S Archibald 30
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W Bell (Motherwell)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers had to go out all they knew to get past Clyde in the first round of the Glasgow Cup. The Second Leaguers put up a really great fight. Certainly, the better team won. They were more polished in all they did as a combination, but here and there Clyde could give the League champions points. Particularly was this so in the back division, where Ralston proved himself the best defender afield. Against Morton the ex-Bridgeton Waverley man’s play may not have been always according to the book, but it was always clever, and his intercepting of passes meant for the Ibrox winger was a feature. The Shawfield half-backs, too got in a lot of grim, telling work and no doubt it was largely due to this division as spoilers that it took the Rangers 27 minutes to score. Archibald was the marksman with a fierce volley, but he was a bit fortunate to get possession as he did, for Cunningham and Cairns had both been dispossessed ere Sandy dashed in to wallop a rebound past the helpless Shingleton. Contrary to expectations, Rangers didn’t settle down to pile on goals. As a matter of fact, Clyde played much better as a team after the Rangers count. Robb had to look lively to deal with tries from Johnstone and Gallacher, and another effort of the centres on the spin, passed the foot of a post with little to spare. In the second half lack of cohesion was still Clyde fault, but several individual efforts were quite meritorious. Thomson all but scored from a corner-kick and Wallace bored his way ahead but was finally crowded out and Robb cleared. Shingleton wasn’t idle of course and he gave us the greatest thrill of the game when panther-like he sprang to a great wallop by Cunningham from about thirty yards. It was c counter all the way, but for Tommy’s alertness and agility.
