Fleming 6
B McPhail
Cowan pen
McCrae
Match Information
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: JP Rowe (Glasgow)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
Such a score falls short of conveying the superiority of rangers. Twenty-five minutes after the second half had begun, they were four goals ahead, and this despite the loss of Muirhead shortly before the interval. He had a small bone in the shoulder broken, and although able to walk about in the pavilion after leaving the field the mishap will keep him out of football for some time and cause the first break in the team. That first half display of the champions was as good as anything they have ever shown. The slightly heavy ground gave the players a chance to grip the ball, and the Light Blues forwards and half-backs simply made it talk. It was a terrible time St Mirren’s defence experienced, and the wonder is that the interval score of three goals was not higher. Fleming rammed home the first goal in six minutes after the Archibald had given him the pass. Fotheringham pushed out the centre’s first shot but had no chance with the second one. Just four minutes later McPhail sent the home crowd into raptures with as fine a goal as has been witnessed on the ground. He feinted twice when confronted by Morrison and Findlay, making ground each time, and then, from a difficult angle, smashed the ball into the net with his right foot. The third goal was scored by Cunningham with one of his pile drivers, but the chance was made by Morton, who corkscrewed his way through the defence and placed perfectly. It had been a first half of absolute Rangers’ domination, and even in the second half, with Muirhead off, they had command for fully half an hour. McPhail worked in to score a fourth goal – another 18-carat affair – and it was only then that the St Mirren forwards threw themselves into their job with real abandon. Result – two goals inside five minutes. Cowan got the first from a penalty for a trip, and McCrae snapped a scoring chance that evolved in some quick, open passing. The ball hit the bar and came down over the line. Rangers at full strength, had not a weak spot. St Mirren were outclassed, for the forwards could not combine to any effect, and the half-backs were too busy chasing the opposing raiders to indulge in much forcing play. Fotheringham and Findlay were best of those behind
