Harrison 12
Sharp 51
Match Information
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: P Craigmyle (Aberdeen)
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
Well, I Cant help being an Airdrieonians mascot, can I? I am not going to worry trying to remember seeing them beaten. When they notice me coming, they know everything will be all right. And everything was all right at Broomfield last night. Airdrieonians won in complete clear-cut style. They were the better team, not some of the time, but all the time. They were full of life. When they scored early, they simply never looked back. Rangers were lucky to be only a goal down at the interval, although the one that was lost might have been saved. The two goals scored in the second half were merely the reward of superior team play. Rangers lacked verve the reaction from the Cup excitement was still hanging over them. I dont think there is much doubt about that. Harrison headed the opening goal after 12 minutes with the Rangers defence all at sea. Mooney cleverly trapped the ball and drove it into the centre of the field. Hamilton made to advance, but he was too late, and as a matter of fact, he would have been better to have stayed in his goal. There was some even play for a bit after this, and then Paterson saved a great drive from Marshall. Rangers forwards were not playing as a combine, Craig tried to pull them out, and shot often, but only corners resulted. In the second half, the Broomfield men were even more on top. In seven minutes, Sharp fastened on to a ball from the right and with a first-time shot, hit the right-hand post, the ball deflecting fast into the net. Ten minutes later, after a nice round of combination, Harrison sent the ball over to the left. Mooney shot, and the ball came off Hamilton to Armstrong, who bundled it into the net. A suggestion of liveliness by the Rangers forwards led to nothing. The danger was at the other end. In a good Airdrie team, I thought Morrison the best all-round player the best on the ground, in fact. The way he swung the ball out to the wings, and anticipated the moves of the Rangers forwards was splendid. Crapnell was a fine little back. He timed the ball well, and his heading was an asset. McQueen was also on his game. Preston and Sharp gave their forwards the right kind of pass. At this, Preston was particularly good. He did not place the ball at the feet of a forwards but put it a little ahead so that the man going for it could take it on the run. Law was a lively wee man, a bundle of cleverness, and Mooney a fine left winger, a player, I should say, with a future. Bertram made a good right winger. He was cutting in and centring well, and like the others, he could find the man. What am I going to say about the Rangers? It was a bad game for them. The forwards were poor; they had not the power to beat down the Airdrie defence. Marshall and Craig tried to bore through, but the others could not get into their swing. The half-backs were troubled by the go-ahead methods of the Airdrie forwards, but Gray and McAulay did their best to keep down the score, and so did Hamilton
