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Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Tuesday
Match Trivia
The meeting between these two clubs at Kinning Park created a large amount of interest and before the game began close upon 8,000 spectators attended – a large contingent of who evidently came from the vicinity of Cambuslang. The ground was in good order, and the weather being fine the outing was a very enjoyable one. Considering the form displayed by the Rangers in the bulk of their games this season and the genuine ability shown by the visitors, a close match was naturally expected but a defeat to the Kinning Park club by two goals to none was never dreamt of by most ‘knowing one’ in football circles. A few minutes after the advertised hour the game was started by the Rangers kicking off, and for a few seconds the play was confined to the centre. The first however to gain a slight advantage was Cambuslang whose forwards eager for the fray darted up to the Rangers lines, headed by the elder Gourlay, who made an early shy but the passed the posts. After the kick-out the Rangers retaliated with vigour, and a pretty run was made down on the Cambuslang lines by McKenzie, Peacock and Lawrie, but the former was knocked off the ball by Mackie before he had time to do any harm. In the scrimmage for possession however, the home team were driven off, and a hard run by Cambuslang brought them dangerously near Chalmers. The ball went into touch close to the posts, and after some hot work, Plenderleith headed it clean through the Rangers goal. This smart work for the visitors, as the game was only six minutes old. It was now the Rangers turn to start the leather from the centre again, and with great dash the combined form of the front division came away in a beautiful run, which seemed irresistible till a determined effort on the part of Jackson stretched Heggie on the grass just as he was poising for a nice shot. A scrimmage then took place about ten yards from the Cambuslang goal, in which the stranger’s backs and four of the Rangers forwards took part. By superior tactics the Rangers cleared the ball away, and a splendid shot was sent into the month of the goal by Lawrie. Dunn however cleared the leather away, and eventually it was kicked over the lines by McPherson. This gave the Rangers a corner-flag kick, but it came to nothing. In the play which followed each goal was in turn closely pressed, the Rangers on two occasions coming very near scoring, but lost in consequence of defective shooting when within a few inches. Some nice returns between the opposing backs were also witnessed – McIntyre and Cameron for the Rangers and Jackson and Buchanan for the strangers, being conspicuous. After this the Cambuslang pressed down on the Rangers goal and Gourlay (No.2) sent the ball between the posts amid cries of ‘offside’. The Rangers appealed against the score being allowed, and while one umpire gave his opinion that it was ‘no goal’ the other said he saw nothing wrong. The referee was accordingly consulted, and gave the strangers a goal. This was two to none in favour of Cambuslang, and before halftime arrived the strangers put the ball through a third time. This last, however, was such a glaring case of ‘off side’ that it was at once disallowed. Even with two goals against them it was considered by many that the Rangers would be able to make up their leeway, but in this their friends were doomed to disappointment against such a formidable combination as the Cambuslang. The latter made a vigorous kick off in the second round, and Plenderleith and Buchanan carried the ball well up to the Rangers goal, but a neat kick by Chalmers rendered matters safe, and Peacock and Lawrie had a fine close run up the field and were never challenged till they had the ball within a dozen yards of the goal, where a foul was given to the home club. McIntyre took the kick, and from a hard scrimmage the ball was sent over the goal line by the defenders. This, of course caused a corner-flag kick, and the ball being again put over the lines a second followed immediately. Afterwards, for a time the Cambuslang fortress seemed certain of being captured, but in the end a shot from Pringle grazed the posts, and went over. Gave-and-take play was the order of the day for some time afterwards, and not long before time an exciting scene was witnessed near the Rangers goal. It was started by Low, who had a fine run all to himself up to the Rangers goal, and ended by hitting a goal-bar with a shot. Chalmers caught the ball as it was falling, but in doing so he slipped, and before one could say ‘Jack Robinson’ the united weight of the team took part in a kind of Rugby maul almost under the Rangers goal-bar, but the leather was eventually sent clear. In the closing minutes the Rangers worked most determinedly to score, but had luck against them, and when time was called they were beaten by two goals to none.
