A Cunningham pen 38
M Campbell >45
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R Innes (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
In defeating Celtic and Rangers at Tannadice Park, Jimmy Brownlie’s Dundee United have surely made history in their first season in First Division football. Their victory over Rangers yesterday by 2 goals to 1 was no fluke and no flash in the pan. The score of 1-0 in Rangers favour at half-time was all wrong, and although Referee Innes may have been quite justified in awarding a penalty for what looked like a palpable slip on the part of Kay when tackling Morton, Rangers were never value for the goal which accrued through Andy Cunningham scoring from the spot. That the crowd thought so too was evident from the howls of disapproval which rent the air, and the booing at the interval. However, all were in good humour again when eight minutes from the restart Campvell beat Robb. It was a fine movement by James Simpson which led up to the goal. He sent along a pass to Tommy Simpson, whose shot Robb found difficult to clear, and Campbell was on the dot. From that United never looked back, and five minutes later Tommy Simpson scored the winner with a finely taken effort and this ended the scoring. It was a game full of splendid football, tense and thrilling, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Rangers were late in arriving and that may have upset the players a bit, and the going was none too good. Gray and Hamilton had more than enough to do, and Gray was lucky to have his head in the way of a hard shot from McDonald, which was going home. The rangers’ forwards were ragged, and occasional runs by Cunningham and Malone were all that happened, although Alan Morton showed up in the second half. Fleming did not shine thanks to the attentions of Davie Walker, but the Ranger deserved to score when his shot struck the under side of the bar with Paterson beaten. The United forwards, on the other hand, played as one man, with James Simpson outstanding at outside left. He compared favourable with Cunningham, and his shooting was just about as good as Andy’s. For once in a way his left foot was inaccurate. Once he failed at an easy chance. The United team played superior all through, and has Robb been beaten more than twice he could not have been blamed. Gilroy a junior back from Fauldhouse played a strong game for the United, whose defence was sound all over. Muirhead was the best of the Rangers half-backs, and Morton the only forward who was really dangerous. A few displays like yesterday will raise United u
