I'm not too sure how these games came about but the first of them at the Turf was to raise money towards the endowment of a bed in the Victoria Hospital and a week later we played at Ibrox Park in a testimonial for Archibald, the brilliant Rangers and Scotland outside-right.
The game at Turf Moor provided some excellent football which was much enjoyed. The attendance was not as large as expected, and the club fell much below their desired object. Still, the game realised £565 and the collection, £25 6s 8d, towards the bed.
The Burnley team won by 3-0, the goals being scored by Bob Kelly and Joe Anderson(2).
Teams;
Burnley: Dawson, Smelt, Taylor, Emerson, Basnett, Watson, Fisher, Kelly, Anderson, Lindsay and Cross.
Glasgow Rangers: Booth, Read, McCandless, Johnstone, Nicholson, Walls, Archibald, Laird, Cunningham, Henderson and Lawson.
The Rangers had been making most of the running when Watson made a movement which led to a capital goal. Lindsay smartly returned a pass by Cross, and the latter by persistence got near the line, when he centred for Kelly to head into the net, giving Burnley the lead after fifteen minutes.
The Rangers began the second half as if they meant to wipe off the arrears, and they infused a little more energy into their front of goal play.
The Rangers, evidently finding their efforts of no avail, tapered off greatly as the game proceeded and Burnley came more into the picture.
After 30 minutes play Cross centred and Anderson touched it first, and Booth had no chance. Nine minutes later Cross sent the ball and Booth gathered it. Anderson hustled him and the ball left his hands for the Burnley centre to tap into the net. That completed the scoring and Burnley won 3-0.
The game, while not so thrilling as a League match, was certainly interesting and no one could wish for better and more scientific football than was served up in the first half. The football after the interval, while at times maintaining the earlier standard, was not so attractive.
A week later, Burnley opposed Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox. The weather was most unpropitious and the attendance in consequence did not exceed 6,000.
Burnley were not much in evidence as an attacking force and it was chiefly through the efforts of beneficiary Archibald that the Rangers gained the lead.
He took the ball from Laird on the run and drove it hard into goal, but the ball striking the underside of the bar. It rebounded for Cairns to head the ball into Dawson's hands. The goalkeeper was taken somewhat by surprise and failed to make a decisive clearance, and Smith lying handy had the easiest of tasks in locating the back of the net.
The first half ended without further scoring, the Rangers crossing over leading by 1-0.
The second half exchanges were of a keener nature, with again the Rangers the better and more aggressive side. In the first few minutes Smith, Johnstone and Archibald were all responsible for excellent efforts at goal, but it was not until the second half was twenty-five minutes old that there was any further scoring, and then again it was Smith who found the net.
Burnley ought to have been on level terms, McCandless having given away a penalty kick. This was entrusted to Taylor, who failed.
Subsequently the Rangers had the better of the play but no further scoring took place. Owing to darkness the second half was curtailed by ten minutes.
Teams;
Glasgow Rangers: Robb, Jamieson, McCandless, Micklejohn, Nicholson, Johnstone, Archibald, Laird, Smith, Cairns and Morton.
Burnley: Dawson, Smelt, Taylor, Basnett, Sims, Emerson, Fisher, Kelly, Anderson, Lindsay and Cross.
The two pictures were taken at the Turf Moor game.