S Duncan
Branscombe
Match Information
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J.B. Stevenson (Motherwell)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
I think Rangers have had too much football recently. It Ibrox they hung out signs of distress long before the finish of their game with Clyde. Still Clyde thoroughly deserved a point – they played hard and earnestly for it. Rangers in the first half move along well, Duncan and Branscombe doing pretty much as they pleased, and after ten minutes Branscombe scored a wonderful goal, the ball, shot from the goal-line, running along the crossbar to rebound off the far-off upright into the net. Five minutes later Branscombe centred from the corner flag so accurately that Duncan headed a second goal. The best incident in this half were grand shot by Bennett and Duncan dealt with by Shingleton in magnificent style. Clyde, who had given glimpses of profitable forward play, were two goals down at the interval, but they resumed in a confident, spirited manner, and within five minutes C Watson had Hempsey beaten, heading through a perfect centre from Morris. Clyde rattled into their work with a will after this, and improved in their finishing, but Hempsey kept them out until five minutes from the end, when Morris again swung across a ball to be again headed into the net by C Watson. Before this Bennett had beaten Shingleton, but Neave kicked clear just as the ball was trickling over the line, and Brander hit the bar with a strong shot. Clyde, however, had the bulk of the play in the second half. Rangers had sound defenders in Manderson, Gordon and Logan. Although making numerous mistakes, Logan was aye breaking up Clyde’s inside game. Brander was too often on the top of Bennett, who filled the centre-forward position moderately well. Duncan and Branscombe were Rangers’ best forwards. Clyde were better served than Rangers in defence. Shingleton brought off several fine saves, and Farrell and Leslie gave him good protection. Neave and Walker were clever in the middle line, and among the forwards, who lacked nothing in enthusiasm, Morris and the two Watsons were prominent
