos.	Team	P	GAv	Pts
1	Celtic	8	6.000	14
2	Aberdeen	9	2.571	14
3	St Johnstone	9	2.250	13
4	Motherwell	9	1.600	12
5	Rangers	8	2.600	11
6	Morton	9	1.300	10
7	Airdrie	9	1.143	10
8	Falkirk	9	1.091	10
9	Hibernian	8	1.167	9
10	Dundee	9	0.800	8
11	St Mirren	9	0.786	8
12	Dundee Utd	9	0.750	8
13	Kilmarnock	9	0.667	8
14	Clyde	9	0.444	7
15	Hearts	8	0.818	5
16	Ayr Utd	9	0.667	5
17	Cowdenbeath	9	0.421	4
18	Dunfermline	9	0.409	2

Teams level on points are separated by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded).

Other league results

Airdrie 1–2 Clyde
Cowdenbeath 0–1 Motherwell
Falkirk 2–0 Ayr Utd
Kilmarnock 2–2 Morton
St Johnstone 3–3 Dundee
St Mirren 1–3 Aberdeen