The 1947–48 season was the 68th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1947–48 season. This was the second official season played since the end of the Second World War. The club played in the Scottish League Division A and finished Runners up to Hibernian, with 46 points.

The club were knocked out the League Cup by Falkirk 1–0 at the Semi-Final stage.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended in success as the club beat Morton 1–0 in a replay in front of a crowd of 129,176 (a record for a midweek match). Williamson scored the winner in extra time.

Benfica were beaten 3–0 in a prestigious friendly match in Portugal.

Transfers

18 December 1947: Willie Dougal to Preston North End.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 1947 Third Lanark H 5-2 Thornton (3), Williamson, Waddell
27 August 1947 Partick Thistle A 1-0 35,000 Thornton
20 September 1947 Celtic H 2-0 50,000 Williamson, Findlay
18 October 1947 Hibernian H 2-1 55,000 Paton, Williamson
25 October 1947 St Mirren A 1-2 24,000 Thornton
1 November 1947 Airdrieonians H 3-0 15,000 Thornton, Shaw (pen), Marshall
8 November 1947 Queen of the South A 3-0 21,000 Findlay (2), Marshall
15 November 1947 Clyde A 2-1 30,000 Thornton, Marshall
22 November 1947 Morton H 1-1 25,000 Duncanson
29 November 1947 Queen's Park A 4-1 28,000 Gillick (2), Parlane, Duncanson
6 December 1947 Hearts A 2-1 35,750 Duncanson, Rutherford
13 December 1947 Aberdeen H 4-0 30,000 Gillick (2), Rutherford, Thornton
20 December 1947 Third Lanark A 1-0 20,000 Gillick
25 December 1947 Dundee A 3-1 25,000 Duncanson (3)
27 December 1947 Partick Thistle H 2-1 20,000 Rutherford, Gillick
2 January 1948 Celtic A 4-0 60,000 McColl, Thornton, Rutherford, Duncanson
3 January 1948 Dundee H 2-1 35,000 Thornton (2)
10 January 1948 Falkirk A 5-1 22,000 Gillick (2), Duncanson (2), Waddell
17 January 1948 Motherwell H 2-0 35,000 Thornton, Young
31 January 1948 Hibernian A 0-1 52,570
14 February 1948 St Mirren H 3-2 20,000 Thornton (3)
28 February 1948 Queen of the South H 2-3 34,000 Gillick, Thornton
13 March 1948 Morton A 1-0 18,000 Thornton
20 March 1948 Queen's Park H 1-2 37,000 Rutherford
29 March 1948 Falkirk H 1-1 Duncanson
2 April 1948 Aberdeen A 1-1 43,800 Duncanson
24 April 1948 Motherwell A 1-1 25,000 Duncanson
26 April 1948 Clyde H 2-1 McPherson, Cox
1 May 1948 Airdrieonians A 2-1 18,000 Findlay (2)
3 May 1948 Hearts H 1-2 10,000 Findlay

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 January 1948 R1 Stranraer A 1–0 6,000 Thornton
7 February 1948 R2 Leith Athletic H 4–0 17,000 Thornton, Waddell, Cox, Rutherford
21 February 1948 R3 Partick Thistle H 3–0 68,000 Young (pen), Duncanson, McGownan (og)
6 March 1948 QF East Fife H 1–0 90,000 Duncanson
27 March 1948 SF Hibernian N 1–0 143,570 Thornton
17 April 1948 F Morton N 1–1 131,975 Gillick
21 April 1948 F R Morton N 1–0 133,750 Williamson

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1947 SR Celtic H 2–0 80,000 Williamson (2)
16 August 1947 SR Third Lanark A 3–1 25,000 Williamson (2), Duncanson
23 August 1947 SR Dundee H 3–0 25,000 Williamson, Gillick, Thornton
30 August 1947 SR Celtic A 0–2 60,000
6 September 1947 SR Third Lanark H 3–0 20,000 Findlay (2), Gillick
13 September 1947 SR Dundee A 1–1 39,000 Paton
27 September 1947 QF Stenhousemuir H 2–0 25,000 Findlay, Thornton
11 October 1947 SF Falkirk N 0–1 44,432

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Bobby Brown GK 45 0
Scotland Sammy Cox DF 45 2
Scotland Jock Shaw DF 43 1
Scotland Ian McColl DF 43 1
Scotland Willie Woodburn DF 37 0
Scotland Willie Rae MF 24 0
Scotland William Waddell MF 22 3
Scotland Torrance Gillick MF 35 12
Scotland Billy Williamson FW 12 9
Scotland Willie Thornton FW 45 22
Scotland Jimmy Duncanson FW 44 15
Scotland George Young DF 26 2
Scotland Willie Findlay FW 12 9
Scotland Willie Paton MF 5 2
Scotland Eddie Rutherford MF 27 6
Scotland Dave Marshall FW 4 3
Scotland Jimmy Parlane FW 1 1
Scotland Jimmy Caskie MF 15 0
Scotland John Lindsay DF 3 0
Scotland Adam Little MF 1 0
Scotland Charlie Watkins MF 4 0
Scotland Joe Johnson FW 1 0
Scotland John McPherson FW 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bill Struth". Scottish Football Museum. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Rangers_F.C._season
No tags for this post.