Fleming <45
B McPhail >45
Match Information
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: M.C. Hutton (Glasgow)
Matchday: Tuesday
Match Trivia
Although Rangers ultimately won comfortably, their play was far below that expected from League champions. True, they occasionally served up some pretty outheld manoeuvring and cleverly conceived scheming, but just as often were their intentions so obvious that they were easily countered by an energetic, if not brilliant, Leith defence. Fleming was the outstanding success in the Ibrox attack. Besides scoring a couple of grand goals, he had a number of volleys which just missed the mark. English lively as arteel, darted in and out among the Leith defenders, and on more than one occasion was just beating on the tape. Brown came out of his shell in the second half and gave a delightful exhibition on half-backs play. Gray and McAuley were able for all that came their way, and Dawson was seldom tested. Leith were admirably served in defence by Boyce and Henderson. Lockie was unreliable and contributed to two of RangersÂ’ goals. Half-back was the strong part of the Marine Gardens side, with Robinson specially prominent both in defensive and constructive work. In a front rank which failed as a penetrative force Turnbull showed an intelligent conception of the duties of a wing support. He was injured ten minutes from the finish and was carried off. Playing against a swirling wind in the first half, Leith put up a surprisingly good show. They did not confine themselves to spoiling or defensive work, but quite often swept along the field in fine formation, and not infrequently did they emulate the close passing methods of their more pretentious opponents. But all the time the men from the East lacked punch when near goal. Rangers gave the impression that they were inclined to treat the opposition rather lightly, so persistent were they in their efforts to serve up the dainty stuff. Indeed, had it not been for a miscalculation by Lockie, the Light Blues would have crossed over goalless. Fleming anticipated the flight of the ball better than did the Leith back, and darted in to crash the ball past Boyce, twenty-six minutes after the start. Turned round, Rangers were in more serious mood, and when McPhail whacked home a ball when it rebounded from an opponent, the game was lost and won. This thirteen minutes after the interval, and before the half-hour was clocked Fleming picked up an English pass to flash the ball, Boyce. Six minutes more, and English judged the flight of a Morton lob to a nicety, and promptly snatched his ninth League goal
