G Henderson 51, 60, 65
Match Information
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: J.A. Martin (Clydebank)
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
Even a defeat by a three-goal margin cannot take away from Clyde the credit of having a 50 per cent share in a magnificent first half. It was a thriller. Though the Rangers always seemed to have just a shade more grip than the Shawfielders, there was ever that element of uncertainty that kept the crowd on edge. But when Henderson ‘headed’ home Archibald’s grand centre five minutes or less after the interval. The strain on both teams had been terribly severe. Clyde had been going at top tension, holding nothing in reserve. When this goal went on, there was a kind of rection. Rangers seemed all at once to shake themselves free of anxiety. Everything began to go sweetly for them, and in a very short time they were sailing home with a three-goal lead. Their right wing had worked up a great bit of form. From the quarter most of the danger was coming to Shingleton. It was a Meiklejohn centre that enabled Henderson to ‘head’ his second goal, seven minutes after the first, and another lovely cross from Archibald that gave him his chance to ‘head’ the third. I don’t think the champions tried to pile on the agony after that. Enough was as good as a feast. But the Clyde forwards never stopped trying, and late in the game Robb had to throw himself full length on the ground to save from Brown. I have missed telling you of all the electrifying incidents of that glorious first-half – of how Farrell once nearly ran the ball into his own net, of how Robb saved at point-blank range from Marshall, of how Shingleton shooting up his right arm, deflected a great drive from Cairns over the bar. These were only a few of the things that had the crowd humming. What a fine game the Rangers’ half-backs played after the interval. Even Dixon was feeding the forwards to perfection. Archibald’s centers, accurate and full of power, became a terror to Shingleton and his backs. To save the shots Shingleton saved and be taken by three high ‘headers’ was a nasty bit of luck. McCandless was again a great back, and Manderson’s recovery was extra good. Farrell did well under pressure, and the Clyde half-backs all hung well into their job until the scoring started. The forwards were clever in taking the ball along, but they had not the strength to last it out against such a defence as was opposed to them. Cairns played marvelously well for one suffering from sore feet. McDiarmid only got properly going after the interval.
