J Smith 11, 83
Match Information
Attendance: 30000
Referee: W Webb (Glasgow)
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
Dull Blades. Very dull Blades indeed. In fact, so poor was Sheffield Wednesdays exhibition that one could hardly credit that the English Cup-holders were on view at Ibrox Park last night. They did not a thing to uphold their high reputation and I daresay left a poor impression behind them as to the quality of football down South. They appeared to be in holiday mood, forgetting all the time that there is such a precious thing as club prestige. They went in for too much fancy work, to much finessing, neglecting for the most efforts at goalscoring, which is one of the chief ends in football. Such was the paucity of their scoring attempts, that it is questionable if Dawson has ever experienced an easier time. Not one shot of a testing nature was the Rangers goalkeeper asked to repel. I take Brown who obliged with some real good saves; Nibloe for some fine returning of the ball; Millership because of his snappy duels with the Rangers centre-forward, and Starling because of his unceasing efforts to instil a semblance of life into his colleagues in attack, and then I am at a loss for anything praiseworthy. We in Scotland looked forward to and expected something much more thrilling from one of Englands topnotchers. Rangers won, and won well at the finish, yet they cannot be said to have set the heather on fire. Still, they did play with a certain degree of zest. Where they excelled was at half-back, with George Brown standing out head and shoulders above any player afield the complete half-back in every sense of the word. Winning also impressed as another George Brown in the making, while Simpson was seldom at a loss in dealing with Palethorpe, who had a very lean time of it. The Light Blues never found a great game in attack, but were throughout the more thrustful company, and they did make some attempts to locate the goal. They were rightly rewarded with two well-taken scores, Smith being the marksman on both occasions. The first goal came eleven minutes after the interval, from a shot that left Brown helpless, following a fine Main centre. I thought the centre-forwards position just a trifle suspect on offside grounds. There was no doubt, however, about the second, which arrived five minutes from the end. A lovely goal, the outcome of one of the best forward movements in the game. Main crossed. Smith headed on to Gillick, who returned the ball across the goal instantly, and Smiths head did the rest. Great stuff without a doubt, which had the Wednesday defence in a complete tangle. A poor game on the hole, with hardly a thrill, one that did little to enhance the reputation of either team
