1948–49 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 1948–49 football season

Rangers
1948–49 season
Chairman	John Wilson
Manager	Bill Struth
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	1st P30 W20 D6 L4 F63 A32 Pts46
Scottish Cup	Winners
League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Thornton (23) All: Willie Thornton (34)
← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1948–49 season becoming the first club to win The Treble.

Rangers won the league by a single point over second placed Dundee, winning 20 of the 30 matches.

The Scottish Cup was won thanks to a 4–1 win over Clyde with goals from Billy Williamson, Jimmy Duncanson and a brace from George Young.

The club won the League Cup with a 2–0 win over Raith Rovers.^[1]

Transfers

16 August 1948: Billy Arnison to Luton Town.

21 September 1948: Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

Date	Round	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 Aug 1948	Motherwell	A	1–1	35,000	Thornton
18 Aug 1948	Falkirk	H	4–3	40,000	Gillick (2), Thornton, Findlay
21 Aug 1948	Celtic	A	1–0	50,000	Findlay
28 Aug 1948	Dundee	H	1–1	55,000	Findlay
1 Sep 1948	Partick Thistle	A	1–1	40,000	Thornton
4 Sep 1948	Third Lanark	H	2–1	35,000	Williamson, Duncanson
23 Oct 1948	Hearts	A	0–2	42,000
6 Nov 1948	Hibernian	H	2–4	50,000	Thornton, Gillick
13 Nov 1948	St Mirren	A	2–0	40,000	Gillick, Waddell
27 Nov 1948	East Fife	A	2–1	20,737	Thornton, Duncanson
4 Dec 1948	Clyde	A	3–1	25,000	Thornton (2), Paton
11 Dec 1948	Morton	H	4–1	25,000	Thornton (2), Findlay, Rutherford
18 Dec 1948	Queen of the South	A	2–0	20,200	Thornton, Rutherford
25 Dec 1948	Falkirk	A	2–2	21,000	Paton, Waddell
1 Jan 1949	Celtic	H	4–0	95,000	Thornton, Duncanson (3)
3 Jan 1949	Dundee	A	1–3	39,000	Marshall
8 Jan 1949	Motherwell	H	2–0	55,000	Paton, Thornton
15 Jan 1949	Third Lanark	A	1–2	35,000	Thornton
29 Jan 1949	Partick Thistle	H	2–2	55,000	Thornton, Cox
12 Feb 1949	Aberdeen	A	2–0	42,000	Thornton, Paton
19 Feb 1949	Hibernian	A	1–0	50,000	Paton
26 Feb 1949	St Mirren	H	2–1	40,000	Thornton, Duncanson
19 Mar 1949	Clyde	H	4–1	50,000	Paton (2), Thornton, Duncanson
2 Apr 1949	Queen of the South	H	3–0	28,000	Thornton (2), Duncanson
5 Apr 1949	Hearts	H	2–1	45,000	Cox, Paton
13 Apr 1949	East Fife	H	3–1	35,000	Young (2, 2 pen), Paton
16 Apr 1949	Aberdeen	H	1–1	45,000	Duncanson
18 Apr 1949	Albion Rovers	H	3–1	16,000	Williamson, Waddell, Young (pen)
25 Apr 1949	Morton	A	1–0	40,000	Thornton
30 Apr 1949	Albion Rovers	A	4–1	15,000	Thornton (3), Duncanson

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 Jan 1949	R1	Elgin City	H	6–1	29,000	Thornton (2), Duncanson (2), Cox, Rutherford
5 Feb 1949	R2	Motherwell	A	3–0	31,000	Young (pen), Paton, Thornton
5 Mar 1949	QF	Partick Thistle	H	4–0	65,000	Thornton (2), Duncanson, Paton
26 Mar 1949	SF	East Fife	N	3–0	104,958	Thornton (3)
23 Apr 1949	F	Clyde	N	4–1	120,162	Young (2, 2 pen), Williamson, Duncanson

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 Sep 1948	SR	Clyde	H	1–1	50,000	Findlay
18 Sep 1948	SR	Hibernian	A	0–0	47,000
25 Sep 1948	SR	Celtic	A	1–3	65,000	Findlay
2 Oct 1948	SR	Clyde	A	3–1	27,000	Waddell (3, 2 pen)
9 Oct 1948	SR	Hibernian	H	1–0	76,466	Thornton
16 Oct 1948	SR	Celtic	H	2–1	105,000	Williamson, Waddell
30 Oct 1948	QF	St Mirren	H	1–0	50,000	Thornton
20 Nov 1948	SF	Dundee	N	4–1	50,996	Rutherford, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton
12 Mar 1949	F	Raith Rovers	N	2–0	57,450	Gillick, Paton

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Bobby Brown	GK	44	0
George Young	DF	42	6
Jock Shaw	DF	41	0
Ian McColl	DF	41	1
Willie Woodburn	DF	42	0
Sammy Cox	DF	43	3
William Waddell	MF	33	7
Willie Findlay	FW	16	6
Willie Thornton	FW	43	34
Jimmy Duncanson	FW	37	15
Jimmy Caskie	MF	2	0
Eddie Rutherford	MF	35	4
Torrance Gillick	MF	12	5
John Lindsay	DF	6	0
Jimmy Frame	MF	1	0
Dave Marshall	FW	6	1
Billy Williamson	FW	11	4
Willie Rae	MF	4	0
Willie Paton	MF	24	12
Willie Walmsley	MF	1	0

References

^ "Rangers History #5: Blue Steel". Rangers FC. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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Domestic leagues

Football League
Highland League

Domestic cups

Scottish Cup (Final)
League Cup (Final)
Junior Cup

Related to national team

Club seasons

Division A

Aberdeen
Albion Rovers
Celtic
Clyde
Dundee
East Fife
Falkirk
Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian
Morton
Motherwell
Partick Thistle
Rangers
Queen of the South
St. Mirren
Third Lanark

Division B

Airdrieonians
Alloa Athletic
Arbroath
Ayr United
Cowdenbeath
Dumbarton
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
East Stirlingshire
Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock
Queen's Park
Raith Rovers
St. Johnstone
Stenhousemuir
Stirling Albion

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