The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

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Aug 12 Falkirk 3 1 Southern League away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith. Johnston. Gillick

Falkirk : team unknown

Aug 17 Hibs 5 1 Southern League Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 McPherson 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Gillick 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick (2). McPherson (2). Marshall

Hibs : team unknown

Aug 21 Third Lanark 5 2 Glasgow Cup 1st round away 4,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 McPherson 8 Hamilton 9 Gillick 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: McPherson (2). Marshall. Hamilton. Johnston

Third Lanark : team unknown

Aug 24 Motherwell 3 2 Southern League away 11,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 McPherson 8 Hamilton 9 Gillick 10 Marshall 11 Johnston Scorers: Gillick (2). Johnston

Motherwell : team unknown

Aug 31 Partick Thistle 3 1 Southern League Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 Gillick 8 Hamilton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (2). Gillick

Partick Thistle: Younger

Scorers: Younger

Sep 4 Partick Thistle 1 0 Glasgow Cup Semi Final Ibrox 7,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Thomson 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Marshall 7 Willie Waddell 8 McPherson 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Gillick 11 Johnston

Scorers: Willie Waddell

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Sep 7 Celtic 0 0 Southern League away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 T McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 14 Airdrie 2 0 Southern League Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Hamilton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston Scorers: Hamilton. Johnston

Airdrie : team unknown

Sep 21 St Mirren 3 0 Southern League Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 9 Gillick 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Willie Waddell. Alex Venters (pen). Johnston

St Mirren : team unknown

Sep 28 Celtic 0 1 Glasgow Cup Final Ibrox 50,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Hamilton 9 Willie Thornton 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Celtic : team unknown

Oct 5 Hamilton 2 0 Southern League Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 T McKillop 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters. Johnston

Hamilton : team unknown

Oct 12 Hearts 1 1 Southern League away

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

Hearts : team unknown

Oct 19 Albion Rovers 2 0 Southern League Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters. Jimmy Duncanson

Albion Rovers : team unknown

Oct 26 Dumbarton 4 1 Southern League away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 7 Willie Waddell 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (3). Willie Waddell

Dumbarton : team unknown

Nov 2 Queens Park 5 0 Southern League away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith. Willie Waddell. Johnston. Marshall. Alex Venters

Queens Park : team unknown

Nov 9 Clyde 3 2 Southern League Ibrox 21,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Marshall (3)

Clyde : team unknown

Nov 16 Morton 5 4 Southern League Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (3). Bolt (pen). Johnston

Morton : team unknown

Nov 23 Falkirk 4 0 Southern League Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (2). Willie Thornton. Alex Venters

Falkirk : team unknown

Nov 30 Hibs 0 1 Southern League away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Marshall 9 McIntosh 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Hibs : team unknown

Dec 7 Motherwell 2 3 Southern League Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Marshall 9 McIntosh 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters (2)

Motherwell : team unknown

Dec 14 Partick Thistle 4 1 Southern League away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Jimmy Duncanson 8 Marshall 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Johnston. Gillick. Marshall. Alex Venters.

Partick Thistle: Newall

Scorers: Newall

Dec 21 St Mirren 0 2 Southern League away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Marshall 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

St Mirren : team unknown

Dec 28 Airdrie 2 0 Southern League away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 Gillick 8 T McKillop 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (2)

Airdrie : team unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 2 3 Southern League Ibrox 33,168

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Marshall 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters. Johnston.

Celtic: Divers. Murphy. Gillan.

Scorers: Divers. Murphy. Gillan.

Jan 4 Third Lanark 1 0 Southern League away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Brown 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Willie Waddell

Third Lanark : team unknown

Jan 18 Hearts 3 0 Southern League Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Brown 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Beattie

Scorers: Beattie. Alex Venters. Jimmy Smith

Hearts : team unknown

Jan 25 Albion Rovers 7 2 Southern League away 7,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 T McKillop 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 A McKillop 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Beattie

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (5). Beattie (2)

Albion Rovers : team unknown

Feb 1 Dumbarton 1 1 Southern League Ibrox 7,500

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 A McKillop 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Beattie

