The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

1926-27

 

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Aug 14 Dundee Utd 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Dixon 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall (2)

Dundee Utd : team unknown

Aug 17 Dunfermline 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 16,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Meiklejohn 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Jamie Smith 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Shaw. Sandy Archibald

Dunfermline : team unknown

Aug 21 Airdrie 3 3 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Meiklejohn 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Fleming

Scorers: Dr James Marshall. Tommy Cairns. Fleming

Airdrie : team unknown

Aug 28 Partick Thistle 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 22,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 D Kirkwood 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Fleming

Scorers: Dr James Marshall (2). Fraser

Partick Thistle: Fraser

Scorers: Fraser

Sep 4 St Johnstone 1 2 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Muirhead 5 Dixon 6 Shaw 7 Fleming 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton

St Johnstone : team unknown

Sep 7 Third Lanark 4 2 Glasgow Cup 1st round Ibrox 7,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Muirhead 5 Meiklejohn 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Shaw. Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham. Dr James Marshall

Third Lanark team unknown

Sep 11 Motherwell 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Weir 4 Meiklejohn 5 Dixon 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Fleming

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham

Motherwell : team unknown

Sep 18 Hearts 2 0 Division 1 away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Meiklejohn 6 Shaw 7 Fleming 8 Jamie Smith 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming. Tommy Cairns

Hearts : team unknown

Sep 21 Huddersfield Town 2 1 Hospital Challenge Cup 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Ireland 6 Shaw 7 Dr James Marshall 8 McKay 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Chalmers 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Geordie Henderson. Alan Morton

Huddersfield Town team unknown

Sep 25 Aberdeen 3 2 Division 1 Ibrox 23,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Weir 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Meiklejohn 6 Shaw 7 Fleming 8 McKay 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Shaw. McKay. Andy Cunningham. Miller. McDermid Aberdeen: Miller. McDermid

Scorers: Miller, McDirmid

Sep 27 Queens Park 1 1 Glasgow Cup Semi Final Ibrox 22,240

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 McCandless 3 Weir 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Meiklejohn 6 Shaw 7 Fleming 8 McKay 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham (pen)

Queens Park team unknown

Sep 29 Queens Park 3 1 Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay 16,500

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Purdon 3 Weir 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Dixon 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McKay 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Muirhead 11 Fleming

Scorers: McKay (2). Dr James Marshall

Queens Park team unknown

Oct 2 St Mirren 7 3 Division 1 away 34,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Purdon 3 McCandless 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McKay 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Fleming

Scorers: Geordie Henderson (3). Fleming (2). Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Sandy Archibald

St Mirren : team unknown

Oct 9 Celtic 0 1 Glasgow Cup Final Hampden Park 55,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Purdon 3 McCandless 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McKay 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Fleming:

Celtic team unknown

Oct 16 Queens Park 0 1 Division 1 Ibrox 19,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Purdon 3 McCandless 4 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Dr James Marshall 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 McKay 11 Fleming

Queens Park : team unknown

Oct 23 Morton 8 2 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Ireland 6 Shaw 7 Fleming 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall (5). Alan Morton. Fleming. Tommy Cairns

Morton : team unknown

Nov 6 Cowdenbeath 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Fleming 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton (2). Thomas 'Tully' Craig. Fleming

Cowdenbeath : team unknown

Nov 13 Hibs 2 2 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Fleming 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Dr James Marshall

Hibs : team unknown

Nov 20 Falkirk 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall. Muirhead

Falkirk : team unknown

Nov 27 Clyde 6 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall (3). McCandless (pen). Muirhead. Andy Cunningham

Clyde : team unknown

Dec 4 Hamilton 1 4 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Muirhead 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Muirhead

Hamilton : team unknown

Dec 11 Dundee 1 1 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Fleming 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Dr James Marshall

Dundee : team unknown

Dec 18 Kilmarnock 0 0 Division 1 away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Fleming 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Dec 25 Dundee Utd 0 2 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Dundee Utd : team unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 63,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. Dr James Marshall. A Thomson. Celtic: A Thomson.

