1945–46 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1945–46 season
ChairmanJames Bowie
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Southern League Division One1st
P30 W22 D4 L4 F85 A41 Pts48
Victory CupWinners
Southern League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (18)
All:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (25)

The 1945–46 season was the 7th and final year of wartime football by Rangers.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Southern League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1945 Motherwell A 0–3
16 August 1945 Partick Thistle H 4–2
18 August 1945 Hibernian A 1–2
1 September 1945 Kilmarnock A 7–0
8 September 1945 Celtic H 5–3
15 September 1945 Third Lanark A 5–1
22 September 1945 Falkirk H 1–0
29 September 1945 St Mirren A 2–2
13 October 1945 Aberdeen H 3–1 65,000
20 October 1945 Queen's Park A 2–0
27 October 1945 Morton A 2–2
3 November 1945 Hamilton Academical A 5–1
10 November 1945 Queen of the South A 4–2
17 November 1945 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 16,000
24 November 1945 Motherwell A 2–1
1 December 1945 Hibernian H 3–2
8 December 1945 Partick Thistle A 5–1
15 December 1945 Kilmarnock H 5–1
22 December 1945 Third Lanark H 1–0
25 December 1945 Clyde H 4–1
29 December 1945 Falkirk A 3–0
1 January 1946 Celtic A 1–0
2 January 1946 St Mirren H 3–1
5 January 1946 Clyde A 1–0
12 January 1946 Aberdeen A 1–4 30,000
19 January 1946 Queen's Park H 2–1
26 January 1946 Morton H 4–4
2 February 1946 Hamilton Academical A 4–1
9 February 1946 Queen of the South H 5–2
16 February 1946 Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 36,177

Southern League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 February 1946 SR Queen of the South H 4–0
2 March 1946 SR Motherwell A 3–0
9 March 1946 SR Morton H 1–0
16 March 1946 SR Queen of the South A 2–0
23 March 1946 SR Motherwell H 4–2
30 March 1946 SR Morton A 1–1
6 April 1946 QF Dundee N 3–1
27 April 1946 SF Heart of Midlothian N 3–1 70,000
11 May 1946 F Aberdeen N 2–3 130,000

Victory Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 April 1946 R1 L1 Stenhousemuir A 4–1
22 April 1946 R1 L2 Stenhousemuir H 4–1
4 May 1946 R2 Airdrieonians A 4–0
18 May 1946 QF Falkirk A 1–1
25 May 1946 QF Falkirk H 2–0
1 June 1946 SF Celtic N 0–0
5 June 1946 SF R Celtic N 2–0
15 June 1946[1] F Hibernian N 3–1 100,000
Gillick, Duncanson(2)[2][3]

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 November 1945 Dynamo Moscow H 2–2 90,000 Smith, Young (pen)[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Victory Cup (Hibs lineup)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Victory Cup (Rangers lineup)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ^ "The Caskie affair – a fresh look at the Rangers v Dynamo Moscow match of 1945". Scottish Sport History. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. British Pathé
    (video footage)
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