LONDON. Nov 10

Dale Gordon quickly repaid part of. his 1.2 million pound sterling (2.1 mi-

Ilion dollar) transfer fee when he scored twice in Glasgow Rangers' 5-0 thrashing of Dunfermline in his Scottish Premier Division debut on Saturday, reports Reuter.

The former Norwich mid-

fielder also laid bn two other goals, setting up the first with a perfect cross to Richard Couch after only five minutes.

Almost on the half-hour he slotted home his fist from a difficult angle and soon after the interval he made a fine run down the right before crossing for Mark Hateley to ram the ball Into the net

Ally McCoist put Rangers 4-0 ahead after 61 minutes before Gordon scored his second after cleverly finding empty space and shooting home from a Hateley cross.

It kept Rangers well In the hunt for the league title but they remain one point behind leaders hearts who squeezed out a 2-1 home win oyer St Johnstone, thanks to a last-minute goal by former Manchester United defender Graeme Hogg.

With a draw looking certain, Derek Ferguson took the home team's ninth corner of the second half, Ian Baird flicked it on and Hogg popped up to head the ball home for his first goal for Hearts.

With no matches in the English First Division because of the national side's European qualifier against Poland next '"ednesday, focus turned on the Second Division where Cambrtdgc»Unlted went to the, top for the first time tn their history.

Striker Steve Claridge

struck seven minutes from the end to give Cambridge a 2-1 away win at Ipswich and moved into the top slot at the expense of Swindon who went down 3-2 at Southend.

Middlesbrough, leaders earlier in the season, moved back Into second place with a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Brighton.