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Match Details

Rangers

3-1

Ayr Utd

League - Western Division
MatchDay 22
Ibrox Park
Wednesday
17 April, 1940

Rangers

Jerry Dawson
Dougie Gray
Jock Shaw
Bobby Bolt
Willie Woodburn
Tom McKillop
James Forshaw
Ian McPherson
Jimmy Smith
Alex Venters
Christopher McNee

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11

Ayr Utd

Hall
Craik
Dyer
Cox
Whiteford
Dimmer
Carroll
Hamilton
Clark
Marshall
Thow

Match Information

Goals

Smith 16
McPherson 78, 89
Clark 68

Match Information

Manager: Bill Struth
Attendance: TBC
Referee: TBC

Match Trivia

Rangers very nearly lost what might have been a precious League point against Ayr United at Ibrox last night, but they will regret more the loss of McNee for the remainder of the season. Midway in the first half, McNee came down in a tackle with Craik, and he was taken off on a stretcher. He is in the Victoria Infirmary with a fracture of the tibia. At that time, Rangers led by a goal, shot by Smith from Forshaw’s cross in 16 minutes, but Ayr had had quite as much of the play. Hall brilliantly saved a penalty kick from Venters, and the Ayr goal had other numerous and narrow escapes. Ayr equalised unexpectedly twenty-three minutes after the interval through Clark. McPherson gave Rangers a rightful lead twelve minutes from time, and in the last minutes had a brilliant goal all on his own
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