Muir
Dickie
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: unknown - to be confirmed
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
This game was played on the handsome ground of the Rangers, Ibrox Park in presence of a fair attendance of spectators, and ended in favour of the home team by two goals to none. The ground was in fine order for football, and the game, although slow a little, was very enjoyable. The Rangers lost the toss for choice of ends, and played against the wind for the first 45 minutes. They kicked-off, and for some time had the best of it all round, but in turn the strangers acted well together, and made the game more even. At length the home team pressed, and Mackie keeping the ball at his toes for some time, passed Southwell the extreme backs of the Notts team, and had a close shy at goal, but Wyatt showed himself a capital man in front, and just as the ball came for goal he judged the effort splendidly, and getting the leather in his hands at the proper time sent it clear with a fine kick. In the return, however McIntyre headed the ball back and a hot scrimmage was the consequence a few yards from the cross-bar. Radford jumped in at the proper time, and saved his side by sending the leader over the line. The corner kick was taken by Izatt, and after an exciting melee in front the ball was at length got away by the Nottingham backs, and Jardine had a brilliant run all to himself, which caused a deal of commotion in the back division of the Glasgow Team. Young evaded quite a crowd of the ‘Blues’ and made a straight shot at the place of defence, but Ritchie was on the outlook as the proper place, and a neat kick after meeting the ball was done in the best of form. Some even play ensured, and each side was endangered, but towards the close of the round the Englishmen began to fall off in their play, and while the Rangers had several grand chances to score, their forwards began to get careless in front of goal and never managed to put the ball through, although they had several fine chances to do so. In the closing minutes of the round, Mackie and Wilson did some smart work in bringing the ball up, but they were not properly supported by the forwards, and as we have already indicated chance after chance was lost. The halftime whistle accordingly sounded without any points being gained on neither side. The change of ends gave the Scotchmen the advantage of a fair breeze, but for the first ten minutes it looked as if they were pretty well used up, and quite unable to take advantage of their grand opportunity. In fact they actually played better against the wind than with it up to this time, and it was considered a matter of doubt as to whether they would be able to hold their own. The Englishmen however suddenly collapsed and could hold out no longer. Their forwards were less accurate in their passing, and the backs, while they tackled gamely to the tasks, were completely beaten in combination, and repeatedly driven up on their goal. Now was the Rangers time to go in and win, and their captain was not long in seeing how to do so, and mustering all his forces together in one grand rush completely invaded the Englishmen’s goal, and after a gallant attack the ball cannoned off one of the Notts back and went right through goal. This was the first point of the contest, and the taking of it was loudly cheered by the spectators. The teams then faced up in the centre and the Notts men made such a fast run after the ball that it was dribbled down on the lines in a few seconds, and Dickie in trying to advert disaster, sent it over his own lines. The corner-kick was very well taken, but in the scrimmage the leather again rolled over the Rangers lines from the foot of one of the defenders, and a second corner-flag kick was the consequence. The Rangers however braced themselves up wonderfully after this and a neat passing run by the bulk of the forwards enabled Dickie to send in a fine shot, which took effect just as Robin paid endearing attention to the goalkeeper, and the ball went straight through. The game now stood at two goals to none in favour of the Rangers, who were now doing pretty much as they liked, and until the whistle sounded to the signal for the cessation of hostilities the Scotchmen made it very warm for the strangers, but failed to add any more points, and the game accordingly ended in favour of the Glasgow club by two goals to none.
