DOWN MEMORY LANE

December 12^th 1987 v Stenhousemuir (League) at Gayfield

ARBROATH: - Jackson, Mitchell, Jack, Trialist, * Hill, Phillip, Forrest, Brannigan, McKenna, Fotheringham, Richardson. Subs: - Kerr, Morrison.

STENHOUSEMUIR: - Robertson, Cairney, Gillen, Buchanan, Beaton, Erwin, Sexton, McCafferty, Condie, Thomson, Walker. Subs: - McIntosh, Quinn.

Arbroath kicked off and after five minutes play they were in front. Mitchell won a corner on the right, which was taken by Richardson. His cross was touched on by Forrest and BRANNIGAN who was unmarked, knocked the ball into the net. Two minutes later, the visitors had a great chance to level the score. Thomson was clean through with only Jackson to beat. He hit a great shot that somehow the keeper managed to tip over the bar.

Shortly afterwards, Stenny had another chance when Cairney’s free kick found Erwin, his header was low to the left but Jackson saved at the post. At the other end Brannigan’s twenty five yard shot was pushed round the post by Robertson. Three minutes before the interval, Forrest’s low shot was met first time by FOTHERINGHAM for Arbroath’s second goal of the game.

The second half was only three minutes old when Arbroath secured the points with a third goal. A cross from Fotheringham was met by McKENNA who headed strongly into the net. In sixty minutes the visitors should have pulled one back but Erwin, from a good position, screwed his shot wide of the target. Arbroath ran out convincing winners at the end of the day with a three nil victory.

Final Score: - ARBROATH 3 v STENHOUSEMUIR 0

* Arbroath Trialist was Paul Anderson

ON THIS DAY 2^nd December

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1961 v Berwick Rangers       H (League)                             3-4 Gillespie, Matthews, Stirling         

1967 v Queens Park              H (League)                             2-0 Jack, Stirling (pen)

1972 v Dundee Utd                H (League)                             2-4  Payne K, Sellars

1978 v Raith Rovers              A (League)                              Postponed

1989 v Dumbarton                 A (League)                              0-0

1995 v Cowdenbeath            H (League)                             2-1 Trialist (M Watters)

2000 v Queen of the South   A (League)                              1-1 McGlashan (pen)