J Smith 1
G Brown 34
Match Information
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Thomson (Hamilton)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Lets say it was a moderate game between two moderate teams and youve got it. Flashes of pleasing passing cropped up at wide intervals, but the commonplace standard predominated. If there was any excuse at all for the failure to work the ball it was the sticky surface on the ground, but even allowing for that, most of us expected something superior. Clydes chief merit was their courage, but they played some forcing football, too and the Rangers goal underwent more than one lucky escape. It was a set-back to lose a goal in the first minute as Clyde did. Smith was the scorer. From this point until the 33 minutes had gone, Clyde were as much in the game as Rangers, but then lost a second goal. When the Rangers left wing went through, the ball was going Venters way, but he stepped a side to let Brown take it in his stride and the Clyde custodian was clean beaten by the pace of the shot. Even after that, Clyde never played like a beaten team. They fought it out to the last, but though they could give the Rangers defence a lot of trouble, their forwards lacked the necessary final penetration. In the second half, the Rangers forwards served up occasional rounds of real combination, but nothing was sustained. Clydes defence had the beating of them at the finish, although Smith, as in the first half, failed when he had only Brown to beat. Rangers are Rangers yet. Their defence, although surrendering nothing, was not at all impressive. Backs and half-backs were too often in one anothers way. They needed a bit of luck to escape losing a goal. Dawson was more than once deceived by what happened in front of him, and he did his part. Not too sure of himself to start with, Drysdale got his teeth into it before the finish. Remember he was a half-back when he arrived at Ibrox. McDonald was not comfortable against Robertson, who is big and fast and often does the unexpected. In defence, Clyde did not al all suffer by comparison, for Hughes was the best of all the backs and Kirk a resolute little stopper. Nor at half-back either were the Shawfielders overshadowed. None was more consistently effective than young Robb. He was as cool and confident as you like. McPhail, at inside right, mark you did everything possible to pull out the Rangers forward line, but the machinery kept breaking down when things looked most promising. As a working wing, Noble and McCulloch were equal to any, and it was from them that most danger to Rangers came.
