Dundee Utd 2
East Fife 2
League (Division One)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
2 - 22 - 2 |
East FifeEast Fife |
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League (Division One) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Ian Mitchell (10) Ian Mitchell (70) |
Joe Hughes (2) Joe Hughes (83) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Pat Quinn |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Don Mackay Doug Smith Jackie Copland Stuart Markland Andy Rolland Archie Knox Tommy Traynor George Fleming Billy Gray Ian Mitchell Pat Gardner |
Dave Gorman Bobby Duncan Peter McQuade Billy McLaren John Martis David Clarke John Bernard Walter Borthwick Joe Hughes Graham Honeyman Billy McPhee |
| Bench | |
|
Kenny Cameron |
Doug Dailey |
| Substitutions | |
|
Kenny Cameron for Tommy Traynor |
Doug Dailey for Billy McLaren (53) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
R Marshall (Clydebank) (Referee) |
Match Report
The Fifers ended up with a point they scarcely deserved from this clash.
A shock Joe Hughes opener for the visitors rocked United but within eight minutes Ian Mitchell had headed United onto level terms from an Andy Rolland cross.
The Tangerines dominated from then on and deservedly went ahead when Ian Mitchell again found the net with just 20 minutes remaining. But as the Methil men abandoned their defensive shell in search of a leveller, it came- via the benevolence of the Tannadice defence. 'Keeper Donald Mackay misjudged a Bernard cross and Hughes was left with a simple tap-in to score his second and the equaliser.
Squad Statistics (as at March 25th, 1972)
| 1971-72 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Don Mackay (GK) | 32 |
|
6 | - | 243 | - |
| Doug Smith | 35 |
|
26 | 1 | 491 | 10 |
| Stuart Markland | 24 |
|
21 | - | 81 | 2 |
| Jackie Copland | 25 |
|
23 | 11 | 35 | 13 |
| Andy Rolland | 29 |
|
33 | 8 | 193 | 21 |
| Billy Gray | 26 |
|
26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Tommy Traynor | 28 |
|
29 | 5 | 62 | 7 |
| Archie Knox | 24 |
|
9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| George Fleming | 23 |
|
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Pat Gardner | 28 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
| Ian Mitchell | 25 |
|
10 | 3 | 282 | 128 |
| Kenny Cameron (sub) | 28 |
|
20 | 7 | 107 | 63 |
League Table (as at March 25th, 1972)
No league table has been added for this season.