Paterson
J Bowie
T Cairns
Aitken
Lennie
Match Information
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: T Dougray (Barrhead)
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
We saw a new sort of Rangers defeat Hibernian at Ibrox yesterday by 4-2. There was life in the team, also cleverness, dash and determination. They were like a mettled steed that had felt the flick of the whip. And they meant to have no more flicks. I am certain that the display of the Light Blues gave the supports of the club great cheer, and took a load off of the official mind. My own estimate of the side is that it was about the best – though perhaps not quite the best – that the selectors can do. As for the Hibs, they opened well, scored through Aitken within two minutes, held their own for some time afterwards, and then went almost to pigs and whistles. Nearing the end they began galvanised into action again, but by that time the game was won and lost, and Rangers easing up a shade. After Aitken had opened the scoring Rangers forced the game at a great rate, and Allan brought of some splendid saves, notably from Logan, Reid and Duncan. When the equaliser arrived it was overdue. Gordon swung the ball away over to Paterson, who shot, and as Allan tried to kick clear and missed Cairns stepped in and netted. Hibs forwards were not always idle; by wide passing and quick ingoing runs they occasionally endangered the Rangers’ goal, but the bulk of the attack still came from the home forwards, and two minutes from the interval Bowie gave his team the lead with a bonnie left-foot shot, following a centre by Paterson. So Rangers led by 2-1 at the interval. A one-sided affair was the second half. Playing fast, delightful football, Rangers were continuously aggressive. Within twelve minutes Cairns headed their third goal, seven minutes later Reid went through with a pass from Gordon and scored the fourth with one of his very own shots, and then – more rapid, clever attack that strained the Hibs’ defence often almost to breaking point. In the last ten minutes, however, Hibernian came into the game again, and Lennie found a clear passage through from a centre by Smith a minute from the end. Kelso played his best game for Rangers, the halfs were a regenerated trio, and Duncan brought to the forward line an element of speed and effectiveness that had been painfully lacking before. The whole line, in fact was born again. Hibernian had no brilliant men, but Allan, Paterson, Lennie and Smith were the most useful
