1914–15 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1914–15 season
Chairman John Ure Primrose
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 3rd
P38 W23 D4 L11 F74 A47
Top goalscorer League:
Willie Reid (28)
All:
Willie Reid (28)
← 1913–14 1915–16 →

The 1914-15 season is the 25th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Contents

Overview

Rangers played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1914–15 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One after winning 23 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 50 points (15 behind league winners Celtic).

The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 Aug 1914 Hamilton Academical H 1–0 20,000 Reid
22 Aug 1914 Aberdeen A 2–0 15,000 Reid, Paterson
29 Aug 1914 Kilmarnock H 2–1 15,000 Reid, Bennett
05 Sep 1914 Falkirk A 3–1 10,000 Reid, Cairns, Bennett
12 Sep 1914 Dundee A 1–1 15,000 Reid
19 Sep 1914 Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 41,000 Bowie
28 Sep 1914 Hibernian H 4–2 14,000 Bowie, Reid, Carins, Paterson
03 Oct 1914 Greenock Morton H 0–2 16,000
10 Oct 1914 Raith Rovers A 2–1 7,000 Gordon, Bennett
17 Oct 1914 Ayr United A 0–2 13,000
24 Oct 1914 Raith Rovers H 1–2 14,000 Cairns
31 Oct 1914 Celtic A 1–2 35,000 Reid
07 Nov 1914 Queen's Park H 4–1 20,000 Reid (2), Gordon (2)
14 Nov 1914 Dumbarton A 1–1 10,000 Reid
21 Nov 1914 Airdrieonians A 2–1 8,000 Duncan, Reid
28 Nov 1914 Third Lanark H 3–0 6,000 Reid (2), Gordon
05 Dec 1914 St. Mirren H 5–0 8,000 Logan, Cairns, Reid, Bowie, Paterson
12 Dec 1914 Kilmarnock A 1–0 5,000 Cairns
19 Dec 1914 Motherwell H 5–0 6,000 Gordon (2), Bowie, Reid, Paterson
26 Dec 1914 Third Lanark A 1–1 6,000 Reid
01 Jan 1915 Celtic H 2–1 50,000 Bowie, Reid
02 Jan 1915 Partick Thistle A 1–3 18,000 Duncan
04 Jan 1915 Airdrieonians H 0–5 12,000
09 Jan 1915 Clyde H 1–2 8,000 Cairns
16 Jan 1915 Greenock Morton A 1–0 10,000 Reid
23 Jan 1915 Dumbarton H 1–0 8,000 Cairns
30 Jan 1915 Hibernian A 2–1 8,000 Anderson, Gordon (pen.)
06 Feb 1915 Falkirk H 3–0 8,000 Cairns (2), Reid
13 Feb 1915 Ayr United H 1–3 10,000 Reid
20 Feb 1915 Heart of Midlothian A 4–3 23,500 Reid (3), Cairns
27 Feb 1915 Motherwell A 4–2 8,000 Reid (2), Cairns (2)
06 Mar 1915 Dundee H 2–1 12,000 Cairns, Paterson
13 Mar 1915 Clyde A 2–1 12,000 Cairns, Paterson
27 Mar 1915 Aberdeen H 1–1 10,000 Hendry
03 Apr 1915 Hamilton Academical A 3–4 6,000 Bowie, Cairns, Paterson
05 Apr 1915 Partick Thistle H 0–1 12,000
10 Apr 1915 St. Mirren A 2–0 12,000 Reid (2)
24 Apr 1915 Queen's Park A 4–0 10,000 Cunningham (2), Reid, Gordon

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Willie Reid FW 37 28
Alex Craig DF 37 0
Tommy Cairns FW 36 15
James Bowie MF 36 6
Peter Pursell DF 31 0
Jimmy Gordon DF 30 8
Jimmy Paterson MF 30 7
Herbert Lock GK 26 0
Thomas Kelso DF 22 0
James Logan DF 20 1
Scott Duncan MF 19 2
Alex Bennett MF 17 3
Joe Hendry MF 17 1
Harry Muir DF 15 0
Robert Brown DF 15 0
John Hempsey GK 12 0
Alex Smith FW 7 0
Andy Cunningham MF 3 2
Thomas Anderson MF 3 1
Thomson MF 3 0
George Baird MF 1 0
Bert Manderson DF 1 0

See also
History
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