The Rangers History Project
1872-2007

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Aug 13 Celtic 2 3 League Cup away 71,000

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

Scorers: Willie Waddell (pen). Willie Thornton

Celtic : team unknown

Aug 17 St Mirren 5 1 Section A 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 Willie Findlay 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Waddell (2 1pen). Rutherford. Findlay. Willie Thornton

St Mirren : team unknown

Aug 20 Aberdeen 4 2 Section A 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 Willie Findlay 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Findlay (2). Jimmy Duncanson (2).

Aberdeen: team unknoiwn

Aug 27 Celtic 2 0 Section A League Cup Section A Ibrox 95,000

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

Scorers: Findlay. Willie Waddell

Celtic : team unknown

Aug 30 St Mirren 1 1 Section A League Cup Section A away 45,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

St Mirren : team unknown

Sep 3 Aberdeen 1 1 Section A League Cup Section A away 43,000

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

Scorers: Findlay.

Aberdeen: team unknown

Sep 10 Partick Thistle 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 60,000

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

Scorers: Willie Waddell. Findlay

Partick Thistle : team unknown

Sep 13 Celtic 2 1 Semi Glasgow Cup Semi Final away 55,000

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

Scorers: Williamson. Findlay

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 17 Cowdenbeath 2 3 Quarter League Cup Quarter Final 1st leg Ibrox 46,670

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

Scorers: Williamson. Marshall

Cowdenbeath : team unknown

Sep 21 Cowdenbeath 3 1 Quarter League Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg away 25,586

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

Scorers: Sammy Cox (2). Rutherford

Cowdenbeath : team unknown

Sep 24 Celtic 4 0 Division 1 Ibrox 64,000

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

Scorers: Rutherford. Findlay. Willie Waddell (pen). Williamson.

Celtic : team unknown

Sep 26 Clyde 2 2 Final Glasgow Cup Final Hampden Park 53,177

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

Scorers: Rutherford. Willie Waddell (pen)

Clyde : team unknown

Oct 8 East Fife 1 2 Semi League Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 74,507

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

Scorers: Marshall

East Fife : team unknown

Oct 12 Clyde 2 1 Replay Glasgow Cup Final Replay Hampden Park 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 Paton 10 Williamson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Gillick (2)

Clyde : team unknown

Oct 15 Falkirk 2 0 Division 1 away 20,000

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

Scorers: Williamson. Rutherford

Falkirk : team unknown

Oct 22 Hearts 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

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

Scorers: Findlay

Hearts : team unknown

Oct 29 Aberdeen 3 1 Division 1 away 40,000

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

Scorers: Findlay. Willie Thornton. Rutherford.

Aberdeen: team unknown

Scorers: Nov 5 Hibs 0 1 Division 1 away 51,500

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

Hibs : team unknown

Nov 12 St Mirren 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 45,000

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

Scorers: Johnson

St Mirren : team unknown

Nov 19 Raith Rovers 3 1 Division 1 away 24,800

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 Johnson 11 Paton

Scorers: Williamson (2). Willie Thornton

Raith Rovers : team unknown

Nov 26 Stirling Albion 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 Rutherford 8 Willie Thornton 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Williamson

Stirling Albion : team unknown

Dec 3 Clyde 5 4 Division 1 Ibrox 25,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Rae 9 Willie Thornton 10 Johnson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Sammy Cox (2). Johnson

Clyde : team unknown Dec 10 Motherwell 0 4 Division 1 away 28,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Rae 9 Willie Thornton 10 Johnson 11 Rutherford

Motherwell : team unknown

Dec 17 Queen of the South 1 0 Division 1 Ibrox 18,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton

Queen of the South : team unknown

Dec 24 Partick Thistle 3 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 Rutherford 8 Willie Findlay 9 Willie Thornton 10 Johnson 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Johnson (2). Willie Thornton.

Partick Thistle: team unknown

Dec 31 Dundee 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 35,000

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Findlay

Dundee : team unknown

Jan 2 Celtic 1 1 Division 1 away 65,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Willie Findlay 9 Willie Thornton 10 Johnson 11 Marshall

Scorers: McCulloch.

Celtic: team unknown

Jan 3 Third Lanark 3 1 Division 1 Ibrox 30,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Willie Thornton 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 McIntyre

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Johnson

Third Lanark : team unknown

Jan 7 East Fife 2 0 Division 1 away 18,674

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

Scorers: Williamson. Rutherford

East Fife : team unknown

Jan 14 Falkirk 3 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 McCulloch 8 Willie Findlay 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: George Young (pen). Rutherford. Williamson

Falkirk : team unknown

Jan 21 Hearts 1 0 Division 1 away 49,000

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

Scorers: Findlay

Hearts : team unknown

Jan 28 Motherwell 4 2 1st Scottish Cup 1st round away 32,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Willie Findlay 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Paton

Scorers: Williamson. Paton. McCulloch. Findlay

Motherwell : team unknown

Feb 4 Aberdeen 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 50,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Jock Shaw 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Willie Findlay 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Paton

Scorers: George Young (2 2pen).

