Frame 44
Dr Marshall 75, 79
Match Information
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: William Bell (Motherwell)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
When I tell you that the Thistle were worthy a point at the very least will understand that they were busy giving the lie to that little turn-up with Morton. I saw both games, and this one at Ibrox was, from a Partick point of view, a real tonic. Until fifteen minutes from the end o though the points were going with Partick. They took the lead a couple of minutes from the interval, and they deserved it. A nice, open bit of left-wing play had the Rangers defence opened wide. Fraser saw his chance and let go a dandy shot. Away went the ball, low and fast across to the far post, to hit it low down and turn backwards over the line. Hamilton grabbed it, but the referee had no doubt about it being a goal – and neither had anybody in the vicinity. There was some promise of a Rangers revival after crossing over, but as often as their forwards came bustling up there was Gibson – the whole six feet of him – warding off the attack, sometimes from right under the bat, now with his head, anon with a lusty lick which sent his own forwards scampering once more. And so until fifteen minutes from the end when Marshall for once got an opening, and with a quick low shot, whipped the ball into the net at an angle. Then the Light Blues saw red. The throttle was opened, a few vigorous thrusts were stalled off, and then, four minutes after the equaliser. Marshall took a pass from Cairns, eluded Gibson and shot the winning goal. Jackson was in the game after that and he had a couple of very fine saves, while just on the close, the Thistle almost saved a point. The defence was good on both sides, but for a long time neither the Rangers half-backs nor forwards played up to standard. Kirkwood seemed to find the fast ground not to his liking, but he improved when he changed to inside left. Fleming was the best in the line and the half-backs greatly improved in the second half. I take my hat off to Gibson. He was great. He need not blame himself for Marshall twice piercing his defence. Both Paton and McKendrick were wonderfully sound, and Richmond and McLeod had a lot to do with the first-half failure of the home forwards
