1946–47 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 1946–47 football season

Rangers

1946–47 season

Chairman

James Bowie

Manager

Bill Struth

Ground

Ibrox Park

Scottish League Division One

1st
P30 W21 D4 L5 F76 A26 Pts46

Scottish Cup

Second Round

League Cup

Winners

Top goalscorer

League:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (18)
All:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (25)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1946–47 season was the 67th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1946–47 season. This was the first official season played since the end of the Second World War. The club played in the Scottish League Division A and won the championship (25th title) with 46 points. They scored 76 goals during the campaign and conceded only 26 in the 30 matches. Willie Thornton finished top scorer with 19 goals.

Rangers were successful in the newly inaugurated League Cup.They won all six matches in their Section before overcoming Dundee United from Division B in a 2 leg Quarter-Final. Hibernian were beaten 3–1 in the Semi-Final in front of a crowd of 125,154. Rangers defeated Aberdeen 4–0 in the Final at Hampden Park with Jimmy Duncanson netting a brace.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended at the Second Round stage. The club were knocked out in a replay by Hibernian at Easter Road.[1]

Jock Shaw, Willie Waddell and Willie Thornton represented Scotland against England in a match in aid of the Burnden Park Disaster victims.

Transfers

6 August 1946: Charlie Johnstone to Queen of the South. John Galloway to Chelsea.

1 May 1947: Dougie Gray and Jimmy Smith were given free transfers.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 August 1946	Motherwell	A	4-2	30,000	Duncanson (2), Thornton, Waddell
14 August 1946	Hibernian	H	1-2	50,000	Young (pen)
17 August 1946	Kilmarnock	H	3-2	25,000	Cox, Gillick, Waddell
21 August 1946	Falkirk	A	5-0		Thornton (3), Duncanson, Waddell
28 August 1946	Third Lanark	H	8-1	22,000	Thornton (3), Caskie (3), Gillick, Duncanson
31 August 1946	Queen's Park	H	2-0	20,000	Duncanson (2)
4 September 1946	Aberdeen	A	0-1	35,000
7 September 1946	Celtic	A	3-2	28,000	Duncanson (2), Parlane
14 September 1946	St Mirren	H	4-0	15,000	Duncanson (3), Gillick
30 September 1946	Partick Thistle	A	2-3	36,000	Gillick, Duncanson
2 November 1946	Morton	H	2-1	40,000	Thornton, Cox
9 November 1946	Hamilton	A	6-0	15,000	Thornton (3), McNee, Gillick, Duncanson
16 November 1946	Clyde	A	4-2	27,000	McNee, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton
23 November 1946	Queen of the South	H	2-1	10,000	Thornton, Gillick
30 November 1946	Hearts	A	3-0	44,532	Duncanson, McNee, Thornton
7 December 1946	Motherwell	H	2-1	35,000	Thornton, Young (pen)
14 December 1946	Hibernian	A	1-1	41,378	Duncanson
21 December 1946	Falkirk	H	2-1	15,000	Duncanson, Gillick
28 December 1946	Third Lanark	A	1-1	35,000	Gillick
1 January 1947	Celtic	H	1-1	85,000	Gillick
2 January 1947	Kilmarnock	A	2-0	32,325	Gillick (2)
4 January 1947	St Mirren	A	0-1	18,000
11 January 1947	Partick Thistle	H	4-0	18,000	Waddell, Thornton, Young (pen), Gillick
18 January 1947	Aberdeen	H	1-0	60,000	Waddell
1 February 1947	Queen's Park	A	0-0	40,000
8 February 1947	Queen of the South	A	2-0	11,000	Young (pen), Arnison
15 February 1947	Morton	A	1-0	18,000	Thornton
29 March 1947	Clyde	H	5-0	15,000	Williamson (4), Rutherford
7 April 1947	Hearts	H	1-2	12,000	Thornton
12 April 1947	Hamilton	H	4-1	8,000	Williamson (2), Parlane, Duncanson

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
25 January 1947	R1	Clyde	H	2–1	74,606	Duncanson, Thornton
22 February 1947	R2	Hibernian	H	0–0	95,000
8 March 1947	R2 R	Hibernian	A	0–2	48,816

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 September 1946	SR	St Mirren	H	4–0	20,000	Arnison (2), Cox, Stead
28 September 1946	SR	Queen's Park	A	4–2	30,000	Duncanson (2), Gillick, Thornton
5 October 1946	SR	Morton	H	3–0	50,000	Duncanson, Caskie, Thornton
12 October 1946	SR	St Mirren	A	4–0	20,000	Gillick (2), Thornton (2)
19 October 1946	SR	Queen's Park	H	1–0	20,000	Arnison
26 October 1946	SR	Morton	A	2–0	18,000	Young (pen.), Thornton
1 March 1947	QF	Dundee United	H	2–1	40,000	Waddell, Caskie
5 March 1947	QF	Dundee United	A	1–1	18,000	Duncanson
22 March 1947	SF	Hibernian	N	3–1	125,154	Gillick, Thornton, Waddell
5 April 1947	F	Aberdeen	N	4–0	82,684	Duncanson (2), Gillick, Williamson

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Bobby Brown	GK	42	0
Sammy Cox	DF	18	3
Jock Shaw	DF	41	0
Charlie Watkins	MF	9	0
George Young	DF	40	5
Scot Symon	MF	12	0
William Waddell	MF	32	7
Torrance Gillick	MF	37	17
Willie Thornton	FW	34	25
Jimmy Duncanson	FW	38	25
Jimmy Caskie	MF	22	5
David Gray	DF	11	0
Billy Williamson	FW	9	7
Billy Arnison	FW	10	4
Angus Stead	FW	4	1
Jimmy Parlane	FW	6	2
Willie Woodburn	DF	29	0
Ian McColl	DF	29	1
Willie Rae	MF	27	0
Chris McNee	MF	10	3
Eddie Rutherford	MF	7	1
John Lindsay	DF	2	0
John Shaw	GK	1	0

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