G Henderson 83
Match Information
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: William Bell (Motherwell)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
It is usual to start by congratulating the winners. Let me reverse the order and give Stenhousemuir the glad hand. Right well did they justify all the good things that have been said about them, and nobly did they enrich their reputation. Had the clever, resolute, well-balanced combination had the little bit of luck that would have pulled them through with a draw, no one, I feel certain, would have shed a single tear. Bear in mind that it was not until eight minutes from the end that the only goal of an intensely interesting match was registered. It was headed by Henderson from Archibald’s close-in centre when the darkness was pretty deep. Up to this point, the ‘Muir looked like forcing a replay. They had more than once come previously near taking the lead, as when Bryce got in that trim angular shot, which Hamilton saved in brilliant style. Taylor, a good boy to be leading an attack, three times in the course of the game, was all but in. It is true the Rangers played the greater amount of first-class football, but they were up against it; and long before the finish they were fighting desperately not only to win but to make certain that they would avoid defeat. Shortt and his backs were valiant men – plucky to a degree and showing tactics in defence that I have not seen often bettered. Rangers’ defence was safe but had its anxious moments. Hamilton went up in everybody’s estimation, and Gray and Hamilton stood the test – and it was a test – well. All the Ibrox half-backs had to keep going, and I don’t see that any of them need be singled out from the others. McKay put in a heavy 90 minute works, and made a fine partner for Morton
