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Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The prime attraction at the Newcastle road ground on Saturday afternoon was a match between Sunderland and the Glasgow Rangers. The visitors are among the oldest, and one of the chief football clubs in Scotland, and were semi-finalists for the Glasgow Cup, won by Queen’s Park. Their finest performances so far have been the defeat of Third Lanark and a draw with Vale of Leven. They are not altogether strangers to Wearside. About the corresponding period of last year the home team on their own ground defeated a weak, unrepsentative eleven of the Rangers by 3 goals. The sharp frost, which succeeded the rain, had made the field like a huge skating rink, but the sudden thaw, which followed, converted it into a slough. The home team were without Millar, Gibson and Stevenson. Auld had therefore Ford and Spence for colleagues.They won the toss, and at 2.18 p.m. McFarlane from the upper end of the arena made lay with the leather. Harvie secured, and to cries of ‘Get away with it’ essayed to run, but slipped, and the ball was carried into the home half, Porteous relieved, and transferred to Auld, who shot to Campbell. The latter made a good attempt to turn his advantage to account, but missed the chance, and Gow ran back. At the lower end of the arena he secured a throw-in from Porteous. The leather was negotiated for the home uprights, but sent into touch. Oliver rendered himself conspicuous by a piece of good individual play, which staved off a counter attack, and the ball travailed to the home left wing, of whom Hannah sent in a beauty. Hay however, interposed and Wyllie had another run, but was brought up by Oliver. Smith a moment later, was downed by a halfback: Harvie upset another opponent in revenge, and then Campbell, in the confusion that took place, seized and administered the ‘coup de grace’ by a dexterous ground grazer, which beat Reid, and scored the first goal for Sunderland. On the kick from the centre, Mitchell, the Rangers captain drew at a venture and might, but for the defence, have place the teams equal. Harvie and Smith showed the way to the front once more, and a pass to Campbell being well timed, he had a chance to score, but shot wide. However the home team were not to be denied and kept the defenders on tender-hooks, as shot after shot was rained in. Reid and the backs fended them off, and much-need relief came in the shape of a quick run by Wyllie. Ford, who had began to develop tip-top form, held him off, and the ball being transferred to Gow, he sent over the line. The goal kick did not give the home team much assistance. The ball was squashed back and returned by Harvie, who after an encounter with Gow lost it. ‘Donald’ fired at the home citadel, but Ford spoiled his aim, and Harvie busting through, beat up the Rangers quarters with a vengeance, A wonderful save was now witnessed. The players were all crowded in the goalmouth waiting for the leather, which Harvie projected with accurate aim. Reid caught, and emerged from the mob with the ball in his hand, which he threw far down the arena. The result was that it was jammed in the goalmouth, Kirtley failed to hold a simple shot by McIntyre, and the ball rolling through credited the visitors with their first goal. The Scots on the ground were wild at the success of their countrymen, and with trumpets and bells, raised a hideous and prolonged noise. Play for the next few minutes were in favour of the home team, but at halftime the score remained – Sunderland 1 goal: Glasgow Rangers 1 goal.After a brief interval the antagonists changed ends, taking up fresh positions. Campbell for Sunderland who had now the wind in their favour at 3.10 p.m. resumed. He gave to Smith, who impelled the ball towards Hendry, and he returned the compliment. Gow and Henderson then got to work and ran in, Porteous saved and Hannah and Harvie changed the venue, but Hay had time to clear, and he got shot away. Auld caught up, but shot behind the posts. Darkness was setting in again, and it became a serious question whether the struggle would not end in Stygian night. Hither and thither the opponents rushed, dimly perceptible from the grand stand. Harvie was seen to get a corner off Mitchell, which had no result. Next Hannah was fouled by McIntyre, and a free kick was granted to the home team, which Auld planted in the goalmouth. The players swayed about locked together amid a Babel of cried, but the defence was too strong to be broken, and Henderson came away closely pursued by Auld, who kicked the ball round him into touch. A throw-in followed for the Rangers, which Scott and Hannah seized, and romping to the other end once more, the former forced a corner off Hendry. During the next few minutes the exchanges were on the thresh-old of the Rangers citadel, but get the ball between the uprights was more than the Sunderland forwards could accomplish. A regular ’melee’ ensured in the Rangers goalmouth. Smith passed to Campbell, of whom the Rangers seemed to stand in wholesome dread. He was surrounded, but adhered to the ball, and had to be upset before it could be taken from him. There were appeals by the home partisans for a ‘foul’, which passed unregarded, and hostilities continued at a rapid rate. Oliver anticipated a sprit by McCreadie, which landed the ball at the lower end of the arena. Wyllie accidentally handling the ball, a free kick was conceded to Sunderland, and the ball was shot to Scott and Hannah, who slipped and slid about and lost it. Wyllie than ran back, and sent over the bar. A minute later Campbell left the field hurt, and Sunderland with only ten men were obviously handicapped. All chance of the victory now seemed to be out of the question, and the Wearsiders played for a draw, while their antagonists sedulously strove to make play. Time after time their forwards ran in. Kirtley stopped one shot sand Porteous sent it further towards the lower end. Within ten minutes from the finish, Campbell again came on the field. Just as he reappeared, the home right wing secured a corner, and Campbell essayed to force it through, but was kept off by the backs. Oliver had to stop a couple of onslaughts. Harvie fought the ball up to the goalmouth, and Scott took the custodian thereof under his wing, or rather tried to do so, Reid caught him and dumped him in the mud, while Hendry launched out at the leather, and cleared the citadel. Sustained efforts were put forth by the Wearsiders to snatch the fat out of the fire, and they pounded away at the target. The Scotchmen thereupon resorted to kicking out tactics, which delayed the play, and drove the more impatient of the spectators into a state bordering on frenzy. It was now too late, and although the latter portion of the game was all in favour of the local men, time arrived with the score unchanged - Sunderland 1 goals: Glasgow Rangers 1 goal.
