Match ended 0-0
Match Information
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The game at Broomfield Park and the result was probably the sensation of the afternoon, and there is no gainsaying the allegation that the Rangers were actually staggered into impotence at certain parts of the game by the virility of the young Airdrie players. During the first twenty minutes that attack was maintained by the Rangers’ forwards, during which period McLean was responsible for a couple of good tries, one of which deserved a better fate in view of the power behind the shot. The Airdrie lads came very much into the picture after this. Rankin carried the ball to the danger zone, and crossing to the left, Kennedy took charge and rattled the crossbar. Wilson, the light-weight pivot, was next conspicuous with a good shot, which just missed the mark. Play to the interval was of a ding-dong character, neither side managing to count. The closing half waxed desperate, and for a time it was simply a case of Rangers’ attack versus Airdrie defence. Unfortunately temper crept into the game, and on several occasions’ fisticuffs was indulged in. Play was in the vicinity of the Airdrie penalty line, and for a period Watson and Bernard stood out prominently by their swift movements in saving disaster. Then again Airdrie transferred play, and Rankin and Wilson put in some telling work. Near the finish Rangers played desperately, but their over-anxiety was their undoing. Aitken alone being the only forward with a cool head and clear brain. The ‘Onians put up a stone-wall defence, and completely staggered their more experienced opponents. The Glasgow club never rose to concert pitch. To say that they were weak would be doing them an injustice. On the other hand Airdrieonians, especially their defenders, were fairly in the humour, and gave nothing away. Best for Airdrie were Bernard, Watson and Wilson, For the Rangers, McLean, Dixon, Walls and Aitken
