1949–50 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1949–50 season
ChairmanJohn F. Wilson
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P30 W22 D6 L2 F58 A26 Pts50
Scottish CupWinners
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Findlay (8)
All:
Willie Findlay (18)

The 1949–50 season was the 70th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 1949–50 season. The side won the league with a one-point lead over second placed Hibernian, after winning 22 of the 30 matches. The side also recorded an unbeaten home record in the league.

In the cup competitions Rangers were successful. The Scottish Cup was won thanks to a 3–0 win over East Fife with goals from Willie Findlay and a brace from Willie Thornton. The club exited the League Cup at the semi-final stage to East Fife.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 September 1949 Partick Thistle H 2-0 60,000 Waddell, Findlay
24 September 1949 Celtic H 4-0 64,000 Rutherford, Findlay, Waddell (pen), Williamson
15 October 1949 Falkirk A 2-0 20,000 Williamson, Rutherford
22 October 1949 Hearts H 1-0 50,000 Findlay
29 October 1949 Aberdeen A 3-1 40,000 Findlay, Thornton, Rutherford
5 November 1949 Hibernian A 0-1 51,500
12 November 1949 St Mirren H 1-0 45,000 Johnson
19 November 1949 Raith Rovers A 3-1 24,800 Williamson (2), Thornton
26 November 1949 Stirling Albion H 2-1 45,000 Thornton, Williamson
3 December 1949 Clyde H 5-4 25,000 Thornton (2), Cox (2), Johnson
10 December 1949 Motherwell A 0-4 28,000
17 December 1949 Queen of the South H 1-0 18,000 Thornton
24 December 1949 Partick Thistle A 3-1 35,000 Johnson (2), Thornton
31 December 1949 Dundee H 2-2 35,000 Thornton, Findlay
2 January 1950 Celtic A 1-1 65,000 McCulloch
3 January 1950 Third Lanark H 3-1 30,000 Thornton (2), Johnson
7 January 1950 East Fife A 2-0 18,674 Williamson, Rutherford
14 January 1950 Falkirk H 3-0 35,000 Young (pen), Rutherford, Williamson
21 January 1950 Hearts A 1-0 49,000 Findlay
4 February 1950 Aberdeen H 2-2 50,000 Young (2, 2 pen)
18 February 1950 St Mirren A 2-1 40,000 Rutherford, Waddell
25 February 1950 Raith Rovers H 2-0 35,000 Williamson, Waddell
4 March 1950 Stirling Albion A 2-0 25,000 Williamson, Paton
18 March 1950 Motherwell H 2-0 38,000 Findlay, Rutherford
25 March 1950 Queen of the South A 2-1 18,000 Thornton, Williamson
8 April 1950 East Fife H 2-2 40,000 Cox, Findlay
10 April 1950 Clyde A 2-1 25,000 Rae, Cox
17 April 1950 Dundee A 1-0 32,000 Duncanson
29 April 1950 Hibernian H 0-0 101,209
1 May 1950 Third Lanark A 2-2 32,800 Williamson, Paton

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 January 1950 R1 Motherwell A 4–2 32,000 Williamson, Paton, McCulloch, Findlay
11 February 1950 R2 Cowdenbeath H 8-0 24,000 McCulloch (2), Williamson (2), Johnson (2),
Paton, Rutherford
11 March 1950 QF Raith Rovers H 1-1 43,080 Findlay
15 March 1950 QF R Raith Rovers A 1-1 28,500 Williamson
27 March 1950 QF 2R Raith Rovers H 2-0 63,000 Findlay, Cox
1 April 1950 SF Queen of the South N 1-1 52,924 Rutherford
5 April 1950 SF R Queen of the South N 3-0 58,975 Williamson, Young (pen), Findlay
22 April 1950 F East Fife N 3-0 120,015 Thornton (2), Findlay

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1949 SR Celtic A 2–3 71,000 Waddell (pen), Thornton
17 August 1949 SR St Mirren H 5-1 50,000 Waddell (2, 1 pen), Rutherford, Findlay, Thornton
20 August 1949 SR Aberdeen H 4-2 50,000 Findlay (2), Duncanson (2)
27 August 1949 SR Celtic H 2-0 95,000 Findlay, Waddell
30 August 1949 SR St Mirren A 1-1 45,000 Duncanson
3 September 1949 SR Aberdeen A 1-1 43,000 Findlay
17 September 1949 QF L1 Cowdenbeath H 2-3 46,670 Williamson, Marshall
21 September 1949 QF L2 Cowdenbeath A 3-1 25,586 Cox (2), Rutherford
8 October 1949 SF East Fife N 1-2 74,507 Marshall

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Bobby Brown GK 47 0
Scotland George Young DF 47 4
Scotland Jock Shaw DF 45 0
Scotland Ian McColl DF 46 0
Scotland Willie Woodburn DF 46 0
Scotland Sammy Cox DF 47 7
Scotland William Waddell MF 19 8
Scotland Willie Findlay FW 36 18
Scotland Billy Williamson FW 31 17
Scotland Jimmy Duncanson FW 20 4
South Africa Johnny Hubbard MF 2 0
Scotland Willie Rae MF 12 1
Scotland Eddie Rutherford MF 35 11
Scotland Willie Paton MF 10 4
Scotland Willie Thornton FW 29 15
Scotland Torrance Gillick MF 3 0
Scotland Joe Johnson FW 22 7
Scotland Willie McCulloch MF 12 4
Scotland Dave Marshall FW 3 2
Scotland Ian McIntyre MF 2 0
Scotland John Lindsay DF 3 0

See also

References