Scorers: A Thomson

Jan 3 Partick Thistle 4 1 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: McMillan (2). Dr James Marshall. Andy Cunningham. Richmond

Partick Thistle:Richmond

Jan 8 St Johnstone 4 2 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Geordie Henderson 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton (3). Jamieson (og)

St Johnstone : team unknown

Jan 15 Motherwell 4 1 Division 1 away 32,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Mieklejohn. Sandy Archibald. Fleming. Andy Cunningham

Motherwell : team unknown

Jan 22 Leith A 4 1 Scottish Cup 1st round away 14,130

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton (2). Fleming. Thomas 'Tully' Craig

Leith A : team unknown

Jan 29 Hearts 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: McMillan

Hearts : team unknown

Feb 5 St Mirren 6 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round Ibrox 56,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (2). Alan Morton (2). Sandy Archibald. Andy Cunningham

St Mirren : team unknown

Feb 12 St Mirren 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (2). Alan Morton (2)

St Mirren : team unknown

Feb 16 Aberdeen 2 2 Division 1 away 16,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 Manderson 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Hair 9 Fleming 10 Muirhead 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Hair (2). Cheyne. B Bruce Aberdeen: Cheyne. B Bruce

Scorers: Cheyne, B Bruce

Feb 19 Hamilton 4 0 Scottish Cup 3rd round Ibrox 53,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (2). Andy Cunningham. Sandy Archibald

Hamilton : team unknown

Feb 23 Dunfermline 3 1 Division 1 away 4,000

Rangers: 1 Moyies 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Ireland 6 Shaw 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Dr James Marshall 9 Fleming 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (3)

Dunfermline : team unknown

Mar 1 Queens Park 2 1 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Tommy Cairns 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. McMillan

Queens Park : team unknown

Mar 5 Falkirk 2 2 Scottish Cup Quarter Final away 20,233

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Sandy Archibald. McCandless (pen)

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 9 Falkirk 0 1 Scottish Cup Quarter Final replay Ibrox 80,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 12 Airdrie 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 27,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Manderson 3 J Hamilton 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming

Airdrie : team unknown

Mar 16 Morton 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 R Hamilton 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Andy Cunningham. Alan Morton

Morton : team unknown

Mar 23 Cowdenbeath 0 1 Division 1 away 3,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 J Hamilton 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 11 Alan Morton

Cowdenbeath : team unknown

Mar 29 Hibs 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Meiklejohn 3 J Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Hair 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Fleming

Scorers: McMillan. Dr James Marshall

Hibs : team unknown

Apr 2 Falkirk 3 3 Division 1 away 5,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 J Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Meiklejohn 11 Fleming

Scorers: McMillan. Dr James Marshall. Meiklejohn

Falkirk : team unknown

Apr 9 Clyde 0 0 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 J Hamilton 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Clyde : team unknown

Apr 16 Hamilton 1 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 J Hamilton 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Meiklejohn 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming

Hamilton : team unknown

Apr 18 Celtic 1 0 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Meiklejohn 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming

Celtic : team unknown

Apr 23 Dundee 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Muirhead 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Meiklejohn 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Dundee : team unknown

Apr 27 Ayr United 4 1 Tom Kilpatrick Benefit Match 1,000

Rangers: 1 Moyies 2 Weir 3 R Hamilton 4 Osborne 5 Ireland 6 J Hamilton 7 Hair 8 Chalmers 9 Dr James Marshall 10 Purdon 11 Jamie Smith

Scorers: Chalmers (2). Ireland (pen). Hair

Ayr United team unknown

Apr 30 Kilmarnock 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Ireland 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Andy Cunningham 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming

Kilmarnock : team unknown

May 3 Queens Park 8 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup 1st round Ibrox 5,500

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Muirhead 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Fleming (4). Andy Cunningham (2). Bob McPhail. Sandy Archibald

Queens Park team unknown

May 7 Celtic 4 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final 36,000

Rangers: 1 Tom Hamilton 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Shaw 6 Thomas 'Tully' Craig 7 Sandy Archibald 8 Andy Cunningham 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Bob McPhail (2). Fleming. Sandy Archibald

Celtic team unknown

May 14 Partick Thistle 3 6 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final Hampden Park 18,520

Rangers: 1 Moyies 2 Gray 3 McCandless 4 Meiklejohn 5 Ireland 6 Shaw 7 Hair 8 McMillan 9 Fleming 10 Bob McPhail 11 Alan Morton

Scorers: Alan Morton (2). Bob McPhail.

Partick Thistle: Hair, Grove

Scorers: Hair, Grove