1917–18 Rangers F.C. season

The 1917–18 season is the 44th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1917–18 season
ChairmanJohn Ure Primrose
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League1st
P34 W25 D6 L3 F66 A24 Pts56
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Gordon,
Tommy Cairns (11)
All:
Jimmy Gordon,
Tommy Cairns (11)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1917–18 season. They finished top of the Scottish League after winning 25 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 56 points (one more than second 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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
18 August 1917KilmarnockA1–010,000McDermid
29 August 1917Third LanarkH4–218,000Cunningham (3, 1 pen), Cairns
1 September 1917Partick ThistleA0–220,000
15 September 1917HibernianH3–010,000Bowie, Cairns, Gordon (o.g.)
24 September 1917Queen's ParkH3–012,000Muirhead (2), Lawson
29 September 1917DumbartonA4–28,000Cairns (2), Muirhead (2)
13 October 1917MortonA1–110,000Brown
20 October 1917CelticH1–245,000Bowie
27 October 1917St MirrenA0–010,00
3 November 1917Ayr UnitedH0–08,000
10 November 1917Heart of MidlothianA3–012,000Gordon (2), Archibald
17 November 1917AirdrieoniansH4–012,000Brown (3), Cairns
24 November 1917Queen's ParkA3–212,000Gordon (pen.), Archibald, Brown
1 December 1917DumbartonH2–17,000Cairns (2)
8 December 1917Hamilton AcademicalA2–19,000Reid (2)
15 December 1917FalkirkH4–18,000Brown (2), Archibald, Bowie
22 December 1917Third LanarkA1–012,000[Muirhead
29 December 1917St MirrenH2–012,000Bowie, Cairns
1 January 1918CelticA0–055,000
2 January 1918Partick ThistleH1–018,000Blair (pen.)
5 January 1918ClydebankA1–114,700Archibald
12 January 1918Heart of MidlothianH2–08,000Gordon (2)
26 January 1918Ayr UnitedA2–05,000Cairns, McDermid
2 February 1918MortonH4–225,000Gordon (4)
9 February 1918HibernianA1–08,000McDermid
16 February 1918ClydeA3–08,000Brown (2), Cairns
23 February 1918MotherwellA0–012,000
2 March 1918KilmarnockH3–020,000Archibald (2), McCulloch
9 March 1918FalkirkA0–28,000
16 March 1918Hamilton AcademicalH4–210,000McDermid, Hart, Archibald, Martin
23 March 1918AirdrieoniansA2–110,000Hart, Cairns
30 March 1918ClydebankH1–010,000Cunningham
6 April 1918MotherwellH2–125,000Gordon (2)
13 April 1918ClydeH2–110,000Archibald, Bowie

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Sandy Archibald MF 348
Tommy Cairns FW 3411
James Bowie MF 335
Arthur Dixon DF 320
Bert Manderson DF 290
Bob McDermid MF 284
James Blair DF 271
John Hempsey GK 250
Peter Pursell DF 240
James Martin MF 181
Jimmy Gordon DF 1611
George McQueen DF 120
Harold McKenna MF 120
David Brown FW 119
Tommy Muirhead MF 75
Herbert Lock GK 70
Hector Lawson MF 51
Andy Cunningham MF 44
James Young MF 40
Joseph Hart FW 32
[[James Riddell (footballer)|James Riddell] DF 20
Thomas Shingleton GK 20
John McCulloch FW 21
Dick Bell MF 10
Willie Reid FW 12
John Dick DF 10

See also
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