The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

1948-49

 

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Aug 14 Motherwell 1 1 Division 1 away 35,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Motherwell : team Unknown

Aug 18 Falkirk 4 3 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

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: Gillick (2). Willie Thornton. Findlay

Falkirk : team Unknown

Aug 21 Celtic 1 0 Division 1 away 50,000

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: Findlay

Celtic : team Unknown

Aug 25 Clyde 2 1 Glasgow Cup 1st round away 24,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Findlay

Clyde : team Unknown

Aug 28 Dundee 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 55,000

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

Scorers: Findlay Dundee : team Unknown

Sep 1 Partick Thistle 1 1 Division 1 away 40,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Sharp

Partick Thistle: Sharp

Scorers: Sharp

Sep 4 Third Lanark 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

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

Scorers: Williamson. Jimmy Duncanson

Third Lanark : team Unknown

Sep 7 Third Lanark 1 4 Glasgow Cup Semi Final away 22,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Third Lanark : team Unknown

Sep 11 Clyde 1 1 League Cup Section A 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 Gillick 9 Willie Thornton 10 Findlay 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Findlay 16.

Clyde: Gullan, Gibson, Deans, Dunn, McCormack, Campbell, Davies, Wright, Johnston, McPhail, Ackerman.

Scorers: Wright 19

Sep 18 Hibs 0 0 League Cup Section A away 47,000

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

Scorers: Hibs: Kerr, Howie, Shaw, Buchanan, Aird, Kean, Smith, Combe, Linwood, Turnbull, Reilly.

Sep 25 Celtic 1 3 League Cup Section A away 65,000

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

Scorers: Findlay

Celtic : team Unknown

Oct 2 Clyde 3 1 League Cup Section A away 27,000

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

Scorers: Willie Waddell pen 2, 17. Davies 44. Waddell pen 88.

Clyde: Gullan, Gibson, Deans, Dunn, McCormack, Campbell, Davies, Wright, Ackerman, Fitzsimmons, Galletly.

Scorers: Davies 44

Oct 9 Hibs 1 0 League Cup Section A Ibrox 76,466

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton 68.

Hibs: Kerr, Howie, Shaw, Buchanan, Aird, Kean, Smith, Combe, Linwood, Cuthbertson, Reilly.

Oct 16 Celtic 2 1 League Cup Section A Ibrox 105,000

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

Scorers: Williamson. Willie Waddell

Celtic : team Unknown

Oct 23 Hearts 0 2 Division 1 away 42,000

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

Hearts : team Unknown

Oct 30 St Mirren 1 0 League Cup Quarter Final 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 Willie Thornton 9 Williamson 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton

St Mirren : team Unknown

Nov 6 Hibs 2 4 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Gillick

Hibs : team Unknown

Nov 13 St Mirren 2 0 Division 1 away 40,000

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 Rutherford

Scorers: Gillick. Willie Waddell

St Mirren : team Unknown

Nov 20 Dundee 4 1 League Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 50,996

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

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

Dundee : team Unknown

Nov 27 East Fife 2 1 Division 1 away 20,737

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Jimmy Duncanson

East Fife : team Unknown

Dec 4 Clyde 3 1 Division 1 away 25,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Paton

Clyde : team Unknown

Dec 11 Morton 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Findlay. Rutherford

Morton : team Unknown

Dec 18 Queen of the South 2 0 Division 1 away 20,200

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Rutherford

Queen of the South : team Unknown

Dec 25 Falkirk 2 2 Division 1 away 21,000

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

Scorers: Paton. Willie Waddell

Falkirk : team Unknown

Jan 1 Celtic 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 95,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton 3. Jimmy Duncanson (3).

Celtic: Miller, Milne, Mallan, Evans, Boden, McAuley, Weir, Johnston, Gallacher, Tully, Paton.

Jan 3 Dundee 1 3 Division 1 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 Marshall 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Marshall

Dundee : team Unknown

Jan 8 Motherwell 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 55,000

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 Marshall 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Paton. Willie Thornton

Motherwell : team Unknown

Jan 15 Third Lanark 1 2 Division 1 away 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 Paton 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Third Lanark : team Unknown

Jan 22 Elgin City 6 1 Scottish Cup 1st round Ibrox 29,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Jimmy Duncanson (2). Sammy Cox. Rutherford

Elgin City : team Unknown

Jan 29 Partick Thistle 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 55,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie #Thornton. Sammy Cox. O'Donnell. Sharp

Partick Thistle: O'Donnell, Sharpe

Scorers: O'Donnell, Sharpe

Feb 5 Motherwell 3 0 Scottish Cup 2nd round away 31,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: George Young (pen). Paton. Willie Thornton

Motherwell : team Unknown

Feb 12 Aberdeen 2 0 Division 1 away 42,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Paton

Aberdeen : team Unknown

Feb 19 Hibs 1 0 Division 1 away 50,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Paton

Hibs : team Unknown

Feb 26 St Mirren 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Jimmy Duncanson

St Mirren : team Unknown

Mar 5 Partick Thistle 4 0 Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ibrox 65,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

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

Partick Thistle : team Unknown

Mar 12 Raith Rovers 2 0 League Cup Final Hampden Park 57,450

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

Scorers: Gillick. Paton

Raith Rovers : team Unknown

Mar 19 Clyde 4 1 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

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

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

Clyde : team Unknown

Mar 26 East Fife 3 0 Scottish Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 104,958

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton (3)

East Fife : team Unknown

Apr 2 Queen of the South 3 0 Division 1 Ibrox 28,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Jimmy Duncanson

Queen of the South : team Unknown

Apr 5 Hearts 2 1 Division 1 Ibrox 45,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Sammy Cox. Paton

Hearts : team Unknown

Apr 13 East Fife 3 1 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 Paton 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: George Young (2 2pen). Paton

East Fife : team Unknown

Apr 16 Aberdeen 1 1 Division 1 Ibrox 45,000

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 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson.

Aberdeen: Hather

Scorers: Hather

Apr 18 Albion Rovers 3 1 Division 1 Ibrox 16,000

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

Scorers: Williamson. Willie Waddell. George Young (pen)

Albion Rovers : team Unknown

Apr 23 Clyde 4 1 Scottish Cup Final Hampden Park 120,162

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

Scorers: George Young (2 2pen). Williamson. Jimmy Duncanson. Galletly.

Clyde : team Unknown

Apr 25 Morton 1 0 Division 1 St Mirren Park, Love Street, Paisley. 40,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Morton : team Unknown

Apr 30 Albion Rovers 4 1 Division 1 away 15,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (3). Jimmy Duncanson

Albion Rovers : team Unknown

May 4 Partick Thistle 0 1 Glasgow M Charity Cup Semi Final Ibrox 30,000

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

Partick Thistle: Walker

Scorers: Walker