ST MIRREN v TROMSØ

EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP

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P4 W1 D2 L1 F1 A2

DATEOPPOSITIONATTVCOMPETITIONSCOREOSCORERS
16/09/1987TROMSØ7,797HUEFA CWC, 1st Round, 1st Leg1-0WMcDowall
30/09/1987Tromsø5,114AUEFA CWC, 1st Round, 2nd Leg0-0D 
21/10/1987Mechelen6,746AUEFA CWC, 2nd Round, 1st Leg0-0D 
04/11/1987MECHELEN14,368HUEFA CWC, 2nd Round, 2nd Leg0-2L 

PLAYERAPPGLS
Billy ABERCROMBY20
Ian CAMERON40
Paul CHALMERS40
Neil COOPER40
Robert DAWSON30
Ian FERGUSON30
Tony FITZPATRICK30
Peter GODFREY40
Brian HAMILTON20
Paul LAMBERT40
Kenny McDOWALL31
Frank McGARVEY10
Norrie McWHIRTER10
Campbell MONEY40
George SHAW10
Keith WALKER30
Tommy WILSON30
David WINNIE30

APPEARANCESECWC
Ian CAMERON4
Paul CHALMERS4
Neil COOPER4
Peter GODFREY4
Paul LAMBERT4
Campbell MONEY4
Robert DAWSON3
Ian FERGUSON3
Tony FITZPATRICK3
Kenny McDOWALL3
Keith WALKER3
Tommy WILSON3
David WINNIE3
Billy ABERCROMBY2
Brian HAMILTON2
Frank McGARVEY1
Norrie McWHIRTER1
George SHAW1
GOALSCORERSAPPGLS
Kenny McDOWALL31

SEASONS

16/09/1987 – TROMSØ (H)

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UEFA CUP WINNERS CUP 1st Round, 1st Leg
16th September 1987
St. Mirren Park, Paisley

St. Mirren 1-0 Tromsø

MCDOWALL 2

ATT: 7,797

Referee: I Gorris (Belgium)

  • Saints enter new European territory with their first match in the European Cup Winners Cup, a home tie against Norwegain part timers Tromsø, where the expectation is the Scottish Cup holders will run up the proverbial “cricket score” against their supposed inferior opposition.
  • Those confident enough of such an outcome would have been nodding approvingly when Kenny McDowall scored after just 2 minutes, the forward pouncing to scoop home after Ian Ferguson had a long shot parried by Flem.
  • However, Saints toiled badly after this to break down the Scandinavians, much to the frustration of the Saints support who let the players know of their disapproval the longer the match went on.
  • Probably aware of the grumbling on the terraces, Alex Smith decides to freshen the team up after 65 minutes by replacing Frank McGarvey and Paul Lambert with Paul Chalmers and Norrie McWhirter, which should have been a routine set of substitutions in normal circumstances.
  • However, this triggered a set of events that would almost lead to the club being relegated and would lose Alex Smith his job, as McGarvey and assistant manager Jimmy Bone had a verbal and physical disagreement going down the tunnel and into the dressing room.
  • The repercussions of this clash prompted McGarvey to go on ‘strike’ and be out of the first team for months, during which time Ian Ferguson also requested a transfer and the dressing room appeared a troubled place for the rest of the season.
  • Completely oblivious to this fact at the time, the Saints fans had also lost patience with seemingly everything and unceremoniously booed the team off the park at full time despite the victory.

TEAM LINEUPS

ST. MIRRENNO TROMSØ
MONEY Campbell1FLEM Bjarte
DAWSON Robert2KRAEMER Morten 85
WINNIE David3SOLSTAD Nils
ABERCROMBY Billy4PEDERSEN Tor
GODFREY Peter5ALBERTSEN Trond
COOPER Neil6NILSEN Tore
McGARVEY Frank 657JENSSEN Truls
FERGUSON Ian8RISMO Tore
LAMBERT Paul 659JOHANSEN Bjorn
McDOWALL Kenny 10HOGMO Per-Mathias 89
CAMERON Ian11JOHANSEN Trond
McWHIRTER Norrie 6512OVESEN Tom 85
CHALMERS Paul 6513OLSEN Kjetil 89
WALKER Keith14HANSEN Per
GALLAGHER Brian15 –
FRIDGE Les16 –

THE MATCH