1918–19 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1918–19 season
Chairman John Ure Primrose
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 1st
P34 W26 D5 L3 F86 A16
Top goalscorer League:
David McLean (29)
All:
David McLean (29)
← 1917–18 1919–20 →

The 1918–19 season is the 29th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1918–19 season. They finished second in the Scottish League Division One after winning 26 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 57 points (one less than top 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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 League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1918 FalkirkH1–030,000McLean (pen.)
24 August 1918 HeartsA4–114,500McLean (3), Cairns
31 August 1918 St MirrenH2–012,000Aitken, McLean
7 September 1918 Hamilton AcademicalA3–012,000McLean (2), Manderson
14 September 1918 Partick ThistleH2–025,000McLean (2)
28 September 1918 Ayr UnitedH6–210,000Bowie (3), Hart (2), Cairns
30 September 1918 Queen's ParkA2–025,000Hart, Cairns
12 October 1918 DumbartonH3–012,000McLean (2), Aitken
19 October 1918 CelticA3–036,000Cairns, Bowie, McDermid
26 October 1918 MotherwellH0–022,000
2 November 1918 Third LanarkA2–125,000Bowie, McLean
9 November 1918 ClydeH3–020,000Cairns (2), McLean
16 November 1918 AirdrieoniansA0–07,000
23 November 1918 Greenock MortonA0–110,000
7 December 1918 HibernianH5–112,000Bowie (3), McLean, Cairns
14 December 1918 ClydebankA5–020,000McLean (3), Cairns, Lawson
21 December 1918 KilmarnockH8–015,000McLean (4), Bowie (2), Cairns, Lawson
28 December 1918 MotherwellA1–020,000Bowie
1 January 1919 CelticH1–165,000Bowie
2 January 1919 Partick ThistleA0–130,000
4 January 1919 AirdrieoniansH2–118,000Blair (2, 2 pens)
11 January 1919 KilmarnockA0–110,000
18 January 1919 Queen's ParkH4–020,000Cairns, McDermid
25 January 1919 HibernianA2–112,000Archibald, Gordon
1 February 1919 DumbartonA2–010,000Cairns, McLean
8 February 1919 Greenock MortonH1–040,000McLean
15 February 1919 St MirrenA2–215,000Cairns, Manderson
22 February 1919 ClydebankH3–014,000Brown (3)
1 March 1919 Heart of MidlothianH3–235,000Brown, Archibald, Cunningham
8 March 1919 Hamilton AcademicalH3–015,000Archibald, Brown, Dixon
22 March 1919 Ayr UnitedA1–112,000Blair (pen.)
12 April 1918 FalkirkA4–012,000Gordon (2), McLean, Bowie
21 April 1918 Third LanarkH4–015,000McLean (2), Dixon, Gordon
10 May 1918 ClydeA4–035,000McLean (3), Bowie

Appearances

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

See also

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