| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has noted on the reverse 'Re-Start of Nat[iona]l League. Done for 'Rugby Special'.' It is accompanied by:
- Newspaper cuttings, including reports by Bill McLaren on this match and Watsonians v. Dunfermline entitled 'Gala forwards the masters' and 'Full back's three tries'.
- Notes describing the match score.
- Programme for Gala v. Stewart's-Melville at Netherdale on 5 February 1977.
- Note from Allan [?] to Bill [McLaren] regarding completing a form and providing information about players.
- Annotated information about a football club dinner.
The score of this National League match was Gala 23 - Watsonians 12. The big sheet records:
Gala
Team: Arthur Brown, Drew Gill, Eddie Henderson, Andrew Whitehead, George Telfer, Colin Gass, David Bryson, Jim Aitken, Ken Lawrie, Rob [F.] Cunningham, Tom Tait, Ken McAulay, Johnny Brown, Gordon Dickson and Jock Berthinussen.
President: Tom Carruthers.
Coach: Keith Anderson.
Watsonians
Team: Euan Kennedy, Keith Anderson, Wilson Hunter, Maxi McLaren, Ronald Blake, Gordon Forbes, Kenneth Ross, Mark Watters, Ian Finnie, Mike Mayer, Ian Lambie, Bill Kennedy, Peter Gallagher, Bobby Hall and Duncan Forrest.
Coach: John Mitchell.
Referee: W. A. Bryce.
Touch judges: Thomson Irvine and Robin Harvey.
Physiotherapists: Eric Nicholson and Robt [Robert] McNaught. |