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.

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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1915DumbartonA3–16,000Reid (2), Cunningham
28 August 1915Third LanarkH4–016,000Cunningham (2), Reid (2)
4 September 1915KilmarnockA3–08,000Reid, Cunningham, Cairns
18 September 1915Ayr UnitedH5–216,000Reid (2), Duncan, Cairns, Cunningham
2 October 1915AirdrieoniansA1–07,000Cunningham
16 October 1915HeartsH0–415,000
23 October 1915Raith RoversA3–13,000Reid (2), Hendry
30 October 1915CelticH3–045,000Duncan, Reid, Paterson
6 November 1915Queen's ParkA6–014,000Cairns (2), Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Fleming, Duncan
13 November 1915HamiltonH3–015,000Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Duncan
20 November 1915FalkirkA0–23,000Cairns
27 November 1915HibernianH4–27,000Cunningham (3), Paterson
4 December 1915MortonA0–210,000
11 December 1915St MirrenH4–06,000Gordon (2), Cunningham (2)
18 December 1915ClydeA2–012,000Reid, Cairns
25 December 1915FalkirkH1–010,000Paterson
1 January 1916CelticA2–28,000Cunningham, Duncan
3 January 1916Partick ThistleH0–15,000
8 January 1916MotherwellH4–16,000Reid (3), Cairns
15 January 1916DundeeA0–26,000
22 January 1916KilmarnockH3–150,000Bennett (2), Gordon
29 January 1916MotherwellA2–218,000Cairns, Reid
5 February 1916MortonH1–025,000Cairns
12 February 1916HeartsA2–117,500Gordon (2, 1 pen.)
19 February 1916AberdeenH4–015,000Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Reid, Cairns
26 February 1916Ayr UnitedA0–17,000
4 March 1916AirdrieoniansH3–012,000Gordon, Duncan, Reid
11 March 1916HibernianA3–25,000Paterson (2), Reid
18 March 1916Third LanarkA1–022,000Branscombe
1 April 1916HamiltonA1–010,000Sneddon
8 April 1916Raith RoversH3–010,000Gordon (2), Paterson
10 April 1916DundeeH3–25,000Lister, Cairns, Branscombe
15 April 1916Partick ThistleA2–530,000Cairns (2)
17 April 1916St MirrenA1–14,000Paterson
20 April 1916DumbartonH2–23,000Duncan, Branscombe
22 April 1916ClydeH2–25,000Duncan, Branscombe
24 April 1916Queen's ParkH6–06,000Reid (3), Duncan (2), Branscombe
29 April 1916AberdeenA0–06,000

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
England Herbert Lock GK 160
Ireland Bert Manderson DF 320
Scotland Harry Muir DF 300
Scotland Jimmy Gordon DF 318
Scotland Peter Pursell DF 200
Scotland James Bowie MF 260
Scotland Scott Duncan MF 3210
Scotland Andy Cunningham MF 2018
Scotland Willie Reid FW 2521
Scotland Tommy Cairns FW 3412
Scotland Jimmy Paterson MF 317
Scotland John Hempsey GK 210
Ireland Alex Craig DF 50
Scotland James Logan DF 260
Scotland Joe Hendry MF 181
Scotland John Fleming MF 41
Scotland Alex Bennett MF 172
Scotland Robert Parker FW 10
Scotland Francis Branscombe MF 75
Scotland John Sneddon MF 51
Scotland Jimmy Lister FW 51
Scotland McCabe MF 30
Scotland William Bone DF 20
Scotland John Ballantyne MF 10
Scotland Thomas Brander MF 30
Scotland Taylor DF 10

See also

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