The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

Season 1915-16

 

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Aug 21 Dumbarton 3 1 Division 1 a away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (2). Andy Cunningham

Dumbarton unknown

Aug 28 Third Lanark 4 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 16,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2). Willie Reid (2)

Third Lanark unknown

Sep 4 Kilmarnock 3 0 Division 1 a away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid. Andy Cunningham. Tommy Cairns

Kilmarnock unknown

Sep 11 Queen's Park 4 1 Glasgow Cup 1st round a away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (2). Andy Cunningham. J Paterson

Queen's Park unknown

Sep 18 Ayr United 5 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 16,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (2). S Duncan. Tommy Cairns. Andy Cunningham

Ayr United unknown

Sep 25 Partick Thistle 7 2 Glasgow Cup Semi Final H Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (3). Tommy Cairns (3). J Paterson. McTavish. Whittle

Partick Thistle McTavish. Whittle

Scorers: McTavish. Whittle

Sep 27 Glasgow Highs 6 1 Benefit Match H Ibrox 6,000

Rangers: 1 McTurk 2 Craig 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 Alex Bennett 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Lister 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Lister (3). Gordon. Andy Cunningham. J Paterson

Glasgow Highs unknown

Oct 2 Airdrie 1 0 Division 1 a away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Craig 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Andy Cunningham

Airdrie unknown

Oct 9 Celtic 1 2 Glasgow Cup Final n Hampden Park 70,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Craig 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: J Paterson

Celtic unknown

Oct 16 Hearts 0 4 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Hearts unknown

Oct 23 Raith Rovers 3 1 Division 1 a away 3,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 James Bowie 5 Gordon 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (2). Hendry

Raith Rovers unknown

Oct 30 Celtic 3 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 45,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: S Duncan. Willie Reid. J Paterson

Celtic unknown

Nov 6 Queen's Park 6 0 Division 1 a away 14,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2). Andy Cunningham (2 1pen). Fleming. S Duncan

Queen's Park unknown

Nov 13 Hamilton 3 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2 1pen). S Duncan

Hamilton unknown

Nov 20 Falkirk 0 2 Division 1 a away 3,000

Rangers: 1 Alex Bennett 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 James Bowie 5 Gordon 6 Fleming 7 S Duncan 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns

Only nine players took part in this game 3 players missed their train connection in Glasgow due to fog

Scorers: Falkirk unknown

Nov 27 Hibs 4 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 7,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 James Bowie 5 Gordon 6 Hendry 7 Alex Bennett 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (3). J Paterson

Hibs unknown

Dec 4 Morton 0 2 Division 1 a away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Pursell 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 Gordon 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Morton unknown

Dec 11 St Mirren 4 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 6,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 H Muir 3 Pursell 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Gordon (2). Andy Cunningham (2)

St Mirren unknown

Dec 18 Clyde 2 0 Division 1 a away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid. Tommy Cairns

Clyde unknown

Dec 25 Falkirk 1 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: J Paterson

Falkirk unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 2 2 Division 1 a away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 James Bowie 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. S Duncan. McAteer. McCall.

Celtic McAteer. McCall.

Scorers: McAteer. McCall.

Jan 3 Partick Thistle 0 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Craig 3 Pursell 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Parker 10 James Bowie 11 J Paterson

Scorers: N Harris

Partick Thistle N Harrise

Scorers: N Harris

Jan 4 Rest of Glasgow 3 2 Benefit Match H Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Pursell 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 Sibbald 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Leitch 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (2). Leitch

Rest of Glasgow unknown

Jan 8 Motherwell 4 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Pursell 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Willie Reid (3). Tommy Cairns

Motherwell unknown

Jan 15 Dundee 0 2 Division 1 a away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 Alex Bennett 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Dundee unknown

Jan 22 Kilmarnock 3 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 4,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Pursell 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Alex Bennett (2). Gordon

Kilmarnock unknown

Jan 29 Motherwell 2 2 Division 1 a away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Pursell 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Tommy Cairns. Willie Reid

Motherwell unknown

Feb 5 Morton 1 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Tommy Cairns

Morton unknown

Feb 12 Hearts 2 1 Division 1 a away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Gordon (2 1pen)

Hearts unknown

Feb 19 Aberdeen 4 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2 1pen). Willie Reid. Tommy Cairns

Aberdeen unknown

Feb 26 Ayr United 0 1 Division 1 a away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Gordon 3 Craig 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Pursell 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Ayr United unknown

Mar 4 Airdrie 3 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Gordon. S Duncan. Willie Reid

Airdrie unknown

Mar 11 Hibs 3 2 Division 1 a away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: J Paterson (2). Willie Reid

Hibs unknown

Mar 18 Third Lanark 1 0 Division 1 a away 22,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 Branscombe 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Branscombe

Third Lanark unknown

Apr 1 Hamilton 1 0 Division 1 a away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 Sneddon 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 Lister 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Branscombe

Scorers: Sneddon

Hamilton unknown

Apr 8 Raith Rovers 3 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 H Muir 3 Pursell 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Tommy Cairns 10 James Bowie 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Gordon (2). J Paterson

Raith Rovers unknown

Apr 10 Dundee 3 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Craig 4 James Bowie 5 Pursell 6 Sneddon 7 McCrae 8 Alex Bennett 9 Lister 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Branscombe

Scorers: Lister. Tommy Cairns. Branscombe

Dundee unknown

Apr 15 Partick Thistle 2 5 Division 1 a away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Pursell 6 James Bowie 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Lister 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2). N Harris (2). Leitch. J Bowie. Honeyman

Partick Thistle N Harris (2). Leitch. J Bowie. Honeyman

Scoers: N Harris (2). Leitch. J Bowie. Honeyman

Apr 17 St Mirren 1 1 Division 1 a away 4,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Bone 3 Craig 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 Sneddon 7 Ballantyne 8 James Bowie 9 Lister 10 Tommy Cairns 11 J Paterson

Scorers: J Paterson

St Mirren unknown

Apr 20 Dumbarton 2 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 3,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Bone 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Pursell 7 S Duncan 8 Brander 9 McCrae 10 Alex Bennett 11 Branscombe

Scorers: S Duncan. Branscombe

Dumbarton unknown

Apr 22 Clyde 2 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Sneddon 7 S Duncan 8 Brander 9 Alex Bennett 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Branscombe

Scorers: S Duncan. Branscombe

Clyde unknown

Apr 24 Queen's Park 6 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 6,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 H Muir 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Pursell 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Willie Reid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Branscombe

Scorers: Willie Reid (3). S Duncan (2). Branscombe

Queen's Park unknown

Apr 29 Aberdeen 0 0 Division 1 a away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Taylor 4 Gordon 5 H Muir 6 Sneddon 7 Alex Bennett 8 Brander 9 Lister 10 Branscombe 11 McCrae

Aberdeen unknown

May 6 Celtic 0 3 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final a away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Gordon 4 Logan 5 Wright 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 Gourlay 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Seymour

Celtic unknown