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Match Details

Bury

2-1

Rangers

Challenge Match
Gigg Lane (England)
25 December, 1903

Bury

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Rangers

Matthew Dickie
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Alex Fraser
George Henderson
James Stark
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John Walker
Alec Mackie
Robert C. Hamilton
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Alec Smith

Match Information

Goals

A Smith
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Match Information

Manager: William Wilton
Attendance: 7000
Referee: 
Matchday:  Friday

Match Trivia

At Bury in a friendly fixture. The weather was fine and bright. Rangers were fully represented, but Bury played several reserve men. In the first quarter of an hour Richard scored for the homesters, and A Smith equalised, the interval arrived one each. An interesting game ensured after the interval. Brown put Bury ahead from a penalty. Wolstenholme saved brilliantly from Mackie, towards the close the game became very fast and full of interest. Bury 2: Rangers 1 The meeting of such teams as the holders of the English Cup and the Scottish Cup respectively yesterday at bury naturally excited considerable interest, and there were fully 7000 spectators present. The Rangers opened with fine aggressive work, and Hamilton ran through the defence, but missed with his final effort. After eight minutes Richard tricked Stark and Fraser beautifully and scored with a lovely shot. After thirty-two minutes Alex Smith dashed in and beat Wolstenholme with a crashing shot. At the interval the score was 1 goal each. Bury attacked vigorously on restarting. Swann testing Dickie’s capabilities in goal and Wood Striking the crossbar. Henderson tripped Richard in the penalty area, and Brown scored from the penalty kick. Wolstenholme cleared twice from Mackie and Walker, and Bury thus won by 2 goals to 1. The Rangers, who were not at full strength, were seen to advantage in the opening stages of the game. Hamilton’s splendid run through the Bury defence was well worthy a goal. Bury afterwards improved somewhat, and Richards goal made the result a bit doubtful. The Rangers thereafter showed a better combination, although there was nothing between the teams. In till the finish it was a good game, and the Scots were a hade unlucky to lose. The Bury team included several reserve players
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