The
day after their victory in the 1987 Scottish Cup, St.Mirren flew to Singapore to compete in a four team invitational tournament
sponsored by Epson, the giant computer corporation.
The other teams invited were Southampton (England),
Perth Azzuri (Australia) and Universidad Autonoma (Mexico). The tournament took the shape of a round robin competition with
the two top teams competing in the final.
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| Epson Trophy |
21 May 1987
National Stadium, Singapore
St.Mirren 0 Universidad Autonoma 0
Att:5,000
Campbell Money, Tommy Wilson, David Winnie, Billy Abercromby, Peter Godfrey, Neil Cooper, Brian Gallagher (Norrie
McWhirter), Ian Ferguson (Keith Walker), Kenny McDowall, Brian Hamilton, John Butler
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23 May 1987
National Stadium, Singapore
St.Mirren 0 Southampton 0
Att:6,000
Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, David Winnie, Billy Abercromby, Peter Godfrey, Neil Cooper, Frank McGarvey Keith Walker (Brian
Gallagher) Kenny McDowall Brian Hamilton, John Butler (Norrie McWhirter)
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24 May 1987
National Stadium, Singapore
St.Mirren 2 Perth Azzuri 1
McDowall 2
Att:1,500
Campbell Money, Tommy Wilson, Norrie McWhirter(Neil Cooper), Billy Abercromby, Peter Godfrey, David Winnie, Frank McGarvey, Keith Walker (John
Butler), Kenny McDowall Brian Hamilton, Brian Gallagher
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These results
took Saints into the final where they faced the Mexicans of Universidad Autonoma
27 May 1987
National Stadium, Singapore
St.Mirren 0 Universidad Autonoma 0
Att:7,000
Campbell
Money, Tommy Wilson, David Winnie, Billy Abercromby, Peter Godfrey, Neil Cooper, Frank McGarvey, Ian Ferguson (John
Butler), Kenny McDowall, Brian Hamilton, Brian Gallagher (Keith Walker)
Saints won 5-3 on
penalties.
Scorers were:- Abercromby, Godfrey, McDowall, Money, Butler
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| Penalty scorers |
The
full squad who travelled to Singapore included; Paul Chalmers, Les Fridge and Derek Hamilton,
who never participated in any matches.
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| The squad return home |
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