Gilchrist 10
McPherson 44
Callaghan >45
Missed Penalties
Hunter pen miss
Match Information
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: J.B.F. Stark (Cambuslang)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The Partick directors were compelled to make changes owing to the inability of Graham and Gardner to play, but the rearrangement works fairly satisfactory, and if the Firhill club was beaten in the end it was by the smallest possible margin. The Partick team played better at the opening than they did later on, and in the first twenty minutes had several opportunities to score. Smith was through on several occasions, but he was a shade slow in getting in his shots, with the result that the ball was usually charged down. The instigator of most of these incursions was Wilson, a most attractive player, who showed splendid control of the ball, and usually parted with it to advantage. Rangers were first to score, and it was due to a well-placed ball by Alex smith, who made a welcome reappearance for the Light Blues. He ran with the ball from mid-field and got past McGregor, who fell, and then centred for Gilchrist to place the ball in the net. The second goal was taken just on the interval, and was the result of a capital effort by McPherson, who took the ball in a difficult position and shot past Howden, who apparently was taken by surprise. Before that Hunter had missed from a penalty kick given for the Partick goalkeeper bringing down Bennett, who was injured. The Thistle goal was taken in the second half, Callaghan putting through a centre from Branscombe. There was not a great deal of sustained combination on the part of either forward rank, and this was due chiefly to the worrying tactics of the half-backs. The play of the middle men was not above reproach, but there was an activity about the whole lot which upset the calculations of the forwards. May was, perhaps, the most prominent of the six, for he was of more service in attack then Raisbeck, who shone in defensive work. Waddell did better than the week before, and Galt was also good. Parry placed well, and Lyle showed cleverness in beating the men opposed to him. Campbell and McKenzie were quite safe, and both kicked well, while McKenzie and McGregor, who had more to do, came out of the game with credit. Both goalkeepers saved well. Wilson, of Partick, was the neatest forward playing, and along with Branscombe there was a good wing. Smith did several smart things, and Fred Robertson worked hard for the benefit of his partner, Callaghan. Alex Smith played a good game in his old place, and McPherson supported him well. Hunter always worried the opposing defence, and Bennett until he was injured, did very well, indeed. Gilchrist was the weakest of the five
