The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

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Aug 10 Motherwell 4 2 Division 1 away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 3 Jock Shaw 4 Watkins 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (14,72) Willie Thornton (11). Willie Waddell (71)

Motherwell :Johnston, Kilmarnock, Shaw, McLeod, Paton, Russell, Henderson, Redpath, Brown, Bremner, Barclay

Scorers: Brown (12,79)

Aug 14 Hibs 1 2 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Watkins 5 George Young 6 Sammy Cox 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: George Young (pen)(1)

Hibs: Kerr, Howie, Shaw, Kean, Aird, McCabe, Smith, Cuthbertson, Weir, Buchannan, Aitkenhead

Scorers: Aitkenhead (30), Weir (77)

Aug 17 Kilmarnock 3 2 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Watkins 5 George Young 6 Sammy Cox 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Sammy Cox(23) Gillick(55), Willie Waddell (62)

Kilmarnock: Downie, Hood, Landsborough, Turnbull, McLure, Davie, Gavin, Devlin, Walsh, McDonald, McAvoy

Scorers: Devlin (7), Welsh (27)

Aug 21 Falkirk 5 0 Division 1 away

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Willie Thornton (1, 53, 55). Jimmy Duncanson( 8) Willie Waddell (36)

Falkirk : Dawson, Whyte, McPhee, McCreary, Ogilvie, Gallacher, Henderson, Rice, Brooks, McLennan, Fitzsimmons

Aug 28 Third Lanark 8 1 Division 1 Ibrox 22,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Jimmy Duncanson 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Williamson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Willie Thornton (29, 36, 42). Caskie (41, 57, 65). Jimmy Duncanson (78, 79)

Third Lanark : Petrie, Carabine, Kelly, Bolt, Barclay, Mooney, McCulloch, Ayton, Venters, Henderson, Mitchell

Scorers: Mitchell (23)

Aug 31 Queens Park 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (35, 52))

Queens Park : R Simpson, J McColl, W Johnstone, D Letham, J Whigham, I Harnett, J Jordan, J McAulay, R Stirling, A Aitken, J Irvine

Sep 4 Aberdeen 0 1 Division 1 away 35,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Watkins 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Aberdeen: Johnstone, Cowie, McKenna, Dunlop, Waddell, Taylor, McCall, Hamilton, Harris, Baird, Williams

Scorers: Taylor (40)

Sep 7 Celtic 3 2 Division 1 away 28,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Stead 8 Gillick 9 Parlane 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (10, 30). Parlane (58).

Celtic: Miller, McDonald, Milne, McMillan, Corbett, McAulay, Bogan, Kiernan, Cantwell, W Gallacher, Hazlett

Scorers: Bogan(58), Kiernan (29)

Sep 14 St Mirren 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Stead 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (22, 62 ,67). Gillick (4)

St Mirren : Newlands, Telfer, Lindsay, Smith, Drinkwater, Scott, Crowe, Stenhouse, Aikman, McLaren, Milne

Sep 17 Clyde 2 2 Glasgow Cup Semi Final away 28,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Stead 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Arnison (2)

Clyde : team unknown

Sep 21 St Mirren 4 0 League Cup group B Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Stead 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Arnison (2). Sammy Cox. Stead

St Mirren : team unknown

Sep 25 Clyde 2 4 Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay Ibrox 40,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Gillick 8 Williamson 9 Arnison 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Stead

Scorers: Arnison. Gillick

Clyde : team unknown

Sep 28 Queens Park 4 2 League Cup group B away 30,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (2). Gillick. Willie Thornton

Queens Park : team unknown

Sep 30 Partick Thistle 2 3 Division 1 away 36,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Sammy Cox 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Scot Symon 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Gillick.(24, 32) Jimmy Duncanson (32)

Partick Thistle: Steadward, McGowan, Curran, Husband, Parker, Brown, Glover, McKennan, Sharpe, Chisholm, Smith

Scorers: McKennan (30) Chisholm (17) Parker (41pen)

Oct 5 Morton 3 0 League Cup group B Ibrox 50,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 David Gray 3 Jock Shaw 4 Watkins 6 Sammy Cox 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson. Caskie. Willie Thornton

Morton : team unknown

Oct 12 St Mirren 4 0 League Cup group B away 20,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Watkins 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Gillick (2). Willie Thornton (2)

St Mirren : team unknown

Oct 14 Sparta Prague 3 1 Friendly Ibrox 50,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Willie Thornton 11 Caskie

Scorers: Arnison. Caskie. Gillick

Sparta Prague : team unknown

Oct 19 Queens Park 1 0 League Cup group B Ibrox 20,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Rutherford 8 Sammy Cox 9 Arnison 10 Williamson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Arnison

Queens Park : team unknown

Oct 26 Morton 2 0 League Cup group B away 18,000

Rangers: 1 John Shaw 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Sammy Cox 9 Willie Thornton 10 Williamson 11 Caskie

Scorers: George Young (pen). Willie Thornton

Morton : team unknown

Nov 2 Morton 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Sammy Cox 9 Willie Thornton 10 Williamson 11 McNee

Scorers: Willie Thornton (10), Sammy Cox (70)

Morton: McFeat, Maley, Fyfe, Campbell, Aird, Whyte, McGowan, Cupples, Gibson, Jones, McInnes

Scorers: Cupples (26)

Nov 9 Hamilton 6 0 Division 1 away 15,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 George Young 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Willie Thornton (15 33 85). McNee (10). Gillick (17). Jimmy Duncanson (57)

Hamilton: Jenkins, McGurk, Johnstone, Stewart, Rothera, Lindsay, McGuigan, Daly, Devlin, Gillan, Devine

