DOWN MEMORY LANE
October 9th 1965 v Raith Rovers (League) at Gayfield
with Davie Dewar
ARBROATH: - Samson, Cameron, Hughes, Kennedy, Stirling, Pierson, Henderson, Donnelly, Morrison, Sandeman, Wilkie.
RAITH ROVERS: - Reid, Gray, Selfridge, Stein, Evans, Porterfield, Hutchison, Gardner, Lyall, McLean, Christie.
Wilkie played as a trialist for this match and was signed after the game. Arbroath almost scored in the opening minutes after Wilkie had a great run down the wing and crossed. But Donnelly’s shot was saved by ex-maroons keeper, Reid.
Raith won a corner on the right and Porterfield headed straight into Samson’s hands. Then Reid had to push away Wilkie’s cross. In the second half Wilkie sent over a cross that Sandeman failed to connect with. In forty six minutes, Arbroath took the lead. Wilkie’s corner found MORRISON who hit a terrific shot into the net. Four minutes later, Arbroath doubled their advantage when DONNELLY’s shot went over the keeper and into the net.
Stein then had a great effort that Samson somehow managed to tip over the bar. In sixty seven minutes, Arbroath got a third when Pierson’s cross was headed home by HENDERSON.
Ten minutes later, Raith pulled a goal back with GARDNER getting the final touch in a goal-mouth scramble.
ARBROATH 3 v RAITH ROVERS 1
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