Black 22
Meiklejohn
Match Information
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: A.H. Leishman (Falkirk)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Rangers will never take home a harder-earned couple of points than those picked up at Cappielow. A goal down at half-time they had played like anything but champions, and it was only a quarter-of-an-hour of the real stuff in the second half that gave them their two goals. A third would have settled it, but even with the aid of a penalty-kick the third did not come, and they were struggling their hardest for the rest of the game to retain their slender lead. Black was denied a goal by a timely intervention by Brown before he put Morton on the lead twenty minutes after the start. Lyle sent a fast pass to the centres foot, and he tipped it ahead just far enough to beat Simpson. Then a firm, calculated shot, and Hamilton was beaten also. Other first-half incidents were a great ground shot by Meiklejohn, which would have found the net but for touching Marshall; a glorious save by Wilson from Archibald and a lucky escape for Morton when Fleming sent the ball closely past the far post. Soon after the restart, English drove against an upright. Rangers were obviously out to better their first-half show, but the goal they got was foolishly conceded. Bulloch brought down English after the centre had lost the ball, and Meiklejohnf free-kick from a yard outside the penalty-line hit the inside of a post and went along the goal-line to finish up inches over it. This was five minutes after half-time. In other three minutes, Archibald lobbed the ball from the bye-line to Englishs head, and the centre, unmarked, nodded it into an unguarded goal. A penalty-kick for a foul on Fleming again Bulloch was the offender was well taken by Gray but grandly saved by Wilson. That was about the end of Rangers period of supremacy. Wilson had a grand save from English, and Hamilton an equally good one from Black. Over the game, there was only that bright Rangers fifteen minutes between the teams. It entitled them to the points, but they would not have had a great deal to grumble at had they left one behind. They were by no means impressive in the first half, and at times their defence had their hands full. Hamilton was certainly better guarded then Wilson. The Greenock goalkeepers saving was of the first order, and he could not have been blamed had he lost other two goals. McGuire was the individual success among the backs. Full of resource, he refused to be beaten, and some of his recovery work was splendid. Smith is coming on to his game, and Bulloch did a power of useful defending, although the rangers half-backs and inside men sent the ball up to English too often in the air. Hard grafting was the characteristic of the other Morton men, with Lyle and Graham showing any brains that were going in the forward line. Simpsons head was about Rangers best asset in defence. He was often behind his backs covering up. Meiklejohns passing was of great help to his forwards, but Brwon was not much in evidence. Fleming was quite satisfactory deputy for Morton. McPhail was at his best when Rangers were getting their goals, and so was English. Marshall and Archibald were keen triers, and little more. Gray missed a second half penalty
