This weekend

30 YEARS Y AGO

Premier Division leaders Rangers were beaten 1-0 by Dundee United.

Defender Dave Beaumont (above) got the goal to blow tthe title race wide open.

Mark Mcghee, Paul Mcstay and Frank Mcavennie were on target as Celtic beat Motherwell 3-1.

Charlie Nicholas scored to get Aberdeen a draw with basement side Hamilton Aaccies after Eddie Gallagher put the Lanarkshire men ahead.

Liverpool announced that midfielder Jan Molby would remain at the club. The Dane was released from jail after serving six weeks of a tthree-month sentence for reckless driving.

40 YEARS AGO

The Scottish football programme was decimated by heavy snow, with all topflight fixtures postponed.

St Johnstone pipped a number of top clubs to sign teenager Ally Mccoist (above) from Fir Park Boys Club.

Leeds United, inspired by a Ray Hankin goal after 85 seconds, beat Ipswich 3-2 to maintain a two-month unbeaten away record.

Wayne Entwistle scored a hat-trick as Sunderland beat Bristol Rovers 5-0.

60 YEARS AGO

A hat-trick from Joe Baker (above) gave Hibs a 3-2 victory over Celtic at Easter Road.

Third Lanark goalkeeper Jim Ferguson suffered his third shoulder dislocation of the season – the latest coming at his work as a joiner.

A spectator brandishing a notebook and pencil walked on to the field during Swansea’s game with Grimsby.

He indicated he wanted to take the name of the referee, before being escorted away by police.