1951–52 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers 1950–51 football season

Rangers

1950–51 season

Chairman

John Wilson

Manager

Bill Struth

Ground

Ibrox Park

Scottish League Division One

2nd
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Scottish Cup

Quarter-finals

League Cup

Runners-up

St Mungo Cup

Round 1

Top goalscorer

League:
Billy Simpson (18)
All:
Willie Thornton (27)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1950–51

1952–53 →

The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1951–52 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
8 September 1951	Partick Thistle	H	4–1	45,000
22 September 1951	Celtic	H	1–1	86,000
29 September 1951	Dundee	A	0–1	31,000
10 October 1951	East Fife	H	1–1	20,000
20 October 1951	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0	35,000
3 November 1951	Hibernian	A	1–1	55,000
10 November 1951	St Mirren	H	5–1	18,500
17 November 1951	Raith Rovers	A	1–3	21,000
24 November 1951	Stirling Albion	H	3–0	20,000
1 December 1951	Third Lanark	H	1–1	17,000
8 December 1951	Morton	A	1–0	14,000
15 December 1951	Motherwell	H	3–0	40,000
22 December 1951	Partick Thistle	A	3–1	35,000
29 December 1951	Queen of the South	H	3–2	30,000
1 January 1952	Celtic	A	4–1	45,000
2 January 1952	Dundee	H	1–2	35,000
5 January 1952	East Fife	A	1–2	18,000
12 January 1952	Airdrieonians	H	1–0	35,000
19 January 1952	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	47,684
26 January 1952	St Mirren	A	5–0	32,000
2 February 1952	Aberdeen	H	3–2	35,000
13 February 1952	Hibernian	H	2–2	45,000
16 February 1952	Airdrieonians	A	1–0	24,000
27 February 1952	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	20,000
1 March 1952	Stirling Albion	A	5–1	14,000
15 March 1952	Morton	H	1–0	35,000
22 March 1952	Motherwell	A	1–2	22,000
29 March 1952	Queen of the South	A	2–2	12,000
16 April 1952	Third Lanark	A	1–1	15,000
19 April 1952	Aberdeen	A	1–1	20,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
9 February 1952	R2	Elgin City	H	6–1	36,324
23 February 1952	R3	Arbroath	A	2–0	13,510
8 March 1952	QF	Motherwell	H	1–1	95,000
12 March 1952	QF Replay	Motherwell	A	1–2	26,475

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
11 August 1951	SR	East Fife	A	0–0	18,500
15 August 1951	SR	Aberdeen	H	2–1	60,000
18 August 1951	SR	Queen of the South	A	3–0	19,000
25 August 1951	SR	East Fife	H	4–1	28,000
29 August 1951	SR	Aberdeen	A	1–2	28,000
1 September 1951	SR	Queen of the South	H	5–2	40,000
15 September 1951	QF L1	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–1	20,000
19 September 1951	QF L2	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–1	45,000
13 October 1951	SF	Celtic	N	3–0	82,050
27 October 1951	F	Dundee	N	2–3	91,217

St Mungo Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 July 1951	SF	Aberdeen	A	1–2	30,000	Findlay

Appearances

References

1951–52 in Scottish football

« 1950–51

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Domestic leagues

Football League
- Division A
- Division B
- Division C
Highland League

Domestic cups

Scottish Cup
- Final
League Cup
- Final
Saint Mungo Cup
Supplementary Cup
Junior Cup

Related to national team

Club seasons

Division One

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

Division Two

Albion Rovers
Alloa Athletic
Arbroath
Ayr United
Clyde
Cowdenbeath
Dumbarton
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Falkirk
Forfar Athletic
Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock
Queen's Park
St. Johnstone
Stenhousemuir

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