Dundee United 0 - 4 Aberdeen | Saturday, February 5th, 1972

Dundee Utd

0 - 4

Aberdeen

Scottish Cup (3rd Round)
Saturday, February 5th, 1972
Tannadice Park. Att. 12,974
3:00 PM Kick-off

Goalscorers
None.	Jimmy Miller (7) Joe Harper (pen.) (65) Joe Harper (67) Willie Young (89)

Team Managers
Jim McLean	Jimmy Bonthrone

Starting Eleven
Hamish McAlpine Jackie Copland Andy Rolland Doug Smith Walter Smith Stuart Markland Jim Cameron Archie Knox Kenny Cameron Ian Mitchell Pat Gardner	Bobby Clark George Murray Jim Hermiston Steve Murray Willie Young Martin Buchan Jimmy Miller Dave Robb Joe Harper Alex Willoughby Arthur Graham

Bench
Tommy Traynor	None.

Substitutions
Tommy Traynor for Jackie Copland	None.

Cautions
None.	None.

Red Cards
None.	None.

Match Officials
Alistair Mackenzie (Larbert) (Referee)

Match Report

The Dons unceremoniously dumped United out of the Scottish Cup at Tannadice. The visitors carried just too much fire-power against a United eleven that couldn't be faulted for lack of effort. The Tannadice defence were at sixes and sevens when Bertie Miller gave them the lead after just seven minutes when he slotted in the opener. However United spurned a great chance to equalise 10 minutes later.

The punishment for a soft handball offence was a penalty, but Clark was to save Kenny Cameron's spot-kick. Joe Harper did not miss from 12 yards in the 65th minute after Wattie Smith had pulled the chunky Dons striker down.Two minutes later Harper hooked home their third from Miller's cross and right on time Willie Young made contact with a Hermiston free-kick to head home a fourth.

Squad Statistics (as at February 5th, 1972)

			1971-72		All Time
	Age	Nat
Hamish McAlpine (GK)	24		29	-	60	-
Walter Smith	23		24	-	56	-
Andy Rolland	29		28	8	188	21
Stuart Markland	23		17	-	77	2
Jackie Copland	24		19	11	31	13
Doug Smith	34		21	1	486	10
Jim Cameron	25		31	1	182	1
Archie Knox	24		4	-	4	-
Ian Mitchell	25		8	1	280	126
Kenny Cameron	28		17	6	104	62
Pat Gardner	28		2	-	2	-
Tommy Traynor (sub)	28		25	5	58	7