A Cunningham 20
Leonard <45
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Tom Dougray (Bellshill)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Cowdenbeath retained a point from their game with Rangers, and for this the Ibrox fellows have themselves to blame, since they should have had the game won in the first ten minutes. When the ‘Babes’ had come through this opening onslaught without serious loss they gained a confidence which might very easily have resulted in their winning. Henderson had his leg injured just then, and this respite also helped. In spite of the fact that Cowdenbeath had apparently found their feet, however, Rangers opened the scoring when Meiklejohn slipped a nice ball up the line to Archibald. The winger made ground and crossed. Cunningham was in his favourite position for shooting and met the ball with that fatal left foot of his. Falconer had no chance. The lead did not remain long with them. From a throw in Devlin parted smartly to Leonard, who was left with no one but Willie Robb to beat, and di it. So, the teams turned at half-time. In the opening moments of the second period Hopewell allowed Archibald too much rope, and we had an exact repetition of Rangers’ opening goal. Cowdenbeath were not yet defeated. Back they came time and again, and it was only their due when Wilson, taking a free kick from just outside the penalty area, drove a fast ground shot through a phalanx of lined-up defenders to score. And so, they finished. Free from fouls of nay description, the game was very pleasant to watch, if sometimes the football was below par. Cowdenbeath adopted a rushing game, which never allowed their more skilful opponents to settle into their studied methods. They were well served by both backs. Craig Brown played himself into the hearts of the home supporters. Rankine was the hardest working forward, with Devlin bustling all. Jamieson was not comfortable with Pullar and Rankine, but Manderson was always there. The half-backs and forwards tried hard to introduce their brainy work, but when they saw it to avail naught, they should have changed their plan of campaign. Morton and Archibald were always dangerous, the more so since they were being allowed far too much rope. In a nutshell, Cowdenbeath fully deserved their draw.
