Kinnear 3
B McPhail 33
Red Cards
McAuley sent off 70
Kennedy sent off 70
Match Information
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: H Watson (Glasgow)
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
The personnel of the teams that lined up took away any semblance of what looked upon as a rehearsal for Saturdays Cup final game. Rangers fielded four reserves and Turnbull at centre-forward, while Third Lanark were without three of their regulars. Bearing in mind some of the happenings on the field, and that two of the contestants, Macaulay, Rangers and Kennedy, third Lanark were ordered from the field fifteen minutes from the end, while three other players had their names taken by the referee, let us be grateful that the game cannot be looked upon as a rehearsal. We dont wany any of the wrong stuff at Hampden before what was be the biggest crowd of the Scottish season. It was all most undignified and certainly unbecoming to the teams who are due to face one another for what we call the Blue Roband, and I trust that the players will have called it a day, and not make a serial story of it with the next chapter on Saturday. If territorial advantage counted, if points were allowed for aggressiveness, and not for goals scored, Third would have won. As it was two of the three goals, they lost were due to defensive blunders. The first came along three minutes after the start. A clearance from the Rangers half saw Denmark beat Turnbull for possession and, on turning round, he tried to slip the ball to Simpson. He stumbled over it, however, and Kinnear, cutting in, had a clear run-on Muir. Ten minutes later a cross from the right saw Turnbull shoot a fine goal, but the referee disallowed it, claiming that its flight the ball had been handled by Denmark. The centre-half certainly tried to palm it, but Im not so sure that he even got the tips of his fingers to the leather. After thirty-two minutes Muir stopped a soft thing. Getting it in his hands, stomach high, he for some strange reason, gave a little jump, as though it was the correct thing for a keeper to do when topping a shot, and the ball fell to the turf. He couldnt retrieve it, and in the scramble the ball went to the right, with Muir in pursuit. Macaulay, who produced some nice touches, made contact, crossed and McPhail headed into an empty goal. Three minutes afterwards Third put a different complexion on things by a goal from Hay. Kinnaird shot hard at a sharp angle. Dawson could only stop its forward progress and the ball leapt to the cross-bar, rebounded, and the centre headed to the back of the net. Third had had a strong wind behind them in the first half but they attacked against it with as much vigour in the second. However, slowness in front of goal, at the vital moments, added to the splendid defensive powers of the opponents, among whom Dawson, Simpson and Gray were conspicuous, kept them out, and midway through the half McPhail scored the best goal of the game. Denmark fouled Turnbull just inside the Third half. Simpson sent the ball to the centre of the goal, and the Rangers inside lefts head goal to it in front of Muirs hands. McPhail was hurt in the process. Even making allowances for the handicap of the strong wind the play never reached a high standard, and only occasionally were there any thrills. Third made a hard fight of it up to the loss of the third goal, and a little more intelligence at close quarters might have earned them a draw. As it was their old failing of poorness in finishing neutralised their outfield graft. And dont forget these two costly defensive blunders. Macauley and Kennedy both sent-off 75 minutes