Scorers: Jimmy Smith

Dumbarton : team unknown

Feb 8 Queens Park 1 1 Southern League Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Beattie 8 A McKillop 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick

Queens Park : team unknown

Feb 15 Clyde 3 0 Southern League away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston Scorers: Jimmy Smith (2). Gillick

Clyde : team unknown

Feb 22 Morton 4 2 Southern League away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Brown 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Johnston (2). Brown. Jimmy Smith

Morton : team unknown

Mar 1 Falkirk 4 0 Southern League Cup Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Brown 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Scot Symon. Bolt. Jimmy Smith. Gillick

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 8 Dumbarton 8 1 Southern League Cup away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Brown 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Brown (3). Jimmy Smith (3). Johnston. Alex Venters

Dumbarton : team unknown

Mar 15 Third Lanark 3 0 Southern League Cup Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Brown 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters. Gillick. Brown

Third Lanark : team unknown

Mar 22 Falkirk 0 2 Southern League Cup away 9,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Brown 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Falkirk : team unknown

Mar 29 Dumbarton 6 3 Southern League Cup Ibrox 4,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Marshall 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (2). Johnston (2). Gillick. Marshall

Dumbarton : team unknown

Apr 5 Third Lanark 2 1 Southern League Cup away 12,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters. Scot Symon

Third Lanark : team unknown

Apr 12 Hamilton 4 1 Southern League away 6,000

Rangers: 1 Jenkins 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Galloway 7 Willie Waddell 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 A McKillop 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: A.McKillop (2). Galloway. Johnston

Hamilton : team unknown

Apr 19 St Mirren 4 1 Southern League Cup Semi final Hampden park 36,823

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

Scorers: Johnston. Willie Thornton. Willie Waddell. Jimmy Smith

St Mirren : team unknown

Apr 23 RAF 3 2 Benefit Match Ibrox 25,500

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

Scorers: Alex Venters. Johnston. Jimmy Smith

RAF : team unknown

Apr 26 Third Lanark 0 3 Southern League Ibrox 5,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Cowan 3 Jock Shaw 4 Brown 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 Willie Waddell 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 A McKillop 10 Marshall 11 Beattie

Third Lanark : team unknown

May 10 Hearts 1 1 Southern League Cup Final Hampden park 75,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Marshall 11 Johnston

Scorers: Marshall

Hearts : team unknown

May 17 Hearts 4 2 Southern League Cup Semi Final replay Hampden park 70,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Willie Thornton 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters. Jimmy Smith. Willie Thornton. Johnston

Hearts : team unknown

May 24 Third Lanark 3 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final Ibrox 7,331

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 McIntosh 8 Gillick 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick. McIntosh. Johnston

Third Lanark : team unknown

May 31 Partick Thistle 3 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Little 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Thomson 7 Mathews 8 Marshall 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick (2). Alex Venters

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Jun 7 Falkirk 3 2 Summer Cup 1st round 1st leg away 10,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 McIntosh 8 Marshall 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Alex Venters (2). Johnston

Falkirk : team unknown

Jun 14 Falkirk 3 1 Summer Cup 1st round 2nd leg Ibrox 6,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 McDowell 7 McIntosh 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick. Jimmy Duncanson. McIntosh

Falkirk : team unknown

Jun 21 Hamilton 3 1 Summer Cup Quarter Final 1st leg away 8,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 McIntosh 8 Jimmy Duncanson 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick (2). Jimmy Duncanson

Hamilton : team unknown

Jun 28 Hamilton 5 5 Summer Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 McIntosh 8 Gillick 9 Jimmy Smith 10 Alex Venters 11 Beattie

Scorers: Jimmy Smith (3). McIntosh (2)

Hamilton : team unknown

Jun 5 Hearts 4 2 Summer Cup Semi Final Hampden park 40,000

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 McIntosh 8 Willie Thornton 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

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

Hearts : team unknown

Jun 12 Hibs 2 3 Summer Cup Final Hampden park 37,200

Rangers: 1 Dawson 2 Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Bolt 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 McIntosh 8 Willie Thornton 9 Gillick 10 Alex Venters 11 Johnston

Scorers: Gillick. McIntosh

Hibs : team unknown