Match ended 0-0
Missed Penalties
A Cunningham pen miss 47
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tom Dougray (Bellshill)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Dazzling but ineffective work, as far as goal scoring was concerned, was the features of the Rangers play during the first three-quarters of an hour in their League game against Clyde at Celtic Park. Better placing by half-backs to forwards, and finer footwork than that shown by the Light Blues vanguard is seldom seen; yet there was just a want of that finishing touch which, if it could not command, deserved success. It must not be supposed, however, that Rangers had it all their own way. McAndrew had accounted for Cairns, and that had something to do with the failure of the Ibrox forwards to find the net, for Archibald from the right and Paterson from the left sent in numerous grand crosses which ought to have been turned to better account. Thorpe and Frame excelled themselves, and well was it for Clyde, for they had many anxious moments, and the downfall of their goal often seemed imminent. It was not to be, however, and they crossed over on a level footing with their formidable opponents. When Rangers were awarded a penalty first minute of the second period, most of the sixteen thousand spectators though that Sharpshooter Cunningham the player brought down would make no mistake when he himself stepped forward to take the kick. But he did, and sent the ball softly past the upright. The same player, with a good opening a few minutes later, repeated his former mistake. If Clyde could be said to be a beaten team on play, they pegged on in such a way that their opponents never knew when, in one of their few rushes on Lock, the Ibrox keeper might be defeated. Added to that, they were heartened by the way in which Rangers forwards, though Shingleton, could not fins the necessary opening. Cunningham sent in a lightning shot which the Shawfield goalkeeper miraculously saved at full stretch, and Bowie, rushing in, sent the ball feebly past by inches. Probably first in the Shawfield team came Shingleton, whose goalkeeping was of the almost uncanny order, and he was ably supported by a pair of stalwart and effective backs, the better of whom was Thorpe. The half-backs in front were so much occupied keeping in check the Rangers forwards that they had little time to support their own. McAndrew was the star among them. The Clyde forwards were not afforded many opening. In marked contrast was the display of the Light Blues forwards, who seemed to be able to do everything but the vital one of scoring. Paterson scintillated on the left in his best pre-war form, minus his trickery, and Cunningham, like the others, only failed when within shooting distance of Shingleton. Archibald and Bowie could do most things except score, and with Cairns it was a lost art. The halves were not up to their usual standard, which may have had something to do with the non-success of those in front, and Manderson was the better of two fearless backs. Lock did all that a goalkeeper could do
