Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup 3rd round draw - AYR at home

[awill]

Originally Posted by BillEBadass

I have a vague memory that we once played a pre-season game against Moreton F.C. (Maybe in the old Scottish 2nd division) at the Racecourse. I'm sure Ali McGowen played and scored an own goal in a dubious manner. It would be early 1960s - can anyone else remember this or is this another indication I'm loosing the plot?

Definitely. Lost 3-1 if my memory serves me well.

[WasanActonlad]

Home internationals 1969 or 1970 when played at end of season …
Wales 3-5 Scotland, think Colin Stien scored hat trick

[ABd]

Originally Posted by NottsRed

Well im going to come back for this one as its a bit of history. Thinking about it when are we next going to get s Scottish club playing at the Racecourse in a cup competition?

Possibly the 4th round? lol

[dagg]

Originally Posted by BillEBadass

I have a vague memory that we once played a pre-season game against Moreton F.C. (Maybe in the old Scottish 2nd division) at the Racecourse. I'm sure Ali McGowen played and scored an own goal in a dubious manner. It would be early 1960s - can anyone else remember this or is this another indication I'm loosing the plot?

Yes I remember that game, got talking to one of their players Danny McKinnon
I was about 14 at the time he used to send me loads of programmes sadly I don't have them anymore. The team that day. Saturday 17th March 1962

K Keelan, P Jones, A McGowan, K Barnes, A Fox, T Jones
R Barnes, Anderson, E Phythian, R Ambler, C Williams.

[FieldtownRed]

Originally Posted by ABd

Possibly the 4th round? lol

Failing that next season, after we've finished 3rd this season and screwed the play-offs up...

[dalekshire]

Originally Posted by awill

Definitely. Lost 3-1 if my memory serves me well.

Lost 5 - 3 it was live on BBC 1 Ron Davies and John Toshack shared the Wales goals, over 19,000 there that day

[BillEBadass]

Originally Posted by dagg

Yes I remember that game, got talking to one of their players Danny McKinnon
I was about 14 at the time he used to send me loads of programmes sadly I don't have them anymore. The team that day. Saturday 17th March 1962

K Keelan, P Jones, A McGowan, K Barnes, A Fox, T Jones
R Barnes, Anderson, E Phythian, R Ambler, C Williams.

Thanks Dagg - what a great team that was.
I've tried to find out a bit more but without success but it has come back to me that Moreton were having a real purple patch at that time and were a very good team. The bit I've probably made up was Ali McGowen smashing it in his own net in the last few minutes of the game.
Is there anyone else with memories of that game?

[Bryn Tirion]

Originally Posted by dalekshire

Lost 5 - 3 it was live on BBC 1 Ron Davies and John Toshack shared the Wales goals, over 19,000 there that day

Gary Sprake had a night mare in goal for Wales.

[Brinster]

Originally Posted by WasanActonlad

Home internationals 1969 or 1970 when played at end of season …
Wales 3-5 Scotland, think Colin Stien scored hat trick

3 May 1969
Wales 3 – 5 Scotland


Davies Goal 29', 57'
Toshack Goal 44' McNeill Goal 13'
Stein Goal 16'
Gilzean Goal 55'
Bremner Goal 72'
McLean Goal 87'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 18,765

If I remember correctly the media nicknamed Ron Davies, Wyn Davies and John Toshack the "Royal Welsh Air Force". I seem to recall they just kept getting in each others way as they kept going for the same balls going into the box.