1918–19 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers 1918–19 football season
| 1918–19 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Ure Primrose |
| Manager | William Wilton |
| Ground | Ibrox Park |
| Scottish League | 2nd P34 W26 D5 L3 F86 A16 Pts57 |
| Top goalscorer | League: David McLean (29) All: David McLean (29) |
The 1918–19 season is the 45th 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 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1918 | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | 30,000 | McLean (pen.) |
| 24 August 1918 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 4–1 | 14,500 | McLean (3), Cairns |
| 31 August 1918 | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | 12,000 | Aitken, McLean |
| 7 September 1918 | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–0 | 12,000 | McLean (2), Manderson |
| 14 September 1918 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | 25,000 | McLean (2) |
| 28 September 1918 | Ayr United | H | 6–2 | 10,000 | Bowie (3), Hart (2), Cairns |
| 30 September 1918 | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | 25,000 | Hart, Cairns |
| 12 October 1918 | Dumbarton | H | 3–0 | 12,000 | McLean (2), Aitken |
| 19 October 1918 | Celtic | A | 3–0 | 36,000 | Cairns, Bowie, McDermid |
| 26 October 1918 | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 22,000 | |
| 2 November 1918 | Third Lanark | A | 2–1 | 25,000 | Bowie, McLean |
| 9 November 1918 | Clyde | H | 3–0 | 20,000 | Cairns (2), McLean |
| 16 November 1918 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| 23 November 1918 | Morton | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 7 December 1918 | Hibernian | H | 5–1 | 12,000 | Bowie (3), McLean, Cairns |
| 14 December 1918 | Clydebank | A | 5–0 | 20,000 | McLean (3), Cairns, Lawson |
| 21 December 1918 | Kilmarnock | H | 8–0 | 15,000 | McLean (4), Bowie (2), Cairns, Lawson |
| 28 December 1918 | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | 20,000 | Bowie |
| 1 January 1919 | Celtic | H | 1–1 | 65,000 | Bowie |
| 2 January 1919 | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 30,000 | |
| 4 January 1919 | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | 18,000 | Blair (2, 2 pens) |
| 11 January 1919 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 18 January 1919 | Queen's Park | H | 4–0 | 20,000 | Cairns (2), McDermid (2) |
| 25 January 1919 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 12,000 | Archibald, Gordon |
| 1 February 1919 | Dumbarton | A | 2–0 | 10,000 | Cairns, McLean |
| 8 February 1919 | Morton | H | 1–0 | 40,000 | McLean |
| 15 February 1919 | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | 15,000 | Cairns, Manderson |
| 22 February 1919 | Clydebank | H | 3–0 | 14,000 | Brown (3) |
| 1 March 1919 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 35,000 | Brown, Archibald, Cunningham |
| 8 March 1919 | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | 15,000 | Archibald, Brown, Dixon |
| 22 March 1919 | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | 12,000 | Blair (pen.) |
| 12 April 1919 | Falkirk | A | 4–0 | 12,000 | Gordon (2), McLean, Bowie |
| 21 April 1919 | Third Lanark | H | 4–0 | 15,000 | McLean (2), Dixon, Gordon |
| 10 May 1919 | Clyde | A | 4–0 | 35,000 | McLean (3), Bowie |
Appearances
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 John Hempsey | GK | 29 | 0 |
 Bert Manderson | DF | 30 | 2 |
| Jimmy Blair | DF | 29 | 3 |
| Peter Pursell | DF | 23 | 0 |
 Arthur Dixon | DF | 34 | 2 |
| James Walls | MF | 34 | 0 |
| William Aitken | MF | 21 | 2 |
| James Bowie | MF | 26 | 14 |
| David McLean | FW | 24 | 29 |
| Tommy Cairns | FW | 28 | 11 |
| Bob McDermid | MF | 7 | 1 |
| Andy Cunnnigham | MF | 15 | 4 |
| Jimmy Gordon | DF | 16 | 5 |
| Sandy Archibald | MF | 15 | 3 |
| George McQueen | DF | 7 | 0 |
| Joseph Hart | FW | 3 | 3 |
| Hector Lawson | MF | 9 | 2 |
| James Riddell | DF | 4 | 0 |
| David Brown | FW | 9 | 5 |
| Herbert Lock | GK | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Duncan | MF | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Donnachie | MF | 5 | 0 |
| John Miller | GK | 1 | 0 |
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