Hislop 20
Peacock 60
Red Cards
H McCreadie sent off 70
Fowler sent off 70
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: unknown - to be confirmed
Referee: Mr French
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
What was justly considered the best match in the Glasgow district on Saturday was that between the Rangers and Cowlairs on Ibrox Park. The weather was splendid, and the ground in rare order for a fine display of neat dribbling and passing. The ground team lost the toss and played for the first round with a strong sun in their eyes, and kicked off. The play in a few seconds after the ball left the centre was confined to the Cowlairs goals, and the keeper had to clear away several hot shots from the feet of Hislop and McCreadie from taking effect. The backs and halfbacks however, were crowding pretty well round, and McLeod tackled in fine form, but missed his kick at the last minute. Masterton however, came to the rescue, and saved Wyllie from making what looked a certain goal. The Cowlairs men improved upon this, and a clinking run, started by Peacock and Henderson, helped to make the game more even, and a shy by Peacock went over the bar. The kick-off was soon returned, and a second scrimmage occurred near the Rangers lines, but fine back play made the team conscious of superiority, and the ball was soon cleared away, and pounced upon by McPherson, who hit the Cowlairs goal-bar with a fine shy. The Rangers were now pressing the Cowlairs very hard, and another shot by Kerr glanced off the goalkeepers’ hands and passed over the bar. A corner-flag kick soon occurred, and the Rangers, who had it made the ball spin close up among the Cowlairs backs, but it ultimately, passed the line. After this a fine run was made by Hislop and McPherson, and afterwards by Wyllie and McCreadie, and from a pass-on near the right corner-flag Hislop got possession and made a smart goal. The game was now wearing on, and while Cowlairs afterwards improved on their play, and had a tussle with their opponents, the game at halftime stood in favour of the home team. The second half was not very long started till Cowlairs, who had the kick-off showed a bold front and made a most determined raid into the Rangers territory, and McKenzie had to use his hands to save a fine shot from the foot of Henderson from taking effect. The ball was right enough cleared away, but a piece of exciting tackling between McIntyre and Peacock ended in the former polishing off his old club companion. By slow degrees however the Rangers worked up the ball to the top of the field, and a grand run by McCreadie came so close that many considered it ‘all up’ with Cowlairs for a second goal. The ‘old man useful,’ however turned up in the person of McLeod, who made one of his famous Queen’s Park returns, and cleared the lot out from goal. The Rangers, however were playing far too scientifically for a game with Cowlairs, and lost a whole lot of fine chances, to distinguish themselves in the more practical work of scoring goals. It did not last this pressing business, and they resorted to such open play that the Cowlairs playing a little rough in the clearing process, sent their opponents from the goal, but had to submit to a couple of free kicks. These little vagaries of the contest were got over quietly, however and Cowlairs braced themselves up, and a run by Peacock ended in the latter scoring a goal. This made the teams equal, and it was now the Rangers turn to bring down the ball and kick off. Some even play followed, and the tackling on both sides began to get rather severe for the comfort of the players. It got by and by alarming, and in a scrimmage at the Cowlairs goal matters got so hot between Fowler of Cowlairs, and McCreadie of the Rangers, that the referee ordered the pair off the field, so that it was now a game of 10 men-a-side. Shortly after this the Rangers had hard lines with a corner-flag kick, the ball going out of the scrimmage close over the bar, and at another time lost a good chance by allowing it to get over the lines a few inches from the goal. After this the Cowlairs warmed up and pressed their opponents pretty severely, having a corner kick, but nothing came of it, as the ball was cleared away by the keeper, and eventually sent over the lines. With some good runs on each side, during which no advantage was gained, the whistle sounded, leaving the game drawn, with one goal all
