1914–15 Rangers F.C. season

The 1914–15 season was the 41st season of competitive football played by Rangers.

Rangers
1914–15 season
ChairmanJohn Ure Primrose
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One3rd
P38 W23 D4 L11 F74 A47 Pts50
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Reid (28)
All:
Willie Reid (29)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1914–15 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One after winning 23 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 50 points (15 behind league winners 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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
15 August 1914Hamilton AcademicalH1–020,000Reid
22 August 1914AberdeenA2–015,000Reid, Paterson
29 August 1914KilmarnockH2–115,000Reid, Bennett
5 September 1914FalkirkA3–110,000Reid, Cairns, Bennett
12 September 1914DundeeA1–115,000Reid
19 September 1914Heart of MidlothianH1–241,000Bowie
28 September 1914HibernianH4–214,000Bowie, Reid, Carins, Paterson
3 October 1914Greenock MortonH0–216,000
10 October 1914Raith RoversA2–17,000Gordon, Bennett
17 October 1914Ayr UnitedA0–213,000
24 October 1914Raith RoversH1–214,000Cairns
31 October 1914CelticA1–235,000Reid
7 November 1914Queen's ParkH4–120,000Reid (2), Gordon (2)
14 November 1914DumbartonA1–110,000Reid
21 November 1914AirdrieoniansA2–18,000Duncan, Reid
28 November 1914Third LanarkH3–06,000Reid (2), Gordon
5 December 1914St MirrenH5–08,000Logan, Cairns, Reid, Bowie, Paterson
12 December 1914KilmarnockA1–05,000Cairns
19 December 1914MotherwellH5–06,000Gordon (2), Bowie, Reid, Paterson
26 December 1914Third LanarkA1–16,000Reid
1 January 1915CelticH2–150,000Bowie, Reid
2 January 1915Partick ThistleA1–318,000Duncan
4 January 1915AirdrieoniansH0–512,000
9 January 1915ClydeH1–28,000Cairns
16 January 1915Greenock MortonA1–010,000Reid
23 January 1915DumbartonH1–08,000Cairns
30 January 1915HibernianA2–18,000Anderson, Gordon (pen.)
6 February 1915FalkirkH3–08,000Cairns (2), Reid
13 February 1915Ayr UnitedH1–310,000Reid
20 February 1915Heart of MidlothianA4–323,500Reid (3), Cairns
27 February 1915MotherwellA4–28,000Reid (2), Cairns (2)
6 March 1915DundeeH2–112,000Cairns, Paterson
13 March 1915ClydeA2–112,000Cairns, Paterson
27 March 1915AberdeenH1–110,000Hendry
3 April 1915Hamilton AcademicalA3–46,000Bowie, Cairns, Paterson
5 April 1915Partick ThistleH0–112,000
10 April 1915St MirrenA2–012,000Reid (2)
24 April 1915Queen's ParkA4–010,000Cunningham (2), Reid, Gordon

Appearances
Player Position Appearances[1][lower-alpha 1] Goals
Willie Reid FW 4029
Alex Craig DF 400
Tommy Cairns FW 3818
James Bowie MF 376
Peter Pursell DF 330
Jimmy Gordon DF 338
Jimmy Paterson MF 337
Herbert Lock GK 270
Thomas Kelso DF 230
James Logan DF 211
Scott Duncan MF 212
Alec Bennett FW 183
Joe Hendry MF 201
Harry Muir DF 170
Robert Brown DF 150
John Hempsey GK 140
Alex Smith FW 80
Andy Cunningham FW 53
John Anderson MF 31
Jim Thomson FW 30
George Baird MF 10
Bert Manderson DF 10
  1. Statistics for three War Fund Shield matches still to be added.

See also

References
  1. Player Stats for Season | Season 1914/1915, FitbaStats
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