J Smith 5
Jeffrey 68
Missed Penalties
J Smith missed penalty 71
Match Information
Attendance: 7500
Referee: M.C. Dale (Glasgow)
Match Trivia
I can give you plenty of reasons why Rangers didnt win. But the principal ones go under the name of Smith, Gillick and Venters. In the first half it looked a one-way street towards Wallace. But the selfishness of the three mentioned Rangers could have been at least four up. Then at a crucial moment Smith had a amazing penalty miss. Before we go any further, theres another reason Dumbarton. If we couldnt exactly admire their play, we could admire their cheek. After that penalty let-off they hogged the game with play that was jubilant as a flag unfurling in the breeze. And a fitting climax to this high-spirited stuff was Jeffreys bonny 25-yard equaliser which Dawson could only mark off as heard but not seen. In that first-half you could watched Wallaces end and seen everything that happened. Smiths goal from a Gillick cross looked to be only an appetiser. But the exasperating tricks of Smith, Gillick and Venters palled after a while. Venters is excused a little in that he tried a shoe now and then. Youll notice I dont criticise McKillop and Beattie. These boys might have saved the game very nearly did towards the end and no blame is attached to them. McKillop, I liked very much. The Sons came more into it in the second stanza. But when Gillick was up ended in the box, their chances seemed doomed, Smith strode towards the ball. Direction was right but he could have it harder with a putter. Wallace almost walked to pick it up. Exuberance of Dumbarton bubbled over. Thereafter it was something like a game and Jeffreys equaliser brought out some desperate Rangers trying. I dont like to say they were too late and absolutely asked for it but that was exactly the position. Home defence had little to do. It must have been galling for them to do their work so well, provide so many passes and see them wasted. The visiting forwards had a spell towards the end, otherwise were unemployed. But Jackie Milne wasnt exactly a danger man when he did get the ball. The roaming Jeffrey was the best of the line. In defence, halves Drysdale and Brown were stout, but their passing weak. Hart stuck well to Smith. Cheyne gave one of his best displays against his former teammates. Smith missed a 71st minute penalty
