1917–18 Rangers F.C. season

June 2025 November 2021 Rangers 1917–18 William Wilton John Ure Primrose Ground Ibrox Park Scottish League 1stP34 W25 D6 L3 F66 A24 Pts56 Jimmy Gordon,Tommy Cairns (11) Jimmy Gordon,Tommy Cairns (11) 1916–17 1918–19 The 1917–18 season was the 44th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1917–18 season. They finished top of the Scottish League 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 The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 1917KilmarnockA1–010,000McDermid 29 August 1917Third LanarkH4–218,000Cunningham (3, 1 pen), Cairns 1 September 1917Partick ThistleA0–220,000 15 September 1917HibernianH3–010,000Bowie, Cairns, Gordon (o.g.) 24 September 1917Queen's ParkH3–012,000Muirhead (2), Lawson 29 September 1917 DumbartonA4–28,000Cairns (2), Muirhead (2) 13 October 1917MortonA1–110,000Brown 20 October 1917CelticH1–245,000Bowie 27 October 1917St MirrenA0–010,00 3 November 1917Ayr UnitedHThe League https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record/174640969/ 16 June 2025 Daily Record 3 November 1917 50–0To-Day's Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-to-days-footbal/174641139/ 16 June 2025 Manchester Evening News 3 November 1917 48,000 10 November 1917Heart of MidlothianA3–012,000Gordon (2), Archibald 17 November 1917AirdrieoniansH4–012,000Brown (3), Cairns 24 November 1917Queen's ParkA3–212,000Gordon (pen.), Archibald, Brown 1 December 1917DumbartonH2–17,000Cairns (2) 8 December 1917Hamilton AcademicalA2–19,000Reid (2) 15 December 1917FalkirkH4–18,000Brown (2), Archibald, Bowie 22 December 1917Third LanarkA1–012,000Muirhead 29 December 1917St MirrenH2–012,000Bowie, Cairns 1 January 1918CelticA0–055,000 2 January 1918Partick ThistleH1–018,000Blair (pen.) 5 January 1918ClydebankA1–114,700Archibald 12 January 1918Heart of MidlothianH2–08,000Gordon (2) 26 January 1918Ayr UnitedA2–05,000Cairns, McDermid 2 February 1918MortonH4–225,000Gordon (4) 9 February 1918HibernianA1–08,000McDermid 16 February 1918ClydeA3–08,000Brown (2), Cairns 23 February 1918MotherwellA0–012,000 2 March 1918KilmarnockH3–020,000Archibald (2), McCulloch 9 March 1918FalkirkA0–28,000 16 March 1918Hamilton AcademicalH4–210,000McDermid, Hart, Archibald, Martin 23 March 1918AirdrieoniansA2–110,000Hart, Cairns 30 March 1918ClydebankH1–010,000Cunningham 6 April 1918MotherwellH2–125,000Gordon (2) 13 April 1918ClydeH2–110,000Archibald, Bowie Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO Sandy ArchibaldMF348SCO Tommy CairnsFW3411SCO James BowieMF335ENG Arthur DixonDF320Ireland 1783 Bert MandersonDF290SCO Bob McDermidMF284SCO James BlairDF271SCO John HempseyGK250SCO Peter PursellDF240SCO James Martin MF181SCO Jimmy GordonDF1611SCO George McQueenDF120SCO Harold McKennaMF120SCO David BrownFW119SCO Tommy MuirheadMF75ENG Herbert LockGK70SCO Hector LawsonMF51SCO Andy CunninghamMF44SCO James YoungMF40SCO Joseph HartFW32SCO James RiddellDF20SCO Thomas ShingletonGK20SCO John McCulloch FW21SCO Dick BellMF10SCO Willie Reid FW12SCO John DickDF10 See also 1917–18 in Scottish football Navy and Army War Fund Shield References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons