Gillick 5, 13
B McPhail 19
J Smith 79
Match Information
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Leggatt (Coatbridge)
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
In the swirl of the wind at Ibrox, last night, the Rangers avenged their defeat at Shawfield on a black day for Scotland at Belfast in October, when a trio of Light Blues were in a Scottish side that played without distinction. Victory went to the better side. Kennedy fitted into the defence all right in Meiklejohns place. There was not a weak link anywhere in a sound defence. Simpson was ever the safety valve, and Brown was brilliant in support of Gillick and McPhail, the most dangerous wing on the field. Clyde were ably served by Stevenson, Smith, Summers and Mayes in defence, and their cleverest forwards were Johnstone and Hope. Douglas was more noticeable on the wing than McCulloch. Gillick was early prominent. The left winger made excellent use of a lob pass from Brown and went on to score a fine goal in three minutes. Spasmodic raids by the Clyde were not so well directed and were easily repulsed. In spite of unceasing attention from Summers, Jamie Smith manoeuvred the ball deftly in midfield to get out a nice pass to Gillick, who promptly scored a second goal in precisely the same way as he got the first one. The low ball gave Stevenson not a ghost of a chance. Time, 13 minutes. The issue seemed as good as decided when McPhail profited by good service from Venters to add a third goal in the in the twenty-first minute. Still the Clyde plugged away manfully, and Johnstone, ever dangerous with the head, had Dawson beaten four minutes later, to rally the spirits of his team. Leading by 3-1 the Rangers resumed without Gillick and played for ten minutes without him. Often in difficulties, the Clyde defenders managed to hold their opponents for fifteen minutes. Then came a surprise for the Rangers! Simpson brought down Johnstone in the penalty area, and Matt Smith made sure from the spot kick. Matt is a specialist at spot kicks. A change came over the game. A pleasant interlude it was for the Clyde forwards. They opened out in splendid style to make more difficult the task of the Rangers. Hope flashed into the limelight with a great shot that took the bar, and another one a minute later that Dawson did well to save. Following strong attacks Jamie Smith ran in to score a fourth goal for the Light Blues. A livelier game now, with Clyde showing lots of spunk. As Gillick was going through for another goal, five minutes from the finish, he was fouled badly from behind, three yards from the penalty line, and was led off. Next the gallant Matt Smith had an interview with the referee
