Meiklejohn <45
Muirhead >45
Match Information
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: M Quinn (Bellshill)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The football at Ibrox Park was not bright. The majority of the 18,000 spectators would characterise the exhibition a dud one. And not be wrong. Third Lanark could not stretch the Rangers. As Alex Bennett said, they had six young players in the team. One day some of them will make their mark. Jarvie has already done so. Blair, the inside right, and McGoldrick, of St Roch’s who made his debut yesterday at outside left, are the most promising of the others. Brown, the left back, is sturdily built, but he has a long way to go to attain to the standard of Orr, whose place he fills. The wing half, Findlay and Caldwell, could not hold their men. The test was too severe for them. The Rangers scraped through by two goals. The first one, after twelve minutes, was unluckily lost. McCormack, the captain, crowded too close on Jarvie, who was dealing with a high cross from Meiklejohn. Caldwell had fouled Archibald foolishly. McCormack nudged the ball out of the hands of Jarvie when Meiklejohn’s hot was delivered. Rough on the goalkeeper. Muirhead shot the second goal when twelve minutes of the second half had gone. A minute earlier Cunningham had fired a better ball without effect. He was the best shot of the game. One of his drives took an upright midway through the first half. McCormack blocked two others, and headed out the ball from under the bar another time when the rest were beaten. McCormack was the life of a dull Cathkin defence. Jarvie, Cringan and McIntyre were best of the others. The centre forward had little support from his inside forwards. Frank Walker was lost. McGoldrick, with few opportunities, showed he could play football. He is to the small side, but has good limbs, and is confident when he has the ball under control. The Light Blues did not appear to take things seriously in the last half-hour. They were indifferent about shooting. All except Alan Morton, who tried to get goals. The left winger shot when he ought to have passed the ball. Although more decisively beaten Partick Thistle served up the previous week much brighter football against the leaders. Rangers won as they liked
