A Kyle
Hamilton
McMenemy
Match Information
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: J.T. Ibb…………..son
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
Conspicuous for earnest and persevering play, the game at Celtic Park between the keenest rivals in British football lacked the brilliance of many if the exciting struggles in the past. It provided football of a thoroughly sporting character and was wonderfully free from the slightest semblance of unfair tactics –a feature as welcome to the vast gathering as it was unusual in such matches. The ‘Light Blues’ took the field without Speirs and Alex Smith, while Newbigging place between the uprights was again occupied by McArthur. The Celts had Mitchell in Hay’s position, and like the Rangers they had a couple of players who took the field not in the best of health. The removal of the straw covering left the pitch in magnificent condition, and the players must have found the changed condition most acceptable after a spell of heavy weather prior to Christmas week. What was wanted to brighten the game was sustained combination forward. We saw very little of that on either side, and only from the Celtic in the second half, when the swing of the game turned slightly in their favour, after Young early on initiated a movement – lucky in its inception on account of Kyle and other Ibrox players thinking the Celt would be pulled up for handling which culminated in David Hamilton scoring the first goal of the year at Parkhead. The ball came at the angle, and McArthur had never a chance to get to it. All three goals were more or less luckily fashion, for the Celts second got by McMenemy, rebounded off Hendry and curled awkwardly into the net, while the third, late in the game came off a penalty, granted against Mitchell who caught the ball under the arm, where it momentarily hung. Archie Kyle took the kick, and his success enabled the Rangers to maintain a scoring record, for every League match played by them this season. The vast crowd seemed to thoroughly enjoy the game, and there was little of the disputations element in the play to excite the rabid partisan. Bereft of the thrilling incidents associated with the Glasgow Cup final and other Rangers-Celtic matches, the average clubman felt the occasion a trifle dull. While a draw would have best indicated the run of the play, victory fell to the side with the greater nippiness forward, a result entirely due to the superiority of Quinn over Campbell, who lacked the experience and aptitude of the Celt. So well were the goalkeepers protected that their position were rarely in danger, the best saves being McArthur from Quinn, and Adams from Campbell. The Rangers backs were the steadier pair in the first half, but in the second none did better work than Weir. Craig over all was the most consistent pf the four. Each side was weak at right half, where both Gordon and Young showed palpable signs of fag. McNair and John May were the beat of the halves, each putting in a power of effective tackling, and slipping on. The Rangers missed Alex Smith’s fine dribbling. He was looking on from the pavilion, and may turn out in the benefit game at Ibrox on Friday; when Queen’s Park supply the opposition. Kyle was the best of the Rangers forwards, with Livingstone and Hamilton nest in order. The Celts were better balanced, and the cleverest bit of play came from Bennett and McMenemy when the second goal went on. Hamilton’s centres were well directed and Somers gave him good support
