Dundee Utd 1
Hibernian 1
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
1 - 11 - 1 |
HibernianHibernian |
 |
League (Premier Division) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
|
John Bourke (10) |
Ally MacLeod (34) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Eddie Turnbull |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Hamish McAlpine 2. Andy Rolland 3. Frank Kopel 4. Alex Rennie 5. Paul Hegarty 6. Dave Narey 7. Paul Sturrock 8. John Bourke 9. Gordon G Wallace 10. George Fleming 11. Graeme Payne |
Mike McDonald .1 John Brownlie .2 Bobby Smith .3 Jackie McNamara .4 George Stewart .5 Des Bremner .6 Willie Murray .7 Ally MacLeod .8 Bobby Hutchison .9 Arthur Duncan .10 Alex McGhee .11 |
| Bench | |
|
12. Derek Addison 14. Billy Kirkwood |
Ally Brazil .12 Craig Paterson .14 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Billy Kirkwood for Gordon G Wallace (55) |
Ally Brazil for John Brownlie (45) |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Willie Murray (50) George Stewart (83) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
D Murdoch (Motherwell) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at January 7th, 1978)
| 1977-78 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Hamish McAlpine (GK) | 29 |
|
31 | - | 308 | 3 |
| Andy Rolland | 35 |
|
29 | 1 | 435 | 37 |
| Dave Narey | 21 |
|
31 | 1 | 174 | 14 |
| Paul Hegarty | 23 |
|
31 | 6 | 138 | 30 |
| Frank Kopel | 28 |
|
30 | - | 258 | 7 |
| Alex Rennie | 29 |
|
13 | - | 75 | 1 |
| George Fleming | 29 |
|
27 | 4 | 245 | 25 |
| Gordon G Wallace | 34 |
|
24 | 6 | 51 | 19 |
| Paul Sturrock | 21 |
|
29 | 7 | 113 | 35 |
| Graeme Payne | 21 |
|
29 | - | 147 | 6 |
| John Bourke | 24 |
|
12 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Billy Kirkwood (sub) | 19 |
|
25 | 8 | 29 | 9 |
League Table (as at January 7th, 1978)
| Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rangers | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | +22 | 32 |
| 2. | Aberdeen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | +16 | 29 |
| 3. | Partick Th | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 4. | DUNDEE UTD | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 22 |
| 5. | Hibernian | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 6. | Motherwell | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 7. | Celtic | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | +1 | 19 |
| 8. | St Mirren | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 9. | Ayr Utd | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 18 |
| 10. | Clydebank | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -26 | 9 |
| League results since United's last match |
|---|
| 7th January 1978 |
|---|
| Ayr Utd | 1-1 | Aberdeen |
| Clydebank | 2-0 | Partick Th |
| Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Hibernian |
| Motherwell | 1-0 | St Mirren |
| Rangers | 3-1 | Celtic |