1917–18 Rangers F.C. season
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| 1917–18 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Ure Primrose |
| Manager | William Wilton |
| Ground | Ibrox Park |
| Scottish League | 1st P34 W25 D6 L3 F66 A24 Pts56 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Gordon, Tommy Cairns (11) All: Jimmy Gordon, Tommy Cairns (11) |
The 1917–18 season is the 44th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1917–18 season. They finished top of the Scottish League after winning 25 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 56 points (one more than second placed Celtic).
The
First World War
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Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1917 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | 10,000 | McDermid |
| 29 August 1917 | Third Lanark | H | 4–2 | 18,000 | Cunningham (3, 1 pen), Cairns |
| 1 September 1917 | Partick Thistle | A | 0–2 | 20,000 | |
| 15 September 1917 | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | 10,000 | Bowie, Cairns, Gordon (o.g.) |
| 24 September 1917 | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | 12,000 | Muirhead (2), Lawson |
| 29 September 1917 | Dumbarton | A | 4–2 | 8,000 | Cairns (2), Muirhead (2) |
| 13 October 1917 | Morton | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Brown |
| 20 October 1917 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 45,000 | Bowie |
| 27 October 1917 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 10,00 | |
| 3 November 1917 | Ayr United | H | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
| 10 November 1917 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 3–0 | 12,000 | Gordon (2), Archibald |
| 17 November 1917 | Airdrieonians | H | 4–0 | 12,000 | Brown (3), Cairns |
| 24 November 1917 | Queen's Park | A | 3–2 | 12,000 | Gordon (pen.), Archibald, Brown |
| 1 December 1917 | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | 7,000 | Cairns (2) |
| 8 December 1917 | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–1 | 9,000 | Reid (2) |
| 15 December 1917 | Falkirk | H | 4–1 | 8,000 | Brown (2), Archibald, Bowie |
| 22 December 1917 | Third Lanark | A | 1–0 | 12,000 | Muirhead |
| 29 December 1917 | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | 12,000 | Bowie, Cairns |
| 1 January 1918 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 55,000 | |
| 2 January 1918 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 18,000 | Blair (pen.) |
| 5 January 1918 | Clydebank | A | 1–1 | 14,700 | Archibald |
| 12 January 1918 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | 8,000 | Gordon (2) |
| 26 January 1918 | Ayr United | A | 2–0 | 5,000 | Cairns, McDermid |
| 2 February 1918 | Morton | H | 4–2 | 25,000 | Gordon (4) |
| 9 February 1918 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 8,000 | McDermid |
| 16 February 1918 | Clyde | A | 3–0 | 8,000 | Brown (2), Cairns |
| 23 February 1918 | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 2 March 1918 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 20,000 | Archibald (2), McCulloch |
| 9 March 1918 | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 16 March 1918 | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–2 | 10,000 | McDermid, Hart, Archibald, Martin |
| 23 March 1918 | Airdrieonians | A | 2–1 | 10,000 | Hart, Cairns |
| 30 March 1918 | Clydebank | H | 1–0 | 10,000 | Cunningham |
| 6 April 1918 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 25,000 | Gordon (2) |
| 13 April 1918 | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 10,000 | Archibald, Bowie |
Appearances
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sandy Archibald
|
MF | 34 | 8 |
| Tommy Cairns
|
FW | 34 | 11 |
| James Bowie
|
MF | 33 | 5 |
 Arthur Dixon
|
DF | 32 | 0 |
 Bert Manderson
|
DF | 29 | 0 |
| Bob McDermid
|
MF | 28 | 4 |
| James Blair
|
DF | 27 | 1 |
| John Hempsey
|
GK | 25 | 0 |
| Peter Pursell
|
DF | 24 | 0 |
| James Martin
|
MF | 18 | 1 |
| Jimmy Gordon
|
DF | 16 | 11 |
| George McQueen
|
DF | 12 | 0 |
| Harold McKenna
|
MF | 12 | 0 |
| David Brown
|
FW | 11 | 9 |
| Tommy Muirhead
|
MF | 7 | 5 |
| Herbert Lock
|
GK | 7 | 0 |
| Hector Lawson
|
MF | 5 | 1 |
| Andy Cunningham
|
MF | 4 | 4 |
| James Young
|
MF | 4 | 0 |
| Joseph Hart
|
FW | 3 | 2 |
| James Riddell
|
DF | 2 | 0 |
| Thomas Shingleton
|
GK | 2 | 0 |
| John McCulloch
|
FW | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Bell
|
MF | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Reid
|
FW | 1 | 2 |
| John Dick
|
DF | 1 | 0 |