G Henderson 10
Brown <45
Match Information
Attendance: 15000
Referee:
Matchday: Tuesday
Match Trivia
Hospital Challenge Cup, It would be ungracious to attempt to detract from the merit of the victory in consequence of which the Rangers of Glasgow took out of the town, for the first time, what has come to be known as the Huddersfield Charity Cup. They met the Huddersfield Town team in the annual match in aid of the funds of the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the Huddersfield Victoria Nurses’ Association, at Leeds Road, last night, and won by the odd goal in three. Neither of the teams was at full strength. The Rangers team included only five of the men who defeated Heart of Midlothian on Saturday, and Town had seven of the men who won against West Ham. The rangers played delightful football in the traditional Scottish style – ball control par excellence, short low passes, pattern-weaving highly developed, extremely pretty to watch and very difficult to counter. There was the expected contrast in styles of play, and the match was an interesting study to those who take pleasure in contrasting football tactics and methods. It is no damaging criticism of some of the Town players to add that they were never quite at ease against these clever manipulators of a football. Some of them had never played before against men who could dribble around s a ‘sixpence’ – assuming of course that the monetary attraction did not overcome their desire to exhibit their skill – and, frankly, they were often beaten. The ‘old hands’ in the team, men like Wadsworth, for instance, who before have had to counter these clever dribblers, were more successful but even the more experienced men had to extend themselves fully in their efforts to get the better of the visitors, and even then our men did not always succeed. And to crown all there was the skirl of the bagpipes to encourage the visitors in dealing out the medicine. In the unusual circumstances the most successful players from the Town point of view were Goodall, Wadsworth, Wilson and Brown, but it was Smith’s speed that really gave Town their goal, although it was scored by Brown by a header. Gray, Craig, Ireland, Henderson and Morton were most prominent in the Rangers’ team, which was clever and finished in all departments. The goal by Henderson was a half-hook that followed a very clever passing movement from the rangers left, and Morton’s goal was a gem of a shot. Mr PF Holmes, chairman of the Infirmary Governors, kicked off at the start, and Mr FL Moorhouse, chairman of the Victoria Nurses’ Association on the resumption. Sir Wiiliam Raynor afterwards presented the cup to Alan Morton, the Rangers captain, and a replica of it to each of the Rangers’ players and their manager. St William said that Huddersfield was proud of the record of the Town team, but they would have been even more proud if the town men could have beaten such a brilliant team as Glasgow Rangers had shown themselves to be. He congratulated the visitors very heartily on their football, and hoped they would come to Huddersfield again, and give another exhibition of the same brilliant football. If so, they would all be pleased. Mr A Brook Hirst, the chairman of the town directors, in introducing Alan Morton, the Rangers captain, to reply, referred to him as the most brilliant outside-left that Scotland has ever produced. Alan Morton said that the Rangers had not done badly that evening, and he thought they could do a lot better, but there was some sympathy for the Town team in that Rangers were taking away one of their own cups. All the Rangers players hoped that the Town team would win the League championship for the fourth time in succession. (Cheers) On the call of Rangers captain three cheers were given for the Town team, and on the suggestion of Mr Hirst the crowd responded similarly for the Rangers. The ball used in the match was put up for sale by auction by Mr Edward Sykes, and sold over and over again. The total realised was £18 15s, and Mr Hirst was the last bidder. An admirer of the club gave each of the trainers a sovereign.
