The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

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Aug 9 Celtic 2 0 League Cup Ibrox 80,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 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: Williamson (2)

Celtic : team unknown

Aug 13 Third Lanark 5 2 Division 1 Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 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: Willie Thornton (3). Williamson. Willie Waddell

Third Lanark : team unknown

Aug 16 Third Lanark 3 1 League Cup Group C away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 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: Williamson (2). Jimmy Duncanson

Third Lanark : team unknown

Aug 20 Partick Thistle 1 0 Glasgow Cup 1st round Ibrox 50,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 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: Willie Thornton

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Aug 23 Dundee 3 0 League Cup Group C Ibrox 25,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 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: Williamson. Gillick. Willie Thornton

Dundee : team unknown

Aug 27Partick Thistle 1 0 Division 1 away 35,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 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: Willie Thornton

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Aug 30 Celtic 0 2 League Cup Group C away 60,000

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

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 6 Third Lanark 3 0 League Cup Group C Ibrox 20,000

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

Scorers: Findlay (2). Gillick

Third Lanark : team unknown

Sep 9 Queens Park 2 2 Glasgow Cup Semi Final away 16,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Sammy Cox

Queens Park : team unknown

Sep 13 Dundee 1 1 League Cup Group C away 39,000

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

Scorers: Paton Dundee : team unknown

Sep 17 Queens Park 3 1 Glasgow Cup Semi Final replay Ibrox

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Findlay

Queens Park : team unknown

Sep 20 Celtic 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

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

Scorers: Williamson. Findlay

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 27 Stenhousemuir 2 0 League Cup League Cup Ibrox 25,000

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

Scorers: Findlay. Willie Thornton

Stenhousemuir : team unknown

Sep 29 Third Lanark 4 1 Glasgow Cup Final Hampden Park 47,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson. Rutherford. Findlay. Gillick

Third Lanark : team unknown

Oct 11 Falkirk 0 1 League Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 44,432

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

Scorers: Falkirk : team unknown

Oct 18 Hibs 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 55,000

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

Scorers: Paton. Williamson

Hibs : team unknown

Oct 25 St Mirren 1 2 Division 1 away 24,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton

St Mirren : team unknown

Nov 1 Airdrie 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 15,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Jock Shaw (pen). Marshall

Airdrie : team unknown

Nov 8 Queen of the South 3 0 Division 1 away 21,000

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

Scorers: Findlay (2). Marshall

Queen of the South : team unknown

Nov 15 Clyde 2 1 Division 1 away 30,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Marshall

Clyde : team unknown

Nov 22 Morton 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

Morton : team unknown

Nov 29 Queens Park 4 1 Division 1 away 28,000

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

Scorers: Gillick (2). Parlane. Jimmy Duncanson

Queens Park : team unknown

Dec 6 Hearts 2 1 Division 1 away 40,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson. Rutherford

Hearts : team unknown

Dec 13 Aberdeen 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

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

Scorers: Gillick (2). Rutherford. Willie Thornton

Aberdeen : team unknown

Dec 20 Third Lanark 1 0 Division 1 away 20,000

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

Scorers: Gillick

Third Lanark : team unknown

Dec 25 Dundee 3 1 Division 1 away 25,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (3)

Dundee : team unknown

Dec 27 Partick Thistle 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

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

Scorers: Rutherford. Gillick.

Partick Thistle: Wright

Scorers: Wright

Jan 2 Celtic 4 0 Division 1 away 60,000

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

Scorers: Ian McColl. Willie Thornton. Rutherford. Jimmy Duncanson

Celtic : team unknown

Jan 3 Dundee 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2)

Dundee : team unknown

Jan 10 Falkirk 5 1 Division 1 away 22,000

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

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

Falkirk : team unknown

Jan 17 Motherwell 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. George Young

Motherwell : team unknown

Jan 24 Stranraer 1 0 Scottish Cup 1st round away 6,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton 70.

Stranraer: Locke, McKenzie, Bell, May, Stark, McLean, Hogg, Gordon, Reid, Miller, Ramage.

Jan 31 Hibs 0 1 Division 1 away 52,750

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

Hibs : team unknown

Feb 7 Leith Athletic 4 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round Ibrox 17,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Willie Waddell. Sammy Cox. Rutherford

Leith Athletic : team unknown

Feb 10 Benfica 3 0 Friendly away 60,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson (2). Willie Thornton

Benfica : team unknown

Feb 14 St Mirren 3 2 Division 1 Ibrox 20,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (3)

St Mirren : team unknown

Feb 21 Partick Thistle 3 0 Scottish Cup 3rd round Ibrox 68,000

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

Scorers: George Young (pen). Jimmy Duncanson. McGowan (og)

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Feb 28 Queen of the South 2 3 Division 1 Ibrox 34,000

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

Scorers: Gillick. Willie Thornton

Queen of the South : team unknown

Mar 6 East Fife 1 0 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ibrox 90,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

East Fife : team unknown

Mar 13 Morton 1 0 Division 1 away 18,000

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 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Morton : team unknown

Mar 20 Queens Park 1 2 Division 1 Ibrox 37,000

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 Rutherford

Scorers: Rutherford

Queens Park : team unknown

Mar 27 Hibs 1 0 Scottish Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 143,570

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Hibs : team unknown

Mar 29 Falkirk 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

Falkirk : team unknown

Apr 3 Aberdeen 1 1 Division 1 away 43,800

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson. Kelly Aberdeen Kelly

Scorers: Kelly

Apr 17 Morton 1 1 Scottish Cup Final Hampden Park 131,975

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

Scorers: Gillick. Whyte. Morton Whyte.

Scorers: Whyte.

Apr 21 Morton 1 0 Scottish Cup Final replay Hampden Park 133,750

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

Scorers: Williamson

Morton : team unknown

Apr 24 Motherwell 1 1 Division 1 away 25,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 3 Lindsay 4 Little 5 Ian McColl 6 Watkins 7 Rutherford 8 Paton 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

Motherwell : team unknown

Apr 26 Clyde 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Lindsay 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Johnson 6 Watkins 7 Rutherford 8 Paton 9 McPherson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Sammy Cox

Scorers: McPherson. Sammy Cox

Clyde : team unknown

May 1 Airdrie 2 1 Division 1 away 18,000

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

Scorers: Findlay (2)

Airdrie : team unknown

May 3 Hearts 1 2 Division 1 Ibrox 10,000

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 Sammy Cox 3 Lindsay 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Watkins 7 Rutherford 8 Gillick 9 Findlay 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Findlay

Hearts : team unknown

May 5 Partick Thistle 3 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final Ibrox 31,000

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

Scorers: Findlay (3)

Partick Thistle : team unknown

May 8 Celtic 2 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Final Hampden Park 69,500

Rangers: 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Lindsay 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 Rutherford 8 Findlay 9 Williamson 10 Willie Thornton 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Williamson. Jimmy Duncanson

Celtic : team unknown