Aberdeen: team unknown

Feb 11 Cowdenbeath 8 0 2nd Scottish Cup 2nd round Ibrox 24,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Lindsay 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 McCulloch 8 Paton 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: McCulloch (2). Williamson (2). Johnson (2). Paton. Rutherford

Cowdenbeath : team unknown

Feb 18 St Mirren 2 1 Division 1 away 40,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Lindsay 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 Willie Waddell 8 Paton 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Rutherford. Willie Waddell

St Mirren : team unknown

Feb 25 Raith Rovers 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 Paton 9 Williamson 10 Johnson 11 Rutherford

Scorers: Williamson. Willie Waddell

Raith Rovers : team unknown

Mar 4 Stirling Albion 2 0 Division 1 away 25,000

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 Johnson 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Williamson. Paton

Stirling Albion : team unknown

Mar 11 Raith Rovers 1 1 Quarter Scottish Cup Quarter Final Ibrox 43,080

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 Willie Findlay 11 Paton

Scorers: Findlay 30.

Raith Rovers: Johnstone, McSpadyen, Young, Till, Colville, Leigh, Maule, Crawford, Penman, McLaughlin, Stirling.

Scorers: Penman 66.

Mar 15 Raith Rovers 1 1 Replay Scottish Cup Quarter Final replay away 28,500

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

Scorers: Williamson 27.

Raith Rovers: Johnstone, McSpadyen, McClure, Till, Colville, Young, Maule, Crawford, Penman, McLaughlin, Stirling.

Scorers: McLaughlin 73.

Mar 18 Motherwell 2 0 Division 1 Ibrox 38,000

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

Scorers: Findlay. Rutherford

Motherwell : team unknown

Mar 25 Queen of the South 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 Willie Findlay 9 Willie Thornton 10 Williamson 11 Jimmy Duncanson

Scorers: Willie Thornton. Williamson

Queen of the South : team unknown

Mar 27 Raith Rovers 2 0 Replay Scottish Cup Quarter Final second replay Replay Ibrox 63,000

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

Scorers: Findlay 25. Sammy Cox 34. Raith Rovers: Johnstone, McSpadyen, McClure, Till, Colville, Young, Maule, McLaughlin, Collins, Urquhart, Penman.

Apr 1 Queen of the South 1 1 Semi Scottish Cup Semi Final Hampden Park 52,924

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

Scorers: Rutherford

Queen of the South : team unknown

Apr 5 Queen of the South 3 0 Replay Scottish Cup Semi Final Replay Hampden Park 58,975

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 Willie Findlay 11 Rae

Scorers: Williamson. George Young (pen). Findlay

Queen of the South : team unknown

Apr 8 East Fife 2 2 Division 1 Ibrox 40,000

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

Scorers: Sammy Cox. Findlay

East Fife : team unknown

Apr 10 Clyde 2 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 Willie Waddell 8 Willie Findlay 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Rae

Scorers: Rae. Sammy Cox

Clyde : team unknown

Apr 17 Dundee 1 0 Division 1 away 32,000

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

Scorers: Jimmy Duncanson

Dundee : team unknown

Apr 22 East Fife 3 0 Final Scottish Cup Final Hampden Park 120,015

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

Scorers: Willie Thornton (2). Findlay

East Fife : team unknown

Apr 29 Hibs 0 0 Division 1 Ibrox 101,000

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

Hibs : team unknown

May 1 Third Lanark 2 2 Division 1 away 32,800

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 Williamson 11 Johnson

Scorers: Williamson. Paton

Third Lanark : team unknown

May 3 Partick Thistle 4 0 Glasgow M Charity Cup Ibrox 22,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 Lindsay 3 Jock Shaw 4 Little 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Marshall 7 Rutherford 8 Paton 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Johnny Hubbard

Scorers: Willie Thornton (3 1pen). Jimmy Duncanson

Partick Thistle : team unknown

May 6 Celtic 2 3 Glasgow M Charity Cup away 81,672

Rangers 1 Brown 2 Lindsay 3 Jock Shaw 4 Little 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 Gillick 8 Paton 9 Willie Thornton 10 Jimmy Duncanson 11 Johnny Hubbard

Scorers: Gillick. Willie Thornton

Celtic : team unknown

May 9 Malmo FF 1 0 Friendly away 18,200

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

Scorers: Findlay

Malmo FF : team unknown

May 11 Staevnet 2 0 Friendly away 20,000

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

Scorers: Findlay. Willie Thornton

Staevnet : team unknown

May 17 Akademisk 1 2 Friendly away 20,000

Rangers 1 Brown 2 George Young 3 Lindsay 4 Ian McColl 5 Willie Woodburn 6 Sammy Cox 7 Forbes 8 Willie Findlay 9 Paton 10 Willie Thornton 11 Johnny Hubbard

Scorers: Findlay

Akademisk : team unknown