N Harris <45
P Gallagher >45
Match Information
Attendance: 20000
Referee: A.A. Jackson (Glasgow)
Matchday: Tuesday
Match Trivia
Andy Cunningham Benefit Match, Fitting endorsement of Andrew Cunningham’s popularity was forthcoming at Ibrox Park last night where twenty thousand people assembled in these hard times too., to witness his benefit match. A Rangers ten with Paddy Gallagher entertained Newcastle United. Newcastle showed the better combination, especially in the first half. Their superiority then was in no small measure due to the ingenuity of ‘Wify’ Low and his henchmen. The forwards received beautiful passes and they responded smartly. Harris scored the only goal. Currie centred, McDonald adroitly headed the ball on to Neil, who crashed it in first-time with his left boot. Robb touched the ball but failed to stop it. After the interval the Rangers showed more cohesion and incidentally, some of ‘the Geordies’ earnestness. However, for a time Roxburgh and Russell proved themselves master tacticians in offside – apt pupils of Bill McCracken evidently. As a result, many attractive and promising moved by the Rangers’ forwards were stopped abruptly, but nearing the end they became cute and had the United rear men on toast. Gallagher, who had all along been delighting with his inimitable elusiveness, nipped a splendid ball on to Henderson. George was held up by Russell, but Patsy dashed in like an express train, beat Russell then Roxburgh, and finally side-slipped the outcoming Archibald and lobbed the ball into lobbed the ball into an empty goal. So well did the Rangers comport themselves in the closing minutes that Newcastle were fortunate to avert another score. Still, they were well worthy a draw for they had to play the bigger portion of the second hand without Neil Harris, who strained a muscle and retired.
