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Match Details

Clyde

2-3

Rangers

Challenge Match
Shawfield Park
18 August, 1925

Clyde

Fraser
Ralston
Kelly
Wallace
Gibson
Liddell
Malone
Ballantyne
Cowan
Hood
McLachlan.

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11

Rangers

Tom Hamilton
Dougie Gray
Billy McCandless
Robert Ireland
Andrew Kirkwood
William Hodge
Sandy Archibald
Robert McKay
Geordie Henderson
Thomas 'Tully' Craig
Alan Morton

Match Information

Goals

Hodge
A Morton

Match Information

Manager: Bill Struth
Attendance: 7000
Referee: 
Matchday:  Tuesday

Match Trivia

Mattha Gemmell Benefit Match, When the returns are made up ‘Mattha’ Gemmill, the Clyde trainer will get a substantial benefit as the result of last night’s game at Shawfield. Rangers paid him the compliment of turning out a strong side, while the Clyde were almost fully represented. As in most of those benefit, there was a lot of pretty play, particularly on the Ibrox left wing, where Alan Morton and Tommy Craig scintillated. ‘Wee Alan’, at his best, scored a characteristic goal. Gray, the ex-Aberdeen Mugiemoss back, came through with much credit. A nice kicker, he had not a great deal of close tackling to do, but when required he used sound judgment. All the reserves half-backs did well, particularly Hodge; in front, McKay was always in evidence. Outstanding for Clyde were Ralston, Gibson, Cowan, Hood and Ballantyne. All the scoring was done in the first half. Hodge got the opening goal with a fine drive, Morton the second after a five individual effort, and Henderson the third. Cowan had hard luck in not scoring for Clyde in the first half, a hard drive striking Hamilton
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