Preview Clyde
Thursday, 7th May 2009Clyde`s last win at East End Park was more than 35 years ago, 22 visits back on 16th March 1974.
Relegated Clyde are the opponents for Dunfermline`s final match of the season. Manager Jim McIntyre has said how disappointed he is to see any team relegated. "You feel for the players and the management, it is never nice. John Brown and Dougie Bell and his staff have always been first class opponents and great football people. It is sad to see them going down."
Clyde were the visitors last December for Jim McIntyre`s first match as caretaker manager and the last league game against the Bully Wee at East End Park was a classic 4-4, a real heart stopper for the managers.
"Clyde were excellent that day and we scored some great goals ourselves. Against them at Broadwood we put in probably one of our best performances of the season, we played really well. Hopefully we can put that kind of performance in again to finish off the season on a high."
| Dunfermline v Clyde: The Full League Record | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 41 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 100 | 58 |
| At Shawfield / Broadwood | 39 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 72 |
| Division One (before 1975) | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 86 |
| Division Two (before 1975) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 23 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| TOTALS | 80 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 150 | 126 |
Clyde`s last win at East End Park was more than 35 years ago, 22 visits back on 16th March 1974. Their heaviest defeat was in 1964 when an Alex Ferguson hat trick sent the Bully Wee home on the end of a 7-2 drubbing.
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Milestones Clyde (Home) | |||
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Last League Victory |
12-04-08 |
Div 1 | |
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Last League Defeat |
16-03-74 |
3-2 |
Div 1 |
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Best League Victory |
19-09-64 |
7-2 |
Div 1* |
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Worst League Defeat |
17-11-51 |
7-3 |
Div 2* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Over the past twelve matches between Dunfermline and Clyde, the Pars have won nine, lost one with two games ending all square.
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Last Twelve League Matches v Clyde |
| Date | H/A |
F-A |
| 15-03-09 | A | 4-1 |
| 20-12-08 | H | 4-4 |
| 04-10-08 | A | 2-0 |
| 12-04-08 | H | 2-1 |
| 23-02-08 | A | 2-1 |
| 08-12-07 | H | 1-1 |
| 22-09-07 | A | 1-2 |
| 14-05-94 | H | 5-0 |
| 19-02-94 | A | 1-0 |
| 09-11-93 | H | 4-0 |
| 04-09-93 | A | 2-0 |
| 04-02-89 | H | 3-0 |
Clyde are destined for Second Division football next term and barring defeat and a six goal turn around in goal difference in the final matches Dunfermline are assured of finishing third.
| Dunfermline | Clyde |
| Current League Position | |
| 3 | 10 |
| League form: Last Six Games | |
| DDLWWW | LLDWLW |
| League Points | |
| 50 | 38 |
| Goal Difference | |
| 8 | -17 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P17, W5, D4, L8 | P17, W4, D3, L10 |
Recent Form
Dunfermline`s home form has been their weakness this season but another victory on Saturday would at least end the season well. The Pars have won their last three league matches but two of those were away from home at Dingwall and Dumfries. Clyde defeated Dundee 2-0 at Broadwood last Saturday but that was too late to affect their fate.
| Form last six home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline Home | Clyde Away | |||||
| Morton | W | 2-1 | Queen of the South | L | 1-7 | |
| St Johnstone | L | 1-3 | Ross County | D | 0-0 | |
| Dundee | D | 1-1 | Morton | L | 0-2 | |
| Partick Thistle | L | 0-1 | Partick Thistle | W | 1-0 | |
| Ross County | L | 1-2 | Airdrie United | L | 0-1 | |
| Queen of the South | L | 0-2 | Dundee | L |
1-2 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Morton): Paul Gallacher; Greg Ross, Scott Wilson (c) (Rory Loy 25), Austin McCann, Scott Muirhead; David Graham, Nick Phinn, Stephen Glass, Alex Burke, Scott Muirhead; Graham Bayne, Andy Kirk .
SUBS: Greg Paterson (GK), Lee Graham, Scott McBride, Paul Willis.
CLYDE (v Dundee): David Hutton; Scott Gemmill, Chris Higgins, Alan Lithgow, Stuart Kettlewell (Connor Stevenson 89), Mark Brown, Ricky Waddell, Ruari MacLennan,Willie McLaren, Pat Clarke (Winters 72), Greg Tade
SUBS NOT USED: Alan Trouten, Peter Cherrie (GK)
Referee will be Stephen Finnie.
Come on ye Pars!
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