J Smith 13, 39, 73, 86
Kinnear 27
A Venters 78
Match Information
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: J.M. Martin (Fife)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
I hope I saw Dundee at their worst. It couldnt have been their best, or anything within miles of it. Rangers did not have to be a great team to win as they liked, but they had everything that makes for match-winning. Dundee didnt have it anywhere. This is a matter for regret, and I should imagine Rangers folk with any sense would see it that way. There was no inspiring force in the Dens Park ranks, no one who was capable of giving an urge or setting a lead. I should like to think that the Ibrox atmosphere affected them, for then we might hope for a better showing when they go other places. It was not as if only one department was weak. The whole team lacked the will to be up and doing. It was a flop which I hope Dundee will be able to forget and come to future engagement with the proper spirit. The only time in the game that they looked like challenging Rangers was in the first twenty minutes of the second half, and then the forwards persistently beat themselves by showing poor intelligence in finding the right man with the pass. Dawson had every shot that came to him well covered. He was never in trouble. Working in co-operation with McKillop and Brown, the Rangers backs made light of their task, and with the ball a lot in the air Simpson gave the nippy Coats precious little chance to exploit his quick run through. The feature of the rangers forward play was the interchange of position by Main and Fiddes. It turned the trick more than once. The we had Smith snapping up the scoring chances, doing it well. Four goals were his contribution, and I dont think Marsh had a chance with any of them, although he did with the one Venters scored the fifth. Kinnear did some good raiding and was tricky, though he held the ball a trifle long at times. He took his goal cleverly, and he had no fault to find with the service Venters gave him. Smith, after 13 minutes, opened the scoring, Kinnear got a second in 27 minutes, and Smith the third in 39 minutes. The fourth was Smiths 28 minutes after the restart, the fifth Venters and sixth Smiths again, with a bonnie header. One bad day for Dundee.
