Chapman
Goodwin xx
Hogg <45
Kyle >45
W Reid
Hogg
Goodwin
Match Information
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J.S.H. Mark (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
If the Rangers could but consistently reproduce the form displayed in this match, the doubt which presently surrounds the ultimate winner of the League Championship might be dispelled, for it is doubtful if any club in the competition could stay the progress of what assuredly would be an all-conquering Ibrox eleven. It is accepted axion that success begets success, but it is scarcely applicable in this case, for before the full half-hour had been played, when Chapman got the first goal, the wearing down process which led up to and ultimately finished, with the ‘Light Blues practically walking away with the points, had began. One or two of the goals did come a trifle easy, but after the game was say twenty minutes did. There was no question as to which of the teams was the superior. Despite the wide goal margin, and the undoubted superiority of the Rangers – and particularly in a finishing sense – there was, however, never any suggestion of a Clyde debacle. Right up to the end, the Shawfield team, although playing against tremendous odds, stuck to their work with grim determination, and in several instances, themselves came within an ace of counting another. Kyle had a particularly praiseworthy drive which just missed by a foot or so, while only a Lock would have made a desperate effort in the second half, which robbed Jackson of a ‘granary to a hayseed chance’ of scoring. But they were unfortunate enough, with an experimental forward placing, which did not prove a success, to run up against an Ibrox representation which, if the backs are excepted of excellence attained by the club this season. All eyes were fixed on the big, but rather loosely built Copper of Arniston Rangers, whose goal scoring achievements has made him famous far beyond the confines of his native Gorebridge. In being asked to substitute Hunter against Chapman, now at the very top of his game, the inexperienced junior indifferently and insufficiently trained, was set a rather difficult task which proved beyond his powers. He started in first-class fashion, a clever move by which he eluded the Rangers centre-half, and later, a beautiful pass to the right, showing that he knew at least something about the business. But the brilliance of Chapman was too much for the novice, and the inability of the pivot to get going proved a decided handicap on the wings. Jackson showed pretty footwork on occasion, McCartney wrought hard enough if too little purpose, while Kyle beside having an occasional good try on his own, gave Young many chances to get going. The outside left invariably centred well, but as against Queen’s Park, he often did so when with a clear field given him, he could, and should, have carried the ball a good ten yards nearer Lock’s charge ere parting with it. With Bowie and Goodwin flanking Reid, the wing game, and snap bursts by the centre-forward, which has been a characteristic of the Rangers attack, was less in evidence than usual. Hogg and Smith certainly were often in the picture – the Englishman playing splendidly had the third and fifth goals – but the profitable inside game was oftener indulged in than usual. They took a long time to get the better of Purves, but after Chapman had shown them the way, another three minutes saw their lead increased by a header from Goodwin, and a third by Hogg, after he had carried the ball from the other side of the centre line. The second half was barely a couple of minutes started when Kyle, with one from his head raised the Clyde’s dropping spirits, and twenty minutes from time, Referee Mark, after consulting his linesman, awarded Hogg the fifth taken from the line, and with only a few minutes to go, Goodwin put paid to a nice pass from his partner. Magnificently supported by the halves, among whom Chapman towered, his recovery work being a special feature, all the Rangers forwards shone to advantage. Bowie and Smith were not among the scores, but they were, no less serviceable than the others, and each formed capable links in a most effective combination. Campbell and Richmond may not be so safe a pair of backs as Law and Campbell make but the line nevertheless was fairly good one, and compared favourable with Gilligan and Blair, of which pair Gilligan was the most serviceable. Purves caught several good shots just as cleverly as Lock, but failed to field the ball to the same advantage as the Rangers’ man. Like his more successful partners – Walker and McAndrew – Collins wrought his hardest in a Clyde intermediate line who never spared themselves in their in their endeavours to checkmate a successful attacking division, which seemed to have an insatiable craving for goals. Smith, eager to get on terms with Hogg, Reid, and Goodwin, had a splendid, but unsuccessful attempt to get past Purves’ guard just before the whistle
