1939–40 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
193940 season
Chairman James Bowie
Manager Bill Struth
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 1st
P5 W4 D1 L0 F14 A3
Top goalscorer League:
Willie Thornton (5)
All:
Willie Thornton (5)
← 193839

The 193940 season would have been the 65th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

With the outbreak of the Second World War on 3 September 1939, the season was suspended after five rounds of games played in the Scottish League Division One. The league was not officially competed for until season 194647 but there were unofficial regional leagues played during these years.

Rangers played a total of 5 official competitive matches during the 193940 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1939St. MirrenH5135,000Venters (2, 1 pen.), Thornton, Woodburn, Fiddes
19 August 1939Ayr UnitedA4020,000Thornton (2), Waddell, Venters
22 August 1939St. MirrenA0025,000
26 August 1939ArbroathH3115,000Waddell, Thornton, Venters
2 September 1939Third LanarkA2130,000Thornton, Gilmour

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Jerry Dawson GK 50
Scotland Dougie Gray DF 50
Scotland Bobby Bolt DF 50
Scotland William Waddell MF 52
Scotland Scot Symon MF 50
Scotland Willie Thornton FW 55
Scotland Alex Venters FW 54
Scotland Jock Shaw DF 40
Scotland Willie Woodburn DF 41
Scotland Chris McNee MF 40
Scotland James Fiddes MF 31
Scotland Thomas Gilmour MF 11
Scotland David Kinnear MF 10
Scotland Jimmy Simpson DF 10
Scotland Ralph Cowan DF 10
Scotland Ian McPherson MF 10

See also