1915–16 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1915-16 season
Chairman John Ure Primrose
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 2nd
P38 W25 D6 L7 F87 A39
Top goalscorer League:
Willie Reid (21)
All:
Willie Reid (21)
← 1914–15 1916–17 →

The 1915–16 season is the 26th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Contents

Overview

Rangers played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1915–16 season. They finished second in the Scottish League Division One after winning 25 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 56 points (11 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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
21 Aug 1915 Dumbarton A 3–1 6,000 Reid (2), Cunningham
28 Aug 1915 Third Lanark H 4–0 16,000 Cunningham (2), Reid (2)
04 Sep 1915 Kilmarnock A 3–0 8,000 Reid, Cunningham, Cairns
18 Sep 1915 Ayr United H 5–2 16,000 Reid (2), Duncan, Cairns, Cunningham
02 Oct 1915 Airdrieonians A 1–0 7,000 Cunningham
16 Oct 1915 Hearts H 0–4 15,000
23 Oct 1915 Raith Rovers A 3–1 3,000 Reid (2), Hendry
30 Oct 1915 Celtic H 3–0 45,000 Duncan, Reid, Paterson
06 Nov 1915 Queen's Park A 6–0 14,000 Cairns (2), Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Fleming, Duncan
13 Nov 1915 Hamilton H 3–0 15,000 Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Duncan
20 Nov 1915 Falkirk A 0–2 3,000 Cairns
27 Nov 1915 Hibernian H 4–2 7,000 Cunningham (3), Paterson
04 Dec 1915 Morton A 0–2 10,000
11 Dec 1915 St Mirren H 4–0 6,000 Gordon (2), Cunningham (2)
18 Dec 1915 Clyde A 2–0 12,000 Reid, Cairns
25 Dec 1915 Falkirk H 1–0 10,000 Paterson
01 Jan 1916 Celtic A 2–2 8,000 Cunningham, Duncan
03 Jan 1916 Partick Thistle H 0–1 5,000
08 Jan 1916 Motherwell H 4–1 6,000 Reid (3), Cairns
15 Jan 1916 Dundee A 0–2 6,000
22 Jan 1916 Kilmarnock H 3–1 50,000 Bennett (2), Gordon
29 Jan 1916 Motherwell A 2–2 18,000 Cairns, Reid
05 Feb 1916 Morton H 1–0 25,000 Cairns
12 Feb 1916 Hearts A 2–1 17,500 Gordon (2, 1 pen.)
19 Feb 1916 Aberdeen H 4–0 15,000 Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Reid, Cairns
26 Feb 1916 Ayr United A 0–1 7,000
04 Mar 1916 Airdrieonians H 3–0 12,000 Gordon, Duncan, Reid
11 Mar 1916 Hibernian A 3–2 5,000 Paterson (2), Reid
18 Mar 1916 Third Lanark A 1–0 22,000 Branscombe
01 Apr 1916 Hamilton A 1–0 10,000 Sneddon
08 Apr 1916 Raith Rovers H 3–0 10,000 Gordon (2), Paterson
10 Apr 1916 Dundee H 3–2 5,000 Lister, Cairns, Branscombe
15 Apr 1916 Partick Thistle A 2–5 30,000 Cairns (2)
17 Apr 1916 St Mirren A 1–1 4,000 Paterson
20 Apr 1916 Dumbarton H 2–2 3,000 Duncan, Branscombe
22 Apr 1916 Clyde H 2–2 5,000 Duncan, Branscombe
24 Apr 1916 Queen's Park H 6–0 6,000 Reid (3), Duncan (2), Branscombe
29 Apr 1916 Aberdeen A 0–0 6,000

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Herbert Lock GK 16 0
Bert Manderson DF 32 0
Harry Muir DF 30 0
Jimmy Gordon DF 31 8
Peter Pursell DF 20 0
James Bowie MF 26 0
Scott Duncan MF 32 10
Andy Cunningham MF 20 18
Willie Reid FW 25 21
Tommy Cairns FW 34 12
Jimmy Paterson MF 31 7
John Hempsey GK 21 0
Alex Craig DF 5 0
James Logan DF 26 0
Joe Hendry MF 18 1
John Fleming MF 4 1
Alex Bennett MF 17 2
Robert Parker FW 1 0
Francis Branscombe MF 7 5
John Sneddon MF 5 1
Jimmy Lister FW 5 1
McCabe MF 3 0
William Bone DF 2 0
John Ballantyne MF 1 0
Thomas Brander MF 3 0
Taylor DF 1 0

See also

History
Home stadium
Fleshers' Haugh (1873-76) · Kinning Park (1876-99) · Ibrox Stadium (1899–present)
Training ground
Rivalries
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Media
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