Mossend pointed out that it had been invited to join the association and paid its scrip; the Rangers produced a letter from setting out the terms of the competition, namely it was for clubs in the county only.
Referee James Archer gave the goal after consulting with a linesman, while the Rovers complained that the ball had gone "10 inches" over the bar (for which there was some support from Mr Brodie of Bo'ness, at the match in his role as a Linlithgowshire FA committee member).
"After some fruitless minutes had been spent in altercation" on the pitch, the Rovers walked off, and Broxburn waited with Mr Archer until the expiration of time.
The initial game, at Newton Park, was abandoned after 82 minutes, with Bathgate leading Broxburn by a goal to nil, after the spectators "broke in".
[9] The 1924–25 final was first postponed because of a storm when both teams were ready to kick-off, and the second attempt abandoned after half-an-hour; despite the game taking place in April, a snowstorm suddenly descended, making play impossible.