Rangers
1945–46 season
ChairmanJames Bowie
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Southern League Division One1st
P30 W22 D4 L4 F85 A41 Pts48
Victory CupWinners
Southern League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (18)
All:
Willie Thornton,
Jimmy Duncanson (25)

The 1945–46 season was the 7th and final year of wartime football by Rangers.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Southern League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1945MotherwellA0–3
16 August 1945Partick ThistleH4–2
18 August 1945HibernianA1–2
1 September 1945KilmarnockA7–0
8 September 1945CelticH5–3
15 September 1945Third LanarkA5–1
22 September 1945FalkirkH1–0
29 September 1945St MirrenA2–2
13 October 1945AberdeenH3–165,000
20 October 1945Queen's ParkA2–0
27 October 1945MortonA2–2
3 November 1945Hamilton AcademicalA5–1
10 November 1945Queen of the SouthA4–2
17 November 1945Heart of MidlothianH1–116,000
24 November 1945MotherwellA2–1
1 December 1945HibernianH3–2
8 December 1945Partick ThistleA5–1
15 December 1945KilmarnockH5–1
22 December 1945Third LanarkH1–0
25 December 1945ClydeH4–1
29 December 1945FalkirkA3–0
1 January 1946CelticA1–0
2 January 1946St MirrenH3–1
5 January 1946ClydeA1–0
12 January 1946AberdeenA1–430,000
19 January 1946Queen's ParkH2–1
26 January 1946MortonH4–4
2 February 1946Hamilton AcademicalA4–1
9 February 1946Queen of the SouthH5–2
16 February 1946Heart of MidlothianA0–236,177

Southern League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 February 1946SRQueen of the SouthH4–0
2 March 1946SRMotherwellA3–0
9 March 1946SRMortonH1–0
16 March 1946SRQueen of the SouthA2–0
23 March 1946SRMotherwellH4–2
30 March 1946SRMortonA1–1
6 April 1946QFDundeeN3–1
27 April 1946SFHeart of MidlothianN3–170,000
11 May 1946FAberdeenN2–3130,000

Victory Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 April 1946R1 L1StenhousemuirA4–1
22 April 1946R1 L2StenhousemuirH4–1
4 May 1946R2AirdrieoniansA4–0
18 May 1946QFFalkirkA1–1
25 May 1946QFFalkirkH2–0
1 June 1946SFCelticN0–0
5 June 1946SF RCelticN2–0
15 June 1946[1]FHibernianN3–1100,000Gillick, Duncanson(2)[2][3]

Friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 November 1945Dynamo MoscowH2–290,000Smith, Young (pen)[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Victory Cup (Hibs lineup)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Victory Cup (Rangers lineup)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Caskie affair – a fresh look at the Rangers v Dynamo Moscow match of 1945". Scottish Sport History. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Dynamos Draw With Rangers 1945, British Pathé (video footage)
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