Halliday
G Henderson
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peter Craigmyle (Aberdeen)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The best game of the season was the verdict of Dundonians regarding the match at Dens Park. Rangers’ victory was quite in keeping with the play. They were the nippier and better combined side throughout, and always more dangerous in the vicinity of goal. Dundee played will up to a point, but their play lacked the finish of the Light Blues, whose movements were characterised by neatness and good judgment. How the game would have gone had Dundee secured the winning goal there is no saying, but certainly the play of the homesters fell away after Cairns put on the second goal. Dundee made an especially good show in the first half and during the period were every whit as good as the Ibrox men. They were keen and indeed it was their very keenness that proved their undoing. Several times lost. When Halliday opened the scoring, half an hour after the start, there were visions of a Dundee victory, but the cheering had hardly died away when the home goal almost fell. The ball bobbed about in the goalmouth, and after striking the foot of the upright was ultimately kicked clear by Ross. It was a narrow shave, but Rangers were soon back again, and catching up a beautifully-placed corner kick by Morton, Henderson headed through. A couple of minutes later, Cairns took advantage of a slip by Coyle, dashed forward, and beath Fotheringham at close range with an unsaveable shot. The game was now lost and won. Dundee tried hard to get the equaliser, but in vain. Halliday made many valiant efforts, but he had no support. In the second half Rangers were in rampant form, and the Dundee defence had their work cut out to keep their goal intact. Morton and Cairns gave a brilliant exhibition of wing play, and twice Henderson was on the verge of adding to the score. Dundee were not seen to advantage this half, and only on very few occasions was Robb troubled. Alan Morton had a corner kick which landed in the net, but fortunately for Dundee it touched nobody in its passage. Dundee were well beaten. There was an entire absence of cohesive work, whereas on the other hand the Rangers’ play was like clockwork. Halliday was not only Dundee’s best forward, he was their only forward. He had to play a lone hand, for he received but little support either from his wings or half. The Dundee middlemen with the exception of Irving, who was as good a half as there was on the field, over-kicked their men, with the result that the Rangers defence had plenty of free kicking. Knox received but little of the ball, especially in the second half, but when he did, he made good use of it. Thomson and Ross were strong at back. Manderson was Rangers’ better back, and Dixon kept a firm hold of Halliday. The forwards played a beautiful, combined game. Archibald was always dangerous and was well supported by Cunningham and Meiklejohn. Cairns and Morton made the best wing on the field, and on yesterday’s showing, there is no better in Scotland. Henderson was a dashing centre and kept Rankine continually on tenterhooks. His goal was a beauty
