DOWN MEMORY LANE
April 1st 1967 v Stranraer (League) at Gayfield
with Davie Dewar
DOWN MEMORY LANE
ARBROATH: - Williamson, Cameron, Hughes, Welsh, Stirling, Cargill, Sellars, Easton, Jack, Cant, Finnie. 12th Man:- Pierson.
STRANRAER: - Thomson, Shanks, McQueen, King, Ferguson, McMillan, McIntyre, Hanlon, Cooper, Coulson, Campbell. 12th Man: - Jeffrey
Stranraer’s goalkeeper was the ex Arbroath keeper who had left Gayfield a few seasons earlier.
Early on in the game, Sellars had a chance close in but he hesitated and was robbed by Shanks. However in the third minute, Sellars atoned for his earlier miss when Thomson fumbled a pass back by McQueen and SELLARS hooked the ball into the net.
Stranraer attacked the Arbroath goal relentlessly and when the ball was eventually returned to the other half of the field, it dropped for Jack who ballooned his shot over the bar.
Twice Arbroath had to clear from Coulson, firstly by Stirling and then by Hughes. Cant hit a ball across the visitor’s goal and Thomson failed to cut out the cross but there was no Arbroath player there to capitalise. In the next Stranraer attack, the home defence hesitated enough to allow Hanlon. But his shot hit the side netting.
A free kick from Pierson flashed across the goal but both Jack and cant failed to connect. A short free kick by Stirling was intercepted by McIntyre but Williamson saved his shot. Then Easton had a shot that was saved low down at the post by Thomson and Sellars’ early strike remained the only goal of the match.
Final Score: - ARBROATH 1 v STRANRAER 0
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