Match ended 0-0
Match Information
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The game at Ibrox was a thriller right for the start to finish, and the great crowd, something over 20,000 stayed almost to a man until the whistle blew. Rangers had McLean out again, but as was evidenced after about half an hour’s play, he was not exactly fit for such a gruelling encounter. Manderson was not feeling fit, and McQueen played right back, a position which, it may be said right away, he filled most admirably. As they did on their previous visit to Ibrox, Motherwell played a very fine game, and were well worth their point, albeit Rangers were master for full twenty minutes in the closing stages, to say nothing of other dangerous periods. The first ten minutes were Motherwell’s. The forwards combined cleverly. Lennie and Rankin vied with Gardner and Morgan in playing Ferguson with the ball. But Arthur Dixon gave the Motherwell centre little rope. After the Rangers got the length of Craig first Aitken and then Cairns had pops at the ‘goalie.’ The latter’s shot tingled Craig’s fingers, and then McDiarmid had a ‘flyer.’ Bowie opened up the game nicely, and was ever prominent, but mostly play was in midfield. Clever forward play was met by equally smart half-back work. McIntosh combined his wing well, and found time to chase Aitken and Bowie. At this period it looked as if Motherwell would score. The Lanarkshire forwards came down in a bunch, and Ferguson seemed boring his way through, but Dixon was on the top, and the centre was bundled most unceremoniously down. It looked uncommonly like a penalty. Meantime, Bell and Anderson staved off raids by Rangers, Bell being very often lucky in blocking McLean just had he as getting set. Notwithstanding all the clever play of Motherwell, it is a fact that Hempsey never got a shot to deal with. Indeed, he only had about three decent shots to handle all the game, and they came early in the second half. Lennie had one ‘ripper,’ and Rankin had hard luck with another, and that was about all the deadly work at that end, for although Ferguson tried hard, he could never get in scoring position, and when Morgan and he had a clear field later in the game, they were nicely stopped by Blair and McQueen. The latter never faltered, and kicked a fine length. Then came Rangers’ time of pressure. They fairly swamped the Motherwell lot. Aitken raced like a deer, and put in some glorious crosses. Cairns came bounding in, and was desperate to score. McLean, dog-tired, fankled in the goalmouth, and the sturdy defence of Motherwell prevailed. McDiarmid got many opportunities, and one of his shots was cleverly diverted by Craig. Shots from Bowie, Cairns and Aitken were rained in on the Motherwell goalkeeper, but his saving was magnificent. It was thrilling work. Bobbie Stewart was a hero in defensive work, and his vis-a-vis, Dixon, assisted in the Rangers’ attack. It was a strenuous time, but Motherwell emerged with credit, thanks to Craig and the backs. The half-back line was in great form, with McIntosh not far behind Stewart. Rankin was the better forward, and Morgan would have done better had he got more of the ball. Of the Rangers, Dixon was the number one man, McQueen not a whit behind Blair, and Hempsey had an easy afternoon. Aitken, Bowie and Cairns were the best of a forward lone who were not so cohesive as usual, probably owing to McLean not having fully recovered from the flu
