Kennedy <45
G Henderson 55
Match Information
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J Hamilton
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
After yesterday’s keen, and at times thrilling contest, why Falkirk are fighting to escape relegation is difficult to understand. To play as they did against the Rangers suggested to me that they should have been safe long before this. Falkirk scored first. Sam Kennedy, somewhere about twenty minutes after the start, hustled a countryman from Belfast, and finding himself through, drove the ball well out of Robb’s reach. Hats, caps and anything within reach of the hand went up in the air. “To score against the Rangers,” remarked a gentleman sitting close to me, “is something to be joyful for.” It took the ‘Light Blues’ some time to find the equaliser, and when it did come there was blundering there too. Joe Gowdy I was sorry for. He attempted to put a ball over the touchline, it rose as Joe made his kick, and glanced off a foot for a corner. That kick was taken, and well taken, by Morton. From Meiklejohn the ball returned to Scotland’s outside left, and with one of those wonderful lobs – they are Alan’s very own – he placed the ball over the heads of the Falkirk defenders for Henderson to ‘head’ it home and save the champions a point. In a contest in which hard knocks were going, neither goalkeeper had a great deal to do more than any custodian would have done correctly. Robb and Ferguson cleared dangerous high balls cleverly. Not a back failed. I share the honours between Scott and Manderson, yet for clean kicking Harris and McCandless were unexcelled. At half-back Falkirk were superior – remember the ‘Bairns’’ trio hadn’t just the same power forward to relieve them as the Rangers had. Townsley and Dougal were in international class. Gowdy stuck to Morton all the time and gave as much as he got. Rangers most effective middleman was Craig. Dixon was powerful as usual, and Meiklejohn did quite well. There was nothing brilliant in either attack; but there was more method with the Ibrox five, even if they showed glaring weaknesses. Morton was the danger when Cairns supported him, but Tommy was more of a half-back in the closing stages. I congratulate Henderson on his goal. George did little more. Falkirk’s five were very plucky. Kennedy lacks control, but he has a big heart. Campbell was a sticker. Bryce troubled McCandless once or twice; Manderson had the measure of Neilson.
