McGowan 5, 10
Gray pen 18
McRorie pen
Dr Marshall
B McPhail
Match Information
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: R Morrison (Falkirk)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
They found themselves three goals down with only 18 minutes gone, and even before that it was as clear as ice in a tumbler that it was not to be their day. Rangers revelled in the heavy going. Their speed, their strength, combination and finishing were pretty wonderful considering the conditions. The champions have not given a more impressive exhibition, and that is allowing for the fact that the right wing was not on a par with the left. McGown opened the scoring after five minutes, when he took a long pass through the centre from McPhail and swept a beauty into the net. It was a real spectacular goal and showed McGown as an opportunist and marksman. With the play going practically all the one way except for an occasional sally by McRorie and Russell, it was not surprising that Marshall should collect a second goal five minutes after the first. He hit the far post first time, got the rebound and put the ball into the roof of the net. Morton claimed offside. There might have been a doubt about it, but there is no doubt that Marshalls quickness in darting out of the ruck made it possible for him to be in play. Anyhow this goal didnt effect the game, and eight minutes later McGowan, when tearing through with the ball at his feet, was brought down, and Gray converted the penalty kick. Three minutes from the interval, Craig who was always up, shot the fourth goal. The opening came from a bit of forcing work by Fleming and then a shot by Marshall which rebound. It was a one-sided first half, but Morton restarted with any amount of courage only to lose a fifth goal after 11 minutes. Morton took a pass from McPhail, slipped round Osborne, and while still on the run shot hard. Wilson got his hands to the ball bur could not stop it. Then we got a little bit of real McRorie. After one or two clever efforts to make openings, he was wells et for going through himself when Meiklejohn threw him. A penalty as clear as day. McRorie took it and scored, to keep his goal record moving. But this was only a crumb. Rangers set about their work in fast swinging style and McGowan headed a sixth goal following Flemings nicely-placed corner-kick. The last goal of the lot was very nearly the best. From almost midfield, McPhail went treating through, beating one man after another. When close in, he drove with his left foot and Wilson had no chance with the shot. Tom Hamilton had very little to do. It was different with Wilson, who had continually to look out for squalls. He had little chance with any of the goals, although I thought he rather misjudged the ball when it came over from Flemings corner-kick. Gray was a splendid back quick in his intervention and kicking a good ball from all positions. Although he got the slip now and again, Buchanan played a sound, heady game his judgement stood him well. On the other side, Maguire and McKendrick did their best to cope with the fast, clever Rangers attack, but the job was too big for their half-backs could not always give them much assistance. Rangers held a tremendous advantage at half-back. McDonald and Craig both forced the play strongly. Their passes were consistently accurate, and they were always up to take a return pass. Meiklejohn took charge of Lyle who was poorly played to, for many of the passes which McInally and Russell tried to get through to him were short. McCartney and Mcrorie suffered also from indifferent support. McPhail and Morton, with Craig in attendance, struck a telling game one of their best, and McGowns speed and strength made him a force to reckon with. Marshall and Fleming did some quite clever things as a wing, but Fleming was still feeling his way as a right winger, and has not quite got the hang of the position
