50 YEARS AGO

FALKIRK manager Sammy Kean left Brockville by a sidedoor to avoid a baying mob at the front door.

The Bairns had suffered their seventh straight defeat, a 3-0 loss to Dundee.

Alex Ferguson scored a double for Dunfermline in their 3-2 win over Rangers, while the Ibrox club freed Icelander, Tottie Beck.

English league leaders Manchester United lost 2-1 at Aston Villa.

Lew Chatterley and Tony Scott scored for the hosts, with Scottish striker David Herd (above) replying for United.