14/07/1951
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Aberdeen |
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2 - 1 |
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Rangers |
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Yorston 28, Baird 30. |
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Findlay 71. |
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| Attendance: 35,000
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| Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
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THE Dons showed Rangers how to snap their chances in Saturday?s game at Piltodrie.
The Light Blue had no reason to complain of the result. They have still to find a solution to their attacking problems.
The fact that they did so much switching points to the fact that the line did not give satisfaction. Although Simpson started at centre-torward it was difficult to decide whether he or Thornton was leader of the attack.
The one man it didn't seem to bother was Kenny Thomson. Aberdeen?s deputy centre-half. He was master in the middle, and neither Thornton nor Simpson got any change out of the former Aberdeen junior.
IT was the half-back line that laid the foundation for victory. Harris, once he warmed up. played strongly, and Lowrie was as good a half back as there was on the field. The former Manchester United player did a grand job of work.
Martin played well in goal, and although Hamilton found Young a difficult opponent to shake off the Dons? leader did invaluable work by keeping the line moving. Yorston had a high nuisance value. His quick bursts through the middle troubled the Ibrox defence.
Source: Evening Express, 16th July, 1951
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Aberdeen Teamsheet:
Martin, Emery, Shaw, Lowrie, Thomson, Harris, Delaney, Yorston, Hamilton, Baird, Pearson.
Unused Subs:
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Rangers Teamsheet:
Bobby Brown,
John Little,
Jock Shaw,
Ian McColl,
George Young,
Sammy Cox,
Willie Waddell,
Willie Findlay,
Billy Simpson,
Willie Thornton,
John Prentice.
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| Referee: |
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George Mitchell, Falkirk |
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