The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

Season 1918-19

 

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Aug 17 Falkirk 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: McLean (pen)

Falkirk team unknown:

Aug 24 Hearts 4 1 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: McLean (3). Tommy Cairns

Hearts team unknown:

Aug 31 St Mirren 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 Andy Cunningham 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Gordon

Scorers: Aitken. McLean

St Mirren team unknown:

Sep 7 Hamilton 3 0 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Gordon 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Andy Cunningham

Scorers: McLean (2). Manderson

Hamilton team unknown:

Sep 14 Partick Thistle 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: McLean (2)

Partick Thistle team unknown:

Sep 21 Queen's Park 3 0 Glasgow Cup Semi Final Ibrox 32,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 Hart 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: James Bowie (2). McDermid

Queen's Park team unknown:

Sep 28 Ayr United 6 2 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 Hart 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: James Bowie (3). Hart (2). Tommy Cairns

Ayr United team unknown:

Sep 30 Queen's Park 2 0 Division 1 away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 Hart 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: Hart. Tommy Cairns

Queen's Park team unknown:

Oct 5 Celtic 2 0 Glasgow Cup Final Hampden Park 65,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Gordon

Scorers: Gordon. Aitken

Celtic team unknown:

Oct 12 Dumbarton 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Gordon

Scorers: McLean (2). Aitken

Dumbarton team unknown:

Oct 19 Celtic 3 0 Division 1 away 36,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Riddell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 Hart 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: Tommy Cairns. James Bowie. McDermid

Celtic team unknown:

Oct 26 Motherwell 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 22,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 McQueen 3 Blair 4 Riddell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Motherwell team unknown:

Nov 2 Third Lanark 2 1 Division 1 away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 McQueen 3 Blair 4 Pursell 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Gordon

Scorers: James Bowie. McLean

Third Lanark team unknown:

Nov 9 Clyde 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 McDermid

Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2). McLean

Clyde team unknown:

Nov 16 Airdrie 0 0 Division 1 away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Airdrie team unknown:

Nov 23 Morton 0 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns

Morton team unknown:

Dec 7 Hibs 5 1 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: James Bowie (3). McLean. Tommy Cairns

Hibs team unknown:

Dec 14 Clydebank 5 0 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Riddell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: McLean (3). Tommy Cairns. Lawson

Clydebank team unknown:

Dec 21 Kilmarnock 8 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 Riddell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: McLean (4). James Bowie (2). Tommy Cairns. Lawson

Kilmarnock team unknown:

Dec 28 Motherwell 1 0 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: James Bowie

Motherwell team unknown:

Jan 1 Celtic 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 65,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Brown Scorers: James Bowie. McMenemy.

Celtic McMenemy.

Scorers: McMenemy.

Jan 2 Partick Thistle 0 1 Division 1 away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Brown Scorers: J Bowie

Partick Thistle J Bowie

Scorers: J Bowie

Jan 4 Airdrie 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 McQueen 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Brown 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: Blair (2 2pens)

Airdrie team unknown:

Jan 11 Kilmarnock 0 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Aitken 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Kilmarnock team unknown:

Jan 18 Queen's Park 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Gordon 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Aitken

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (3). Gordon

Queen's Park team unknown:

Jan 25 Hibs 2 1 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Gordon 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Aitken

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Gordon

Hibs team unknown:

Feb 1 Dumbarton 2 0 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Tommy Cairns

Scorers: Tommy Cairns. McLean

Dumbarton team unknown:

Feb 8 Morton 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Gordon 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Tommy Cairns

Scorers: McLean

Morton team unknown:

Feb 15 St Mirren 2 2 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Gordon 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: Tommy Cairns. Manderson

St Mirren team unknown:

Feb 22 Clydebank 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 14,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 S Duncan 8 Aitken 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Tommy Cairns

Scorers: Brown (3)

Clydebank team unknown:

Mar 1 Hearts 3 2 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Gordon 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Tommy Cairns

Scorers: Brown. Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham

Hearts team unknown:

Mar 8 Hamilton 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Gordon 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Brown. Dixon

Hamilton team unknown:

Mar 15 Hamilton 5 1 Victory Cup 2nd round away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Hempsey 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: Sandy Archibald (2). Gordon. Andy Cunningham. Brown

Hamilton team unknown:

Mar 29 Airdrie 0 1 Victory Cup Quarter Final away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Airdrie team unknown:

Mar 22 Ayr United 1 1 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Brown 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: Blair (pen)

Ayr United team unknown:

Apr 1 3rd Canadian CDW 6 2 Friendly Ibrox 4,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 McQueen 3 Dick 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Martin 7 Aitken 8 Dominy 9 Roberts 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Lawson Scorers: Roberts (3). Dominy (2). Andy Cunningham

3rd Canadian CDW team unknown:

Apr 12 Falkirk 4 0 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: Gordon (2). McLean. James Bowie

Falkirk team unknown:

Apr 14 Dundee 1 2 Friendly away 11,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 McQueen 3 Gordon 4 Walls 5 Dixon 6 Tommy Cairns 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Aitken 9 Roberts 10 Brown 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: Aitken

Dundee team unknown:

Apr 21 Third Lanark 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Miller 2 McQueen 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: McLean (2). Dixon. Gordon

Third Lanark team unknown:

Apr 29 Everton 4 0 Friendly Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Ritchie 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Willie Reid 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: Sandy Archibald (2). Pursell (2)

Everton team unknown:

May 3 Everton 3 4 Benefit Match away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Ritchie 4 Pursell 5 McKenna 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Tommy Cairns 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: McLean (3)

Everton team unknown:

May 10 Clyde 4 0 Division 1 Celtic Park 35,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 McLean 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Joe Donnachie

Scorers: McLean (3). James Bowie

Clyde team unknown:

May 17 Third Lanark 3 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup 1st round away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 3 Blair 4 Pursell 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Lawson

Scorers: Brown (2). James Bowie

Third Lanark team unknown:

May 24 Clyde 2 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup semi final Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Lawson

Scorers: Lawson. Sandy Archibald

Clyde team unknown:

May 31 Queen's Park 2 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final away 65,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 Blair 4 Gordon 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Brown 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Lawson

Scorers: RM Morton 7. James Bowie 42. Brown 75.

Queen's Park: AC Hunter, K McKenzie, J Campbell, A Cowan, R Gillespie, DM Inglis, JB Bell, J Kinloch, RM Morton, R MacFarlane, AL Morton.

Scorers: RM Morton