Clydebank 4
Rangers 0
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Match Report

Rangers went for an evening stroll at Kilbowie Park, but ended up being taken for a ride. The Ibrox side, European stars and all were sent home from this “friendly” exercise by Bankies striker Frank McDougall, who scored a hat trick.

Tom Forsyth, who had been out of action for two months came through the game and only needed two typically fierce tackles in the first half to provide ample evidence of his readiness for the fray again.

He could be excused a less than frenetic approach to the game, but his team mates, who took it all much too casually, must feel a little ashamed.

Neither the Ibrox team nor Clydebank had played since Christmas Eve and for both, particularly Clydebank, it was a worthwhile workout.

Understandably, the First Division side looked a good deal more eager to succeed and they had enough good players on the field to justify their hopes of reaching the Premier League again.

Three of them were involved in their first goal in five minutes, a goal which pleased a fair number of the 3000 fans. Colgan did some neat work on the left, Millar put the ball over and McDougall first timed a fine shot past McCloy.

The Kilbowie pitch, green though it looked, was a tricky surface and the players, particularly the Ibrox ones, did not take too many chances.

Greig utilised all 14 top players, sending on Miller, Smith and Parlane in the second half for Jackson, Watson and Cooper. But it was shortly after Clydebank’s Ross replaced Colgan that the locals went two ahead. Houston put Millar clear with 61 minutes on the clock and the striker neatly tapped the ball past McCloy.

Parlane brought out the best save of the night from Jim Gallacher, but Clydebank went three up in 79 minutes when McDougall lashed a Ross cross past McCloy. McDougall completed his hat trick just two minutes later when he headed a bad pass back from Miller past the Rangers keeper.