The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

Season 1916-17

 

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Aug 12 Ayr United 3 1 Red Cross Funds Benefit Match away 1,500

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 McConnell 5 Logan 6 Pursell 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Clark 11 McNaughton

Scorers: Unknown

Ayr United : team unknown

Aug 19 Dundee 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald Scorers: C Duncan (2). S

Duncan Dundee : team unknown

Aug 26 Hearts 3 1 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald Scorers: Tommy Cairns. S Duncan. R Archibald

Hearts : team unknown

Sep 2 Dumbarton 6 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald 4 Riddell

Scorers: C Duncan (3). Logan. Tommy Cairns. S Duncan (pen)

Dumbarton : team unknown

Sep 9 Partick Thistle 2 0 Glasgow Cup 1st round away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Pursell 4 Riddell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2)

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Sep 16 Kilmarnock 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: S Duncan (2 1pen). C Duncan

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Sep 23 Celtic 0 3 Glasgow Cup semi final away 60,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Riddell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 R Archibald 9 Phillip 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 30 St Mirren 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 R Archibald 9 Phillip 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: Tommy Cairns

St Mirren : team unknown

Oct 7 Ayr United 3 1 Division 1 away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 R Archibald 9 W Paterson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: W Paterson (2). S Duncan

Ayr United : team unknown

Oct 14 Motherwell 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 R Archibald 9 W Paterson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2)

Motherwell : team unknown

Oct 21 Third Lanark 1 1 Division 1 away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 R Archibald 9 W Paterson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: W Paterson

Third Lanark : team unknown

Oct 28 Celtic 0 0 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Law 5 Pursell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 W Paterson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Celtic : team unknown

Nov 4 Morton 0 1 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Riddell 5 Pursell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 W Paterson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Morton : team unknown

Nov 11 Hibs 0 0 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 2 Law 10 R Archibald 11 Lawson

Hibs : team unknown

Nov 18 Clyde 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 Tommy Cairns 10 Alex Bennett 11 Lawson Scorers: S Duncan

Clyde : team unknown

Nov 25 Raith Rovers 4 1 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 Law 7 Lawson 8 Alex Bennett 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald Scorers: R Archibald (2). Riddell. Alex Bennett

Raith Rovers : team unknown

Dec 2 Falkirk 3 1 Division 1 Ibrox 7,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald Scorers: S Duncan (2). Tommy Cairns

Falkirk : team unknown

Dec 9 Airdrie 0 2 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Logan 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 Alex Bennett 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 R Archibald

Airdrie : team unknown

Dec 16 Hibs 5 1 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Lawson Scorers: Martin (2). Manderson. C Duncan. Dornan (og)

Hibs : team unknown

Dec 23 Motherwell 1 2 Division 1 away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Lawson Scorers: Blair (pen)

Motherwell : team unknown

Dec 30 Airdrie 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Lawson Scorers: C Duncan (2). Lawson

Airdrie : team unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

Rangers: 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Lawson

Celtic : team unknown

Jan 2 Partick Thistle 1 0 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Logan 6 Pursell 7 R Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Croot

Scorers: Martin

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Jan 6 Hearts 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Croot Scorers: Martin

Hearts : team unknown

Jan 13 Clyde 1 0 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 Hendry 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Lawson

Scorers: Riddell

Clyde : team unknown

Jan 20 Partick Thistle 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Croot Scorers: C Duncan (2). Riddell

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Jan 27 Hamilton 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Riddell 6 Hendry 7 Pursell 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Croot

Scorers: Blair (pen). Pursell

Hamilton : team unknown

Feb 3 Aberdeen 1 3 Division 1 away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Law 5 Riddell 6 McKenna 7 Tommy Cairns 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Martin 11 Croot

Scorers: C Duncan. Ambler. J Wyllie (2)

Aberdeen Ambler. J Wyllie (2)

Scorers: Ambler. J Wyllie (2)

Feb 10 Ayr United 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Pursell 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Riddell 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 Manderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Croot Scorers: Manderson

Ayr United : team unknown:

Feb 17 Dumbarton 3 0 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Riddell 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Croot

Scorers: Bell. Tommy Cairns. Croot

Dumbarton : team unknown

Feb 24 St Mirren 1 1 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Riddell 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 Gordon 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Croot Scorers: Tommy Cairns

St Mirren : team unknown

Mar 3 Aberdeen 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Riddell 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 Gordon 10 Hendry 11 Croot Scorers: Gordon

Aberdeen : team unknown

Mar 10 Morton 0 1 Division 1 away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Pursell 4 Riddell 5 Logan 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Hendry 11 Lawson

Morton : team unknown

Mar 17 Falkirk 2 0 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Riddell 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 Tommy Cairns 9 C Duncan 10 Livingston 11 Lawson Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2)

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 24 Raith Rovers 4 3 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Riddell 6 Martin 7 S Duncan 8 Bell 9 Tommy Cairns 10 Livingston 11 Lawson Scorers: Livingston (3). Tommy Cairns

Raith Rovers : team unknown

Mar 31 Kilmarnock 1 4 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Martin 7 C Duncan 8 Tommy Cairns 9 Pursell 10 Livingston 11 Lawson Scorers: Tommy Cairns

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Apr 7 Third Lanark 0 2 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Martin 6 McKenna 7 Gray 8 James Bowie 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Third Lanark : team unknown

Apr 9 Queen's Park 4 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Pursell 4 James Bowie 5 McKenna 6 Martin 7 Gray 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Rutherford 11 Lawson

Scorers: C Duncan (2). Gray. Rutherford

Queen's Park : team unknown

Apr 14 British Army 3 1 Benefit Match Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Riddell 6 Pursell 7 Anderson 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Livingston 11 Lawson

Scorers: Bell (2). C Duncan

British Army : team unknown

Apr 21 Hamilton 1 3 Division 1 away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Logan 6 Hendry 7 Anderson 8 Bell 9 C Duncan 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson Scorers: C Duncan

Hamilton : team unknown

Apr 21 Queen's Park 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 7,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Pursell 6 McKenna 7 Anderson 8 Tommy Cairns 9 Harris 10 Livingston 11 Lawson Scorers: Harris

Queen's Park : team unknown

Apr 28 Dundee 1 2 Division 1 away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 McKenna 6 Martin 7 Dick 8 Gordon 9 C Duncan 10 Livingston 11 Lawson Scorers: Blair (pen)

Dundee : team unknown

May 5 Morton 0 1 Greenock Infirmary Benefit Match away

Rangers: 1 Bruce 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Martin 6 Pursell 7 S Duncan 8 Dick 9 Steel 10 Livingston 11 Lawson

: Morton : team unknown

May 12 Celtic 0 2 Glasgow M Charity Cup semi final Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Pursell 6 Martin 7 A Archibald 8 Lindsay 9 Gordon 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Celtic : team unknown