Rangers
1946–47 season
ChairmanJames Bowie
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P30 W21 D4 L5 F76 A26 Pts46
Scottish CupSecond Round
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (18)
All:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (25)

The 1946–47 season was the 67th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1946–47 season. This was the first official season played since the end of the Second World War. The club played in the Scottish League Division A and won the championship (25th title) with 46 points. They scored 76 goals during the campaign and conceded only 26 in the 30 matches. Willie Thornton finished top scorer with 19 goals.

Rangers were successful in the newly inaugurated League Cup.They won all six matches in their Section before overcoming Dundee United from Division B in a 2 leg Quarter-Final. Hibernian were beaten 3–1 in the Semi-Final in front of a crowd of 125,154. Rangers defeated Aberdeen 4–0 in the Final at Hampden Park with Jimmy Duncanson netting a brace.

The Scottish Cup campaign ended at the Second Round stage. The club were knocked out in a replay by Hibernian at Easter Road.[1]

Jock Shaw, Willie Waddell and Willie Thornton represented Scotland against England in a match in aid of the Burnden Park Disaster victims.

Transfers

6 August 1946: Charlie Johnstone to Queen of the South. John Galloway to Chelsea.

1 May 1947: Dougie Gray and Jimmy Smith were given free transfers.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 1946MotherwellA4-230,000Duncanson (2), Thornton, Waddell
14 August 1946HibernianH1-250,000Young (pen)
17 August 1946KilmarnockH3-225,000Cox, Gillick, Waddell
21 August 1946FalkirkA5-0Thornton (3), Duncanson, Waddell
28 August 1946Third LanarkH8-122,000Thornton (3), Caskie (3), Gillick, Duncanson
31 August 1946Queen's ParkH2-020,000Duncanson (2)
4 September 1946AberdeenA0-135,000
7 September 1946CelticA3-228,000Duncanson (2), Parlane
14 September 1946St MirrenH4-015,000Duncanson (3), Gillick
30 September 1946Partick ThistleA2-336,000Gillick, Duncanson
2 November 1946MortonH2-140,000Thornton, Cox
9 November 1946HamiltonA6-015,000Thornton (3), McNee, Gillick, Duncanson
16 November 1946ClydeA4-227,000McNee, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton
23 November 1946Queen of the SouthH2-110,000Thornton, Gillick
30 November 1946HeartsA3-044,532Duncanson, McNee, Thornton
7 December 1946MotherwellH2-135,000Thornton, Young (pen)
14 December 1946HibernianA1-141,378Duncanson
21 December 1946FalkirkH2-115,000Duncanson, Gillick
28 December 1946Third LanarkA1-135,000Gillick
1 January 1947CelticH1-185,000Gillick
2 January 1947KilmarnockA2-032,325Gillick (2)
4 January 1947St MirrenA0-118,000
11 January 1947Partick ThistleH4-018,000Waddell, Thornton, Young (pen), Gillick
18 January 1947AberdeenH1-060,000Waddell
1 February 1947Queen's ParkA0-040,000
8 February 1947Queen of the SouthA2-011,000Young (pen), Arnison
15 February 1947MortonA1-018,000Thornton
29 March 1947ClydeH5-015,000Williamson (4), Rutherford
7 April 1947HeartsH1-212,000Thornton
12 April 1947HamiltonH4-18,000Williamson (2), Parlane, Duncanson

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 January 1947R1ClydeH2–174,606Duncanson, Thornton
22 February 1947R2HibernianH0–095,000
8 March 1947R2 RHibernianA0–248,816

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 September 1946SRSt MirrenH4–020,000Arnison (2), Cox, Stead
28 September 1946SRQueen's ParkA4–230,000Duncanson (2), Gillick, Thornton
5 October 1946SRMortonH3–050,000Duncanson, Caskie, Thornton
12 October 1946SRSt MirrenA4–020,000Gillick (2), Thornton (2)
19 October 1946SRQueen's ParkH1–020,000Arnison
26 October 1946SRMortonA2–018,000Young (pen.), Thornton
1 March 1947QFDundee UnitedH2–140,000Waddell, Caskie
5 March 1947QFDundee UnitedA1–118,000Duncanson
22 March 1947SFHibernianN3–1125,154Gillick, Thornton, Waddell
5 April 1947FAberdeenN4–082,684Duncanson (2), Gillick, Williamson

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Bobby Brown GK 420
Scotland Sammy Cox DF 183
Scotland Jock Shaw DF 410
Scotland Charlie Watkins MF 90
Scotland George Young DF 405
Scotland Scot Symon MF 120
Scotland William Waddell MF 327
Scotland Torrance Gillick MF 3717
Scotland Willie Thornton FW 3425
Scotland Jimmy Duncanson FW 3825
Scotland Jimmy Caskie MF 225
Scotland David Gray DF 110
Scotland Billy Williamson FW 97
South Africa Billy Arnison FW 104
Scotland Angus Stead FW 41
Scotland Jimmy Parlane FW 62
Scotland Willie Woodburn DF 290
Scotland Ian McColl DF 291
Scotland Willie Rae MF 270
Scotland Chris McNee MF 103
Scotland Eddie Rutherford MF 71
Scotland John Lindsay DF 20
Scotland John Shaw GK 10

See also

References

    1. David Docherty, The Rangers Companion, ISBN 085976172X

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