1919–20 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1919–20 season
ChairmanJohn Ure Primrose
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League1st
P42 W31 D9 L2 F106 A25 Pts71
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Cunningham (23)
All:
Andy Cunningham (25)

The 1919–20 season is the 46th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1919–20 season. This was the first full season since the end of the First World War and clubs who were asked to retire for geographical reasons during the war returned along with the Scottish Cup, which had been withdrawn.

The team won the league championship with thirty-one wins from there forty-two matches, however the Scottish Cup campaign was ended at the hands of Albion Rovers. It took a second replay to separate the sides and a 2–0 win for Rovers saw them go through to the 1920 Scottish Cup Final.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 August 1919 Airdrieonians A 1–0 12,000 Bowie
23 August 1919 Aberdeen H 3–2 22,000 Cunningham (2), Reid
26 August 1919 Albion Rovers H 3–0 10,000 Reid (2), Bowie
30 August 1919 St Mirren A 4–0 20,000 Bowie (2), Muirheard, Cairns
9 September 1919 Raith Rovers H 3–2 12,000 Archibald, Cunningham, Patterson
13 September 1919 Clyde A 0–0 12,000
15 September 1919 Kilmarnock A 7–1 15,000 Gordon (2) Cunningham (2), Paterson, Bowie, Cairns
20 September 1919 Dumbarton H 4–0 10,000 Gordon (3), Muirhead
27 September 1919 Motherwell A 0–1 20,000
29 September 1919 Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 40,000 Reid (2), Archibald
4 October 1919 Kilmarnock H 5–0 15,000 Reid (2), Paterson, Archibald, Bowie
11 October 1919 Raith Rovers A 2–1 15,000 Gordon, Archibald
18 October 1919 Celtic H 3–0 76,000 Cunningham (2), Paterson
25 October 1919 Dundee A 2–0 30,000 Cunningham (2)
1 November 1919 Third Lanark H 6–1 12,000 Cunningham (3), Paterson, Cairns, Mccormack (og)
8 November 1919 Partick Thistle A 2–1 45,000 Cunningham, Cairns
22 November 1919 Queen's Park A 0–0 45,000
29 November 1919 Albion Rovers A 4–0 16,000 Cunningham (2), Cairns, Bowie
6 December 1919 Hibernian H 7–0 14,000 Cunningham (4), Muirhead, Archibald, Cairns
13 December 1919 Clydebank A 0–0 20,000
20 December 1919 Hamilton Academical H 4–1 14,000 Cunningham (2), Archibald, Muirhead
27 December 1919 Ayr United A 3–0 10,000 Bowie, Muirhead, Cairns
1 January 1920 Celtic A 1–1 80,000 Muirhead
3 January 1920 Falkirk H 3–1 25,000 Cairns (2), Gordon (pen)
5 January 1920 Partick Thistle H 2–2 15,000 Muirhead, Paterson
10 January 1920 Hamilton Academical A 2–1 10,000 Bowie, Cairns
17 January 1920 St Mirren H 3–1 10,000 Archibald (2) Paterson
31 January 1920 Falkirk A 3–0 12,000 Paterson, Archibald, Gordon
14 February 1920 Greenock Morton A 2–0 35,000 Reid, Muirhead
28 February 1920 Clyde H 1–0 15,000 Walls
16 March 1920 Motherwell H 0–0 20,000
20 March 1920 Aberdeen A 2–0 24,000 Paterson, Walls
3 April 1920 Airdrieonians H 3–2 25,000 Cairns (2), Henderson
5 April 1920 Clydebank H 1–2 25,000 Muirhead
10 April 1920 Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 24,000
13 April 1920 Ayr United H 2–1 15,000 Cunningham, McDonald
17 April 1920 Queen's Park H 3–1 15,000 Cunningham, Henderson, Muirhead
21 April 1920 Hibernian A 1–1 12,000 Meiklejohn
24 April 1920 Dundee H 6–1 25,000 Gordon (2), Bowie (2), Cairns, Paterson
27 April 1920 Third Lanark A 2–0 35,000 Meiklejohn, Bowie
28 April 1920 Dumbarton A 0–0 6,000
1 May 1920 Greenock Morton H 3–1 30,000 Archibald (2), Paterson

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 January 1920 R1 Dumbarton H 0–0 28,000
27 January 1920 R1 R Dumbarton H 1–0 28,000 Cairns
7 February 1920 R2 Arbroath H 5–0 25,000 Muirhead (2), Archibald, Bowie, Cunningham
21 February 1920 R3 Broxburn United H 3–0 16,000 Muirhead, Cunningham, Dixon
6 March 1920 QF Celtic H 1–0 85,000 Muirhead
27 March 1920 SF Albion Rovers N 1–1 32,000 Paterson
31 March 1920 SF R Albion Rovers N 0–0 40,000
7 April 1920 SF 2R Albion Rovers N 0–2 65,000

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
England Herbert Lock GK 43 0
Ireland Bert Manderson DF 48 0
England Arthur Dixon DF 36 1
Scotland James Walls MF 47 2
Scotland Andy Cunnnigham MF 45 25
Scotland James Bowie MF 47 13
Scotland Sandy Archibald MF 45 12
Scotland Jimmy Paterson MF 44 12
Scotland Tommy Cairns FW 43 14
Scotland Tommy Muirhead MF 40 14
Scotland Jimmy Gordon DF 40 10
Scotland Archie Ritchie DF 26 0
Scotland David Meiklejohn DF 11 2
Scotland Willie Reid FW 9 8
Scotland William Robb GK 7 0
Scotland James Smith DF 6 0
Scotland Geordie Henderson FW 7 2
Scotland Thomas McDonald MF 3 1
Scotland James Low MF 1 0
Scotland Alexander Johnstone MF 1 0

See also