Dr Marshall 6
English 22
English 45
English 50
Campbell pen
English +1
Match Information
Attendance: 17,200
Referee: H Watson (Bishopbriggs)
Matchday: Wednesday
Match Trivia
Rangers were on their high horse ar Hampden, and jumped into the second round of the Glasgow Cup without any fuss. They played some really delightful football, were strong and cohesive, and powerful in finishing. Queens Park did some clever things in the breakaway, but they were lacking in the strong point of the Rangers they could not get going with the man-toman kind of football. I did not envy their defence. It was a difficult match for Smith, and his backs, and it was, in a sense, lucky for them that the score stopped at six, for in though a McPhail shot was over the goal-line when the ball was scrambled away. Rangers did not claim; but they had six goals already, and probably that made a difference. It was the snappiest game I have seen Rangers play this season. I was only sorry that the Amateurs could not respond with something of the same, and then it would have been a two-sided match worth seeing. There was just enough grip on the ground to suit the men who like to hold and work the ball. Rangers were into their stride right away, and in seven minutes went in the lead. Marshall got a rebound off a defender after he had shot strongly and smashed it home. The Amateurs hit out with vim, and Crawford tried a shot which narrowly missed, followed by one from Dodds a little high. Then a bit of McPhail. Away he went down the left. He should have passed to the waiting Marshall, but he shot instead, to bring out a corner, which was followed by two more. With 20 minutes gone, the second Rangers goal went on. Brown running in, hit the post, and when the ball rebounded to English, he shot through with a bonnie instep drive. Smith was helpless. Again, the Amateurs breezed out, and Grants shot brought a corner. But better was to come. Crawford running into the centre, shot with his left foot without much sting. Hamilton threw himself at the ball, but merely knocked it out, and while he lay on the ground Dodds came up at the double and netted. As quick as you like, Rangers forwards jumped into their stride again, and after Marshall and Archibald had been at fault, a third goal went on for Ibrox. A free kick was awarded Rangers wrongly, I thought and Archibald let away a screamer. Smith did well to put the ball out. Archibald, however, got it direst and lobbed it over to Fleming, who took the side of his foot to it and placed it in the net. This was seven minutes from the interval, and on the stoke of the half-time, Fleming scored direct from a corner kick. English went in to head through, but I feel certain the ball was over the line before he got his head to it. So, with the score 4-1 at the cross-over, Rangers were in Easy Street. And it was Easier Street four minutes after the restart, for then English cleverly beat three opponents to finish by tapping the ball past Smith a regular Bob McColl goal, and that is saying something. There was artistry all over it. But Queens Park had something left. Crawford broke away and centred high. Anderson shot and Hamilton conceded a corner. It was a near thing. With 28 minutes of the second half away, Bremner was going through when he was brought down a penalty. Campbell took it and scored. But within another minute away came the rangers forwards in a body, the ball going fast from one to another for English to finish by heading home Archibalds centre. Although Hamilton made several fine saves. I thought he should have averted the first goal he lost. Gray was consistently safe until Rangers began to monkey a bit with the tie in their grip. For an emergency man, McDonald did pretty well, but it was noticeable that he was preferring to do his work with his right. I thought Kennedy the neatest and most finished half-back on the field. He started like a thoroughbred. He had all the moves, and his passes were scarcely ever wrong. Simpson was into it in his usual slap-dash methods. Browns passing went wrong at times. He was not Brown at his best, but he was in the picture right enoughIt was the forwards who were the driving division. The quickness of English seemed to set the standard and the line came on with some clippy, go-ahead combination which was exhilarating to watch. The centres three goals were finely taken. McPhail and Fleming, as a pair, played their best game so far, I should say. McPhail was strong in taking the ball through, and Flemings centres and corner kicks were an outstanding feature especially his corner kicks. McPhails only defect was his shooting and yet he was unlucky not to have a goal credited to him. Archibald and Marshall struck up a powerful, forcing wing game, and so we saw a line which would have been very difficult to hold on the evenings showing. It was not Queens Parks good night. As a Hampden man said, This is the real test. It was just too much for being anxious for he could see the Ibrox forwards coming at him in solid formation, and it was calculated to create some fear. Campbell and Walker could only struggle behind half-backs who could not subdue the rival attack. Grant was a great trier. Among the forwards, only Crawford cut a proper figure. He was going fast and shooting and showed improved ball control since I saw him last. Dodds was off injured during the last 15 minutes, but the result was established by that time. Bremner and Anderson could not draw the defence or open out. McKenzie got few chances
