RC Hamilton (4)
A Smith (2)
B Neill pen
D Mitchell
N Kerr
N Gibson
J Miller
Coulrough og
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: unknown - to be confirmed
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
There was a good attendance at Ibrox to witness the tie between these clubs. The Rangers won by 12 goals to 0, seven of which were scored at halftime. The Rangers played without their usual backs, but able substitutes were found. The provincial team were outplayed almost from the start, and Dickie, except on two or three occasions, was never called upon.
The Rangers had practically another ‘walk over’ in this tie. In the first round they defeated Polton Vale by eight goals to nil and on Saturday in the second round they inflicted a still more decisive beating on Cartvale against whom they totalled no fewer than twelve goals. But strange as it may seem, Cartvale though they received the bigger defeat, played a much superior game to Polton Vale and on more than one occasion they experienced very hard luck in being denied a goal. They repeatedly succeeded in opening up the game, and the Rangers backs and goalkeeper, got a deal more work to do than on the occasion of the tie with Polton Vale. But the fact that Cartvale were able to initiate dangerous in roads upon the Rangers defence was the cause of their suffering so severe a reverse for the Rangers perceiving that Cartvale were not at all inclined to simply stand and look on invested an amount of carefulness into their play that would have been exceedingly difficult for a club of much higher status than Cartvale to have counteracted. Right from the kick-off the Rangers took the shortest route for goal, and in a few minutes the first goal was put on. Before the interval arrived other six were scored, one of which was the result of a mix-kick by Cartvale right-back. The Rangers forwards were in one of their greediest mood, and in the second portion of the match, they added five goals to their already large total. That Cartvale were tremendously out-played the score affords eloquent testimony, but all the same the Rangers did not throw away very many chances. They took matters more easy in the second half, but in the first half their tactics were occasionally so robust as to call for the interference of the referee. Indeed, the number of free-kicks which were awarded against the Rangers throughout the game as compared with that against Cartvale was the subject of general comment, although none was of a serious nature. The most serious foul was given against Cartvale, which one of the backs fisted out the ball within the 12 yards line. A penalty kick was granted from which Neil scored. J Robertson and Topping broke away in dashing style for Cartvale on more than one occasion, but near goal their efforts were somewhat easily frustrated. The halves and backs tackled fairly well and kicked strongly, but the resource and combination of their opponents proved too effective to be overcome. Craig the Cartvale custodian was not so safe as he might have been. It would be idle in the circumstances to discuss the merits of the Rangers individually; suffice it to say that all did well, the backs – Crawford and Scott – being quite equal to every demand made upon them.
