1916–17 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1916–17 season
Chairman John Ure Primrose
Manager William Wilton
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 3rd
P38 W24 D5 L9 F68 A32
Top goalscorer League:
Charlie Duncan (15)
All:
Charlie Duncan (15)
← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 season is the 27th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Contents

Overview

Rangers played a total of 38 competitive matches during the 1916–17 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One after winning 24 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 53 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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
19 Aug 1916 Dundee H 3–0 12,000 C.Duncan (2), S.Duncan
26 Aug 1916 Heart of Midlothian A 3–1 10,500 Cairns, S.Duncan, Archibald
02 Sep 1916 Dumbarton H 6–0 10,000 C.Duncan (3), Logan, Cairns, S.Duncan (pen.)
16 Sep 1916 Kilmarnock H 3–0 10,000 S.Duncan (2, 1 pen.), C.Duncan
30 Sep 1916 St. Mirren H 1–0 12,000 Cairns
07 Oct 1916 Ayr United A 3–1 6,000 Paterson (2), S.Duncan
14 Oct 1916 Motherwell H 2–1 5,000 Cairns (2)
21 Oct 1916 Third Lanark A 1–1 30,000 Paterson
28 Oct 1916 Celtic A 0–0 40,000
04 Nov 1916 Greenock Morton H 0–1 30,000
11 Nov 1916 Hibernian A 0–0 10,000
18 Nov 1916 Clyde H 1–0 8,000 S.Duncan
25 Nov 1916 Raith Rovers A 4–1 5,000 Archibald (2), Riddell, Bennett
02 Dec 1916 Falkirk H 3–1 7,000 S.Duncan (2), Cairns
09 Dec 1916 Airdrieonians A 0–2 8,000
16 Dec 1916 Hibernian H 5–1 10,000 Martin (2), Manderson, C.Duncan, Dornan (o.g.)
23 Dec 1916 Motherwell A 1–2 8,000 Blair (pen.)
30 Dec 1916 Airdrieonians H 3–0 12,000 C Duncan (2), Lawson
01 Jan 1917 Celtic H 0–0 50,000
02 Jan 1917 Partick Thistle A 1–0 12,000 Martin
06 Jan 1917 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 12,000 Martin
13 Jan 1917 Clyde A 1–0 15,000 Riddell
20 Jan 1917 Partick Thistle H 3–0 C.Duncan (2), Riddell
27 Jan 1917 Hamilton Academical H 2–1 8,000 Blair (pen.), Pursell
03 Feb 1917 Aberdeen A 1–3 6,000 C.Duncan
10 Feb 1917 Ayr United H 1–0 12,000 Manderson
17 Feb 1917 Dumbarton A 3–0 5,000 Bell, Cairns, Croot
24 Feb 1917 St. Mirren A 1–1 12,000 Cairns
03 Mar 1917 Aberdeen H 1–0 8,000 Gordon
10 Mar 1917 Greenock Morton A 0–1 7,000
17 Mar 1917 Falkirk A 2–0 5,000 Cairns (2)
24 Mar 1917 Raith Rovers H 4–3 5,000 Livingston (3), Cairns
31 Mar 1917 Kilmarnock A 1–4 5,000 Cairns
07 Apr 1917 Third Lanark H 0–2 15,000
09 Apr 1917 Queen's Park A 4–1 10,000 C.Duncan (2), Gray, Rutherford
21 Apr 1917 Hamilton Academical A 1–3 7,000 C.Duncan
21 Apr 1917 Queen's Park H 1–0 7,000 Harris
28 Apr 1917 Dundee A 1–2 9,000 Blair (pen.)

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Herbert Lock GK 16 0
Bert Manderson DF 38 2
James Blair DF 35 3
James Logan DF 12 1
Harold McKenna MF 24 0
Scott Duncan MF 28 9
Dick Bell MF 14 1
Charlie Duncan FW 25 15
Tommy Cairns FW 24 12
Robert Archibald MF 12 3
James Riddell DF 23 3
Hector Lawson MF 24 1
George Phillip FW 1 0
William Paterson FW 5 3
John Hempsey GK 21 0
Law DF 4 0
Alex Bennett MF 7 1
James Bowie MF 20 0
James Martin MF 21 4
William Hamilton GK 1 0
Joe Hendry MF 6 0
Jimmy Gordon DF 6 1
Fred Crook MF 9 1
Andrew Livingston FW 5 3
Fred Gray MF 2 1
Walter Rutherford MF 1 1
John Anderson MF 2 0
Neil Harris FW 1 1
John Dick MF 1 0

See also

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