Aberdeen 1 - 0 Motherwell

The following week, despite the inclusion of a number of experienced first team men, we dropped a point to Dundee United A at Pittodrie. In fact, it was only in the closing stages that goals from Cooper and Ian Wilson salvaged a point.

In contrast last week we scored in 30 seconds against Motherwell A through John McMaster, and then held on to take both points. John makes a habit of scoring early against Well - he managed it in nine seconds last season! It was our defenders who took the honours. Neil Cooper was back in a defensive role and he subdued Well's Jim McCabe, an experienced forward who has been in Hibs' sights of late. Cooper and Noel Ward were the defensive stalwarts, while big Doug Rougvie acquitted himself well in mid-field after being out of action for a number of weeks with a foot injury.

Source: Match programme, 7th December 1974