1918–19 Rangers F.C. season

The 1918–19 season is the 45th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1918–19 season
ChairmanJohn Ure Primrose
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League2nd
P34 W26 D5 L3 F86 A16 Pts57
Top goalscorerLeague:
David McLean (29)
All:
David McLean (29)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1918–19 season. They finished second in the Scottish Football League after winning 26 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 57 points (one less than first-placed Celtic).

The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Football League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1918FalkirkH1–030,000McLean (pen.)
24 August 1918Heart of MidlothianA4–114,500McLean (3), Cairns
31 August 1918St MirrenH2–012,000Aitken, McLean
7 September 1918Hamilton AcademicalA3–012,000McLean (2), Manderson
14 September 1918Partick ThistleH2–025,000McLean (2)
28 September 1918Ayr UnitedH6–210,000Bowie (3), Hart (2), Cairns
30 September 1918Queen's ParkA2–025,000Hart, Cairns
12 October 1918DumbartonH3–012,000McLean (2), Aitken
19 October 1918CelticA3–036,000Cairns, Bowie, McDermid
26 October 1918MotherwellH0–022,000
2 November 1918Third LanarkA2–125,000Bowie, McLean
9 November 1918ClydeH3–020,000Cairns (2), McLean
16 November 1918AirdrieoniansA0–07,000
23 November 1918MortonA0–110,000
7 December 1918HibernianH5–112,000Bowie (3), McLean, Cairns
14 December 1918ClydebankA5–020,000McLean (3), Cairns, Lawson
21 December 1918KilmarnockH8–015,000McLean (4), Bowie (2), Cairns, Lawson
28 December 1918MotherwellA1–020,000Bowie
1 January 1919CelticH1–165,000Bowie
2 January 1919Partick ThistleA0–130,000
4 January 1919AirdrieoniansH2–118,000Blair (2, 2 pens)
11 January 1919KilmarnockA0–110,000
18 January 1919Queen's ParkH4–020,000Cairns (2), McDermid (2)
25 January 1919HibernianA2–112,000Archibald, Gordon
1 February 1919DumbartonA2–010,000Cairns, McLean
8 February 1919MortonH1–040,000McLean
15 February 1919St MirrenA2–215,000Cairns, Manderson
22 February 1919ClydebankH3–014,000Brown (3)
1 March 1919Heart of MidlothianH3–235,000Brown, Archibald, Cunningham
8 March 1919Hamilton AcademicalH3–015,000Archibald, Brown, Dixon
22 March 1919Ayr UnitedA1–112,000Blair (pen.)
12 April 1919FalkirkA4–012,000Gordon (2), McLean, Bowie
21 April 1919Third LanarkH4–015,000McLean (2), Dixon, Gordon
10 May 1919ClydeA4–035,000McLean (3), Bowie

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
John Hempsey GK 290
Bert Manderson DF 302
James Blair DF 293
Peter Pursell DF 230
Arthur Dixon DF 342
James Walls MF 340
William Aitken MF 212
James Bowie MF 2614
David McLean FW 2429
Tommy Cairns FW 2811
Bob McDermid MF 71
Andy Cunnnigham MF 154
Jimmy Gordon DF 165
Sandy Archibald MF 153
George McQueen DF 70
Joseph Hart FW 33
Hector Lawson MF 92
James Riddell DF 40
David Brown FW 95
Herbert Lock GK 40
Scott Duncan MF 10
Joe Donnachie MF 50
John Miller GK 10

See also
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