Dundee Utd 5
Morton 0
League (Premier Division)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
5 - 05 - 0 |
MortonMorton |
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League (Premier Division) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Alex Taylor (9) Dave Narey (24) John Reilly (28) Eamonn Bannon (pen.) (41) Alex Taylor (87) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Willie McLean |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Billy Thomson Paul Hegarty Dave Narey Maurice Malpas Dave Beaumont Alex Taylor Eamonn Bannon Billy Kirkwood John Reilly Paul Sturrock Davie Dodds |
Murray McDermott Danny Docherty Jim Holmes Martin Doak Jim Boag Jim Duffy Alex O'Hara Dom Sullivan Rowan Alexander Bobby Thomson Ian Clinging |
| Bench | |
|
Ralph Milne Stuart Beedie |
Doug Robertson Jim Wilson |
| Substitutions | |
|
Ralph Milne for John Reilly (77) Stuart Beedie for Dave Beaumont (81) |
Doug Robertson for Ian Clinging (46) Jim Wilson for Dom Sullivan (82) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | Martin Doak (50) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Ian Cathcart (Bridge of Allan) (Referee) |
Match Report
Another high scoring win came within days of that midweek derby win. However, this overwhelming victory by Jim McLean's men consigned his brother Willie's Cappielow side to the First Division by scoring five times without reply. The basis of United's victory had its foundations in the first half. Eamonn Bannon cut the ball back from a free-kick to enable Alex Taylor to strike the ball past McDermott and open the scoring.
The second goal was originated and converted by Dave Narey. The defender burst out of defence, took a return pass from Paul Sturrock and hammered home his first goal of the season. John Reilly finished off a Bannon inspired goal with a piece of opportunist finishing. Paul Sturrock was downed in the box just before half-time and Eamonn Bannon slotted home the resultant penalty.
After that scoring burst the second half proved less than spectacular. though Alex Taylor netted a fifth after a neat piece of foot work.
Squad Statistics (as at April 6th, 1985)
| 1984-85 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Billy Thomson (GK) | 27 |
|
14 | - | 14 | - |
| Paul Hegarty | 30 |
|
47 | 5 | 508 | 68 |
| Dave Beaumont | 21 |
|
18 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| Dave Narey | 28 |
|
42 | 1 | 547 | 36 |
| Maurice Malpas | 22 |
|
45 | 2 | 175 | 6 |
| Eamonn Bannon | 26 |
|
46 | 16 | 288 | 79 |
| Alex Taylor | 22 |
|
22 | 5 | 42 | 7 |
| John Reilly | 23 |
|
10 | 4 | 74 | 26 |
| Billy Kirkwood | 26 |
|
32 | 4 | 348 | 68 |
| Paul Sturrock | 28 |
|
41 | 17 | 442 | 141 |
| Davie Dodds | 26 |
|
36 | 16 | 320 | 137 |
| Ralph Milne (sub) | 23 |
|
25 | 8 | 230 | 68 |
| Stuart Beedie (sub) | 24 |
|
33 | 4 | 33 | 4 |
League Table (as at April 6th, 1985)
No league table has been added for this season.