Nov 16 Clyde 4 2 Division 1 away 27,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: McNee (36). Ian McColl. (46) Jimmy Duncanson (56). Willie Thornton (87)

Clyde : Sweeney, Duffy, Galbraith, Campbell, McCormack, Long, Galletly, Riley, Johnstone, Dixon, Jeith

Scorers: Dixon (27 pen), Galletly (89)

Nov 23 Queen of the South 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Rae 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 George Young 6 Scot Symon 7 Rutherford 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Willie Thornton (10). Gillick (53)

Queen of the South : Henderson, Savage, Haxton, Fitzsimmons, Denmark, Collier, Oakes, Cumming, Armstrong, Dempsey, Johnstone

Scorers: Armstrong (46)

Nov 30 Hearts 3 0 Division 1 away 45,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Lindsay 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (9). McNee (37) Willie Thornton (84)

Hearts : Brown, McSpadyen, McKenzie, Cox, Baxter, Miller, Sloan, Conn, Kelly, McCrae, Walker

Dec 7 Motherwell 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Willie Thornton (29). George Young (80pen)

Motherwell : Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Shaw, McLeod, Paton, Redpath, Humphries, Watson, Brown, Bremner, Barclay

Scorers: Bremner (47)

Dec 14 Hibs 1 1 Division 1 away 41,378

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (43)

Hibs : Kerr, Howie, Shaw, Finnigan, Aird, Kean, Smith, Peat, Weir, Turnbull, Ormond

Scorers: Ormond (85)

Dec 21 Falkirk 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (20). Gillick (81)

Falkirk :Dawson, Whyte, McPhee, Rice, Henderson, Sinclair, Fiddes, Bain, Inglis, Campbell, Allison

Scorers: Bain (30)

Dec 28 Third Lanark 1 1 Division 1 away 35,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Stead

Scorers: Gillick (49)

Third Lanark : Fraser, Balunas, Kelly, Bolt, Palmer, Mooney, Bogan, Mason, McCulloch, Ayton, Mitchell

Scorers: Mitchell (90)

Jan 1 Celtic 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 85,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Gillick (60)

Celtic: Miller, Hogg, Mallan, Lynch, McMillan, Milne, Evans, McAlonon, Airlie, Gallacher, Hazlet

Scorers: Hazlett (10)

Attendance was a record for a club game in Britain this season.

Jan 2 Kilmarnock 2 0 Division 1 away 32,325

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

Scorers: Gillick (2)

Kilmarnock : team unknown

Jan 4 St Mirren 0 1 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 McNee

St Mirren : team unknown

Jan 11 Partick Thistle 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Rutherford 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Parlane 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Willie Waddell. Willie Thornton. George Young (pen). Gillick

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Jan 18 Aberdeen 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 60,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Rutherford 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Parlane 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Willie Waddell

Aberdeen : team unknown

Jan 25 Clyde 2 1 Scottish Cup ist round Ibrox 74,606

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Jimmy Duncanson 8 Gillick 9 Parlane 10 Willie Thornton 11 Willie Waddell

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson. Willie Thornton

Clyde : team unknown

Feb 1 Queens Park 0 0 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Queens Park : team unknown

Feb 8 Queen of the South 2 0 Division 1 away 11,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: George Young (pen). Arnison

Queen of the South : team unknown

Feb 15 Morton 1 0 Division 1 away 18,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Morton : team unknown

Feb 22 Hibs 0 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round Ibrox 95,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Arnison 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Hibs : team unknown

Mar 1 Dundee Utd 2 1 League Cup Quarter Final 1st leg Ibrox 40,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Willie Waddell. Caskie

Dundee Utd : team unknown

Mar 5 Dundee Utd 1 1 League Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg Dens Park Dundee 18,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

Dundee Utd : team unknown

Mar 8 Hibs 0 2 Scottish Cup 2nd round replay away 48,816

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Watkins 7 Willie Waddell 8 Parlane 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Hibs : team unknown

Mar 22 Hibs 3 1 League Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 125,154

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell 8 Gillick 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Gillick. Willie Thornton. Willie Waddell

Hibs : team unknown

Mar 29 Clyde 5 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Watkins 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Rutherford 8 Gillick 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Williamson (4). Rutherford

Clyde : team unknown

Apr 5 Aberdeen 4 0 League Cup Final Hampden Park 82,548

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Rutherford 8 Gillick 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Gillick 24. Williamson 32. Jimmy Duncanson 40, 56.

Aberdeen: Johnstone, Cooper, McKenna, McLaughlin, Dunlop, Taylor, Harris, Hamilton, Williams, Baird, McCall.

Apr 7 Hearts 1 2 Division 1 Ibrox 12,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Jimmy Duncanson 8 Williamson 9 Arnison 10 Willie Thornton 11 Caskie

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Hearts : team unknown

Apr 12 Hamilton 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 8,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 3 Lindsay 4 Watkins 5 Ian McColl 6 Scot Symon 7 Rutherford 8 Parlane 9 Williamson 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Caskie

Scorers: Williamson (2). Parlane. Jimmy Duncanson

Hamilton : team unknown

Apr 26 Manchester City 1 2 Friendly away 46,570

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Willie Waddell (12 Caskie) 8 Gillick 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Manchester City : team unknown

May 7 Partick Thistle 4 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Jimmy Duncanson 8 Gillick 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Caskie

Scorers: Williamson (3 1pen). Gillick

Partick Thistle : team unknown

May 14 Celtic 1 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final Ibrox 38,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Rae 7 Jimmy Duncanson 8 Gillick 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Caskie

Scorers: Caskie

Celtic : team unknown