Rangers F.C. season 1917-18
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| Rangers | |
| Season 1917-18 | |
|---|---|
| Manager | William Wilton |
| Chairman | John Ure Primrose |
| League | Scottish League Division One |
| Final league position | 1st P34 W25 D6 L3 F66 A24 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gordon, Cairns (11) All: Gordon, Cairns (11) |
| ← Previous season 1916-17 |
Next season → 1918-19 |
The 1917-18 season is the 28th season of competitive football by Rangers.
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[edit] Overview
Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1917-18 season. They finished top of the Scottish League Division One with after winning 25 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 56 points (one more than second placed Celtic).
The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournment due to the outbreak of the First World War.
[edit] Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
[edit] Scottish League Division One
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1917 | Kilmarnock | A | 1-0 | 10,000 | McDermid |
| 29 Aug 1917 | Third Lanark | H | 4-2 | 18,000 | Cunningham (3, 1 pen), Cairns |
| 01 Sep 1917 | Partick Thistle | A | 0-2 | 20,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1917 | Hibernian | H | 3-0 | 10,000 | Bowie, Cairns, Gordon (og) |
| 24 Sep 1917 | Queen's Park | H | 3-0 | 12,000 | Muirhead (2), Lawson |
| 29 Sep 1917 | Dumbarton | A | 4-2 | 8,000 | Cairns (2), Muirhead (2) |
| 13 Oct 1917 | Morton | A | 1-1 | 10,000 | Brown |
| 20 Oct 1917 | Celtic | H | 1-2 | 45,000 | Bowie |
| 27 Oct 1917 | St Mirren | A | 0-0 | 10,00 | |
| 03 Nov 1917 | Ayr United | H | 0-0 | 8,000 | |
| 10 Nov 1917 | Hearts | A | 3-0 | 12,000 | Gordon (2), Archibald |
| 17 Nov 1917 | Airdrie | H | 4-0 | 12,000 | Brown (3), Cairns |
| 24 Nov 1917 | Queen's Park | A | 3-2 | 12,000 | Gordon (pen), Archibald, Brown |
| 01 Dec 1917 | Dumbarton | H | 2-1 | 7,000 | Cairns (2) |
| 08 Dec 1917 | Hamilton | A | 2-1 | 9,000 | Reid (2) |
| 15 Dec 1917 | Falkirk | H | 4-1 | 8,000 | Brown (2), Archibald, Bowie |
| 22 Dec 1917 | Third Lanark | A | 1-0 | 12,000 | Muirhead |
| 29 Dec 1917 | St Mirren | H | 2-0 | 12,000 | Bowie, Cairns |
| 01 Jan 1918 | Celtic | A | 0-0 | 55,000 | |
| 02 Jan 1918 | Partick Thistle | H | 1-0 | 18,000 | Blair (pen) |
| 05 Jan 1918 | Clydebank | A | 1-1 | 14,700 | Archibald |
| 12 Jan 1918 | Hearts | H | 2-0 | 8,000 | Gordon (2) |
| 26 Jan 1918 | Ayr United | A | 2-0 | 5,000 | Cairns, McDermid |
| 02 Feb 1918 | Morton | H | 4-2 | 25,000 | Gordon (4) |
| 09 Feb 1918 | Hibernian | A | 1-0 | 8,000 | McDermid |
| 16 Feb 1918 | Clyde | A | 3-0 | 8,000 | Brown (2), Cairns |
| 23 Feb 1918 | Motherwell | A | 0-0 | 12,000 | |
| 02 Mar 1918 | Kilmarnock | H | 3-0 | 20,000 | Archibald (2), McCulloch |
| 09 Mar 1918 | Falkirk | A | 0-2 | 8,000 | |
| 16 Mar 1918 | Hamilton | H | 4-2 | 10,000 | McDermid, Hart, Archibald, Martin |
| 23 Mar 1918 | Airdrie | A | 2-1 | 10,000 | Hart, Cairns |
| 30 Mar 1918 | Clydebank | H | 1-0 | 10,000 | Cunningham |
| 06 Apr 1918 | Motherwell | H | 2-1 | 25,000 | Gordon (2) |
| 13 Apr 1918 | Clyde | H | 2-1 | 10,000 | Archibald, Bowie |
[edit] Appearances
Note - These figures do not include friendly matches.
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sandy Archibald |
MF | 34 | 8 |
| Tommy Cairns |
FW | 34 | 11 |
| James Bowie |
MF | 33 | 5 |
 Arthur Dixon |
DF | 32 | 0 |
 Bert Manderson |
DF | 29 | 0 |
| Robert McDermid |
MF | 28 | 4 |
| James Blair |
DF | 27 | 1 |
| John Hempsey |
GK | 25 | 0 |
| Peter Pursell |
DF | 24 | 0 |
| Martin |
MF | 18 | 1 |
| Jimmy Gordon |
DF | 16 | 11 |
| George McQueen |
DF | 12 | 0 |
| Harold McKenna |
MF | 12 | 0 |
| David Brown |
FW | 11 | 9 |
| Tommy Muirhead |
MF | 7 | 5 |
| Herbert Lock |
GK | 7 | 0 |
| Hector Lawson |
MF | 5 | 1 |
| Andy Cunningham |
MF | 4 | 4 |
| Young |
MF | 4 | 0 |
| Hart |
FW | 3 | 2 |
| James Riddell |
DF | 2 | 0 |
| Thomas Shingleton |
GK | 2 | 0 |
| J.G.McCulloch |
FW | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Bell |
MF | 1 | 0 |
| William Reid |
FW | 1 | 2 |
| Dick |
DF | 1 | 0 |
[edit] See also
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