The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

Season 1938-39

 

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Aug 13 St Johnstone 3 3 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Galloway 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (2). Brown

St Johnstone

Aug 20 Motherwell 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 5 Brown 7 Main 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Kinnear (2)

Motherwell

Aug 24 St Johnstone 4 2 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 R Ross 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (2 1pen). Bob McPhail. Willie Thornton

St Johnstone

Aug 27 St Mirren 5 1 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Main (2). Bob McPhail

St Mirren

Aug 29 Arsenal 1 0 Friendly Ibrox 41,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Fiddes 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Waddell Arsenal

Sep 3 Ayr United 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Fiddes 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Bob McPhail (2). Willie Thornton. Brown

Ayr United

Sep 6 Queens Park 0 0 Glasgow Cup 1st round away 12,921

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 McKillop 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Little 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Queens Park

Sep 10 Celtic 2 6 Division 1 away 74,500

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Main 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Jimmy Smith. Willie Thornton.

Celtic

Scorers: McDonald (3). Delaney. Lyon (2)

Sep 14 Motherwell 5 0 Division 1 away 16,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Fiddes 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Thornton (3). Fiddes. Kinnear

Motherwell

Sep 17 Third Lanark 5 1 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (2). Willie Thornton (2). Black (og)

Third Lanark

Sep 21 Queens Park 2 3 Glasgow Cup 1st round replay Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Little 7 Fiddes 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (pen). Fiddes

Queens Park

Sep 24 Arbroath 3 3 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Cheyne 4 Scot Symon 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Little 7 Main 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Harrison 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters. Harrison. Main

Arbroath

Oct 1 Hibs 5 2 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 McKillop 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Harrison 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Scot Symon. Alex Venters. Willie Waddell. Kinnear

Hibs

Oct 8 Falkirk 2 2 Division 1 away

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Jock Shaw 3 Cheyne 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Little 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (2)

Falkirk

Oct 15 Partick Thistle 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (2). Bob Bob McPhail. Willie Thornton. McKennan

Partick Thistle

Oct 22 Kilmarnock 1 3 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 6 Little 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Kinnear

Kilmarnock

Oct 29 Raith Rovers 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (3). Willie Thornton

Raith Rovers

Nov 5 Albion Rovers 7 2 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Waddell (2). Willie Thornton (2). Bob McPhail. Alex Venters. Kinnear

Albion Rovers

Nov 12 Hearts 3 1 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Waddell. Bob McPhail. Alex Venters

Hearts

Nov 19 Clyde 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 13,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters. Willie Waddell (pen)

Clyde

Nov 26 Queens Park 3 2 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Kinnear. Willie Waddell. Alex Venters

Queens Park

Dec 3 Queen of the South 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 16,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Bob McPhail (3). Kinnear

Queen of the South

Dec 10 Hamilton 1 2 Division 1 away 17,500

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Alex Venters 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters

Hamilton

Dec 17 Aberdeen 5 2 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Fiddes 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Fiddes (4). Alex Venters.

Aberdeen: Armstrong. Biggs

Scorers: Armstrong. Biggs

Dec 26 St Mirren 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 8 Fiddes 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Fiddes. Alex Venters

St Mirren

Dec 31 Ayr United 4 3 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Fiddes 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Alex Venters. Scot Symon

Ayr United

Jan 2 Celtic 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 118,730

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Harrison 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Kinnear 17. Alex Venters 40.

Celtic: Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Lynch, Geatons, Delaney, Carruth, Watters, Murphy, Birrell.

Scorers: Carruth 74.

Jan 3 Partick Thistle 4 2 Division 1 away 35,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Lyness 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Alex Venters (2). Turnbull. Lyness.

Partick Thistle: Williamson. Douglas

Scorers: Williamson. Douglas

Jan 11 Arbroath 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Galloway 7 Willie Waddell 8 Lyness 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Lyness. Alex Venters

Arbroath

Jan 14 Hibs 1 1 Division 1 away 31,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Lyness 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Alex Venters Hibs

Jan 21 Raith Rovers 1 0 Scottish Cup 1st round away 21,747

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Fiddes 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Alex Venters 56.

Raith Rovers; McCreadie, Allan, Morrison, Till, Baxter, Cabreli, Kerr, Whitelaw, Haywood, Dunn, O'Keefe.

Jan 28 Falkirk 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Jimmy Smith

Falkirk

Feb 4 Hamilton 2 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round Ibrox 75,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 McKillop 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Willie Waddell 8 Lyness 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Lyness. Alex Venters

Hamilton

Feb 11 Third Lanark 2 1 Division 1 away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 McKillop 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Fiddes 8 Lyness 9 Willie Thornton 10 Harrison 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Harrison (2)

Third Lanark

Feb 18 Clyde 1 4 Scottish Cup 3rd round Ibrox 63,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 McKillop 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Main 8 Lyness 9 Willie Thornton 10 Bob McPhail 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Lyness (pen)

Clyde

Feb 25 Kilmarnock 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 McKillop 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Bob McPhail 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Bob McPhail. Jimmy Smith

Kilmarnock

Mar 4 Raith Rovers 2 0 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Fiddes 8 Bob McPhail 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Alex Venters

Raith Rovers

Mar 11 Albion Rovers 5 0 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Fiddes 8 Bob McPhail 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Alex Venters (3). Bob McPhail. Willie Thornton

Albion Rovers

Mar 18 Hearts 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Brown 7 Fiddes 8 Bob McPhail 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Jimmy Smith

Hearts

Mar 28 Clyde 1 1 Division 1 away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Brown 7 Fiddes 8 Bob McPhail 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Reid

Scorers: Bob McPhail

Clyde

Apr 1 Queens Park 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Fiddes 8 Bob McPhail 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Reid

Scorers: Alex Venters (pen)

Queens Park

Apr 8 Queen of the South 1 1 Division 1 away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Simpson 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Turnbull

Scorers: Scot Symon

Queen of the South

Apr 21 Hamilton 3 2 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 McKillop 4 Scot Symon 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Little 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gilmour 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Scorers: Alex Venters (2). Willie Waddell

Hamilton

Apr 29 Aberdeen 0 2 Division 1 away 15,002

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gilmour 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Aberdeen

Scorers: Smith. Armstrong

May 6 Queens Park 2 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final Ibrox 17,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 McKillop 3 Jock Shaw 4 Scot Symon 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Little 7 Fiddes 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Willie Waddell. Jimmy Smith

Queens Park

May 13 Third Lanark 0 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final Hampden Park 29,448

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 McKillop 3 Jock Shaw 4 Fiddes 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Bob McPhail 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Kinnear

Third Lanark