League · Division One
Dundee Utd3–2Kilmarnock
Jim McCulloch 8′
Jim Cook 68′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Kilmarnock
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Kilmarnock · Starting XI
- Sandy McLaughlin
- George Maxwell
- Billy Dickson
- John Gilmour
- Jackie McGrory
- Jim Whyte
- Tommy McLean
- Eddie Morrison
- Jim McCulloch
- Willie Waddell
- Jim Cook
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Kilmarnock · Substitutes
- Alex Cairns
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Tommy Traynor for Andy Rolland84′
Kilmarnock · Substitutions
- Not recorded
Dundee Utd · Manager
Kilmarnock · Manager
- Walter McCrae
Match report
United's disappointing cup exit at Pittodrie in midweek brought about changes in the side with both Dennis Gillespie and Jacky Copland earning recalls for the meeting with Killie. However, it was the Rugby Park visitors who drew first blood after just nine minutes when a bad defensive error allowed Gilmour to cross for Jim McCulloch to head home. United pressed hard for the equaliser but were always conscious of Killie's danger on the break and it was not until the stroke of half-time that the leveller came. Jim Henry was the man who mattered, hammering a headed clearance behind McLaughlin.…Read moreRead less
United's disappointing cup exit at Pittodrie in midweek brought about changes in the side with both Dennis Gillespie and Jacky Copland earning recalls for the meeting with Killie.
However, it was the Rugby Park visitors who drew first blood after just nine minutes when a bad defensive error allowed Gilmour to cross for Jim McCulloch to head home. United pressed hard for the equaliser but were always conscious of Killie's danger on the break and it was not until the stroke of half-time that the leveller came. Jim Henry was the man who mattered, hammering a headed clearance behind McLaughlin.
Alan Gordon sent United into a deserved lead nine minutes after the interval - but the home men were stunned in 68 minutes when Kilmarnock raced away from their defensive shell to square things once again through winger Jim Cook . But the visitors' joy lasted only until six minutes from the end when Alan Gordon netted his second and the winner with a glorious header from all of 12 yards.
However, it was the Rugby Park visitors who drew first blood after just nine minutes when a bad defensive error allowed Gilmour to cross for Jim McCulloch to head home. United pressed hard for the equaliser but were always conscious of Killie's danger on the break and it was not until the stroke of half-time that the leveller came. Jim Henry was the man who mattered, hammering a headed clearance behind McLaughlin.
Alan Gordon sent United into a deserved lead nine minutes after the interval - but the home men were stunned in 68 minutes when Kilmarnock raced away from their defensive shell to square things once again through winger Jim Cook . But the visitors' joy lasted only until six minutes from the end when Alan Gordon netted his second and the winner with a glorious header from all of 12 yards.