The Rangers History Project
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Aug 17 Airdrie 4 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2). Sandy Archibald. Tommy Cairns

Airdrie : team unknown

Aug 21 Motherwell 2 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 45,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Walls. Andy Cunningham

Motherwell : team unknown

Aug 24 Aberdeen 2 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Tommy Cairns.

Aberdeen : Thomson

Aug 25 Airdrie 1 1 James Reid Benefit Match a away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 T Reid 3 McQueen 4 McMillan 5 McKenna 6 Johnston 7 Low 8 Laird 9 Geordie Henderson 10 McGibbon 11 Lawson

Scorers: McGibbon

Airdrie : team unknown

Aug 28 Kilmarnock 2 1 Division 1 a away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Aug 30 Celtic 2 1 Bert Manderson Benefit Match H Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 McMillan 5 McKenna 6 Johnston 7 Low 8 Gordon 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Laird 11 Lawson

Scorers: Laird (2)

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 1 Motherwell 2 0 Division 1 a away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 McKenna 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead. Andy Cunningham

Motherwell : team unknown

Sep 4 Queen's Park 2 1 Glasgow Cup a away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 McKenna 5 Dixon 6 Sandy Archibald 7 Muirhead 8 Andy Cunningham 9 T McDonald 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Meiklejohn

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Geordie Henderson

Queen's Park : team unknown

Sep 7 Albion Rovers 2 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham

Albion Rovers : team unknown

Sep 11 Morton 2 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 41,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2)

Morton : team unknown

Sep 13 Third Lanark 1 1 Bobby Orr Benefit Match a away 3,000

Rangers: 1 Herbert Lock 2 T Reid 3 McQueen 4 McMillan 5 McKenna 6 Johnston 7 Low 8 Laird 9 Dickson 10 Geordie Henderson 11 T McDonald

Scorers: McDonald

Third Lanark : team unknown

Sep 18 Celtic 1 2 Glasgow Cup a away 65,082

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 McKenna 5 Dixon 6 Sandy Archibald 7 McQueen 8 James Bowie 9 Tommy Cairns 10 Alan Morton 11 Meiklejohn

Scorers: Alan Morton

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 20 Hearts 4 0 Division 1 a away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 James Smith 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Low 8 James Bowie 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2). Tommy Cairns. James Bowie

Hearts : team unknown

Sep 25 Aberdeen 1 1 Division 1 a away 21,800

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 Meiklejohn 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Aberdeen : Fisher

Scorers: Fisher

Sep 27 Hibs 1 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 Meiklejohn 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Tommy Cairns

Hibs : team unknown

Sep 30 Linfield 2 0 Friendly a away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Morrison 3 McCandless 4 Gibson 5 Wilson 6 McKenna 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Meiklejohn 9 Geordie Henderson 10 J Morton 11 James Smith Scorers: Meiklejohn. J Morton

Linfield : team unknown

Oct 2 St Mirren 2 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald (pen). Andy Cunningham

St Mirren : team unknown

Oct 9 Dumbarton 5 2 Division 1 a away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 James Bowie 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2). Meiklejohn. Tommy Cairns. Alan Morton

Dumbarton : team unknown

Oct 16 Partick Thistle 3 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 James Bowie 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Muirhead 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald (2). Andy Cunningham

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Oct 23 Celtic 2 1 Division 1 a away 65,269

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McQueen 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Muirhead 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Tommy Cairns. Alan Morton.

Celtic : Cassidy

Scorers: Cassidy

Oct 30 Third Lanark 2 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 2 T Reid 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Muirhead 10 James Bowie 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Alan Morton

Third Lanark : team unknown

Nov 6 Dundee 5 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 43,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (4). Sandy Archibald

Dundee : team unknown

Nov 13 Clydebank 4 2 Division 1 a away 22,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (4)

Clydebank : team unknown

Nov 20 Hamilton 4 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 James Bowie 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (2). Andy Cunningham. James Bowie

Hamilton : team unknown

Nov 27 Albion Rovers 2 1 Division 1 a away 22,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Andy Cunningham 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Tommy Cairns. Muirhead

Albion Rovers : team unknown

Dec 4 Queen's Park 3 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Meiklejohn 9 Muirhead 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Muirhead (2). Meiklejohn

Queen's Park : team unknown

Dec 11 Falkirk 2 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Low 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton Scorers: Geordie Henderson. Andy Cunningham

Falkirk : team unknown

Dec 18 Ayr United 1 1 Division 1 a away 13,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham

Ayr United : team unknown

Dec 25 Clyde 3 1 Division 1 a away 36,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Walls 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 T McDonald

Scorers: Walls. Andy Cunningham (pen). Geordie Henderson

Clyde : team unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 0 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 69,260

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Celtic : Cassidy

Scorers: Cassidy

Jan 3 Partick Thistle 2 0 Division 1 a away 42,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Tommy Cairns

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Jan 8 Kilmarnock 2 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (2)

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Jan 15 Hamilton 1 0 Division 1 a away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton

Hamilton : team unknown

Jan 22 Dumbarton 2 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Tommy Cairns

Dumbarton : team unknown

Jan 29 Airdrie 3 0 Division 1 a away 17,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Geordie Henderson. Alan Morton

Airdrie : team unknown

Feb 5 Morton 2 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round H Ibrox 67,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton. Geordie Henderson

Morton : team unknown

Feb 9 Raith Rovers 1 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald

Raith Rovers : team unknown

Feb 12 Dundee 2 1 Division 1 a away 23,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 J Morton 6 James Bowie 7 Alan Morton 8 Low 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 T McDonald Scorers: Geordie Henderson. Tommy Cairns

Dundee : team unknown

Feb 19 Alloa Athletic 0 0 Scottish Cup 3rd round H Ibrox 60,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Alloa Athletic : team unknown

Feb 26 Alloa Athletic 4 1 Scottish Cup 3rd round replay H Ibrox 55,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2). Andy Cunningham. Sandy Archibald

Alloa Athletic : team unknown

Mar 2 Falkirk 2 0 Division 1 a away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 T Reid 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 McKenna 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Tommy Cairns. Andy Cunningham (pen)

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 5 Dumbarton 3 0 Scottish Cup Quarter Final a away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: James Bowie. Andy Cunningham. Geordie Henderson

Dumbarton : team unknown

Mar 9 Ayr United 7 2 Division 1 H Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Johnston 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (4). Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham (pen). Tommy Cairns

Ayr United : team unknown

Mar 19 Clydebank 1 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson

Scorers: Sandy Archibald

Clydebank : team unknown

Mar 26 Albion Rovers 4 1 Scottish Cup Semi Final n Celtic Park 65,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Tommy Cairns (2). Andy Cunningham. Sandy Archibald

Albion Rovers : team unknown

Mar 28 Queen's Park 1 1 Division 1 a away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 J Morton 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dixon

Queen's Park : team unknown

Apr 2 Morton 0 0 Division 1 a away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Morton : team unknown

Apr 9 Hibs 1 1 Division 1 a away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 2 T Reid 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Johnston 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Meiklejohn 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Lawson Scorers: Sandy Archibald (pen) Hibs : team unknown

Apr 16 Partick Thistle 0 1 Scottish Cup Final n Celtic Park 28,294

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton Scorers:

Partick Thistle : John Blair

Scorers: John Blair

Apr 19 Clyde 3 1 Division 1 H Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 McKenna 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Meiklejohn. Sandy Archibald. Geordie Henderson

Clyde : team unknown

Apr 21 St Mirren 1 0 Division 1 a Hampden Park 10,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 McKenna 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Meiklejohn

St Mirren : team unknown

Apr 23 Third Lanark 1 0 Division 1 a away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Johnston 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton

Third Lanark : team unknown

Apr 26 Newcastle Utd 0 0 Tommy Cairns Benefit Match H Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 McMillan 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Newcastle Utd : team unknown

Apr 27 Hearts 0 0 Division 1 H Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Alan Morton 8 Andy Cunningham 9 McDermid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 James Smith

Hearts : team unknown

Apr 30 Raith Rovers 1 0 Division 1 a away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 McDermid 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dixon

Raith Rovers : team unknown

May 3 Queen's Park 5 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup H Ibrox 14,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 Geordie Henderson 4 McKenna 5 Dixon 6 Andy Cunningham 7 Muirhead 8 Tommy Cairns 9 T McDonald 10 Alan Morton 11 Meiklejohn

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (3). Andy Cunningham. Alan Morton

Queen's Park : team unknown

May 7 Clyde 2 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup a Hampden Park 28,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 Geordie Henderson 4 McKenna 5 Dixon 6 Andy Cunningham 7 Muirhead 8 Tommy Cairns 9 T McDonald 10 Alan Morton 11 Meiklejohn

Scorers: Andy Cunningham

Clyde : team unknown

May 14 Celtic 0 2 Glasgow M Charity Cup a Hampden Park 55,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 Geordie Henderson 4 McKenna 5 Dixon 6 Andy Cunningham 7 Muirhead 8 Tommy Cairns 9 T McDonald 10 Alan Morton 11 Meiklejohn

Celtic : team unknown

Jun 1 AB (Akademski) 2 0 Friendly a away 16,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Geordie Henderson 10 McDermid 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson. Moltke (og)

AB (Akademski) : team unknown

Jun 3 B1903 (Hellerup) 2 1 Friendly a away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Meiklejohn 3 McCandless 4 James Bowie 5 Dixon 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 McDermid 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Poul Christiansen (og)

B1903 (Hellerup) : team unknown

Jun 5 Copenhagen Select 2 1 Friendly a away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Robb 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 James Bowie 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (2)

Copenhagen Select : team unknown