1949–50 Rangers F.C. season

June 2025 January 2021 Rangers 1949–50 Bill Struth John F. Wilson Ground Ibrox Park Scottish League Division One 1stP30 W22 D6 L2 F58 A26 Pts50 Scottish Cup Winners League Cup Semi-finals Willie Findlay (18) Willie Findlay (8) 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was the 70th season of competitive football by Rangers. Overview Rangers played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 1949–50 season. The side won the league with a one-point lead over second placed Hibernian, after winning 22 of the 30 matches. The side also recorded an unbeaten home record in the league. In the cup competitions Rangers were successful. The Scottish Cup was won thanks to a 3–0 win over East Fife with goals from Willie Findlay and a brace from Willie Thornton. The club exited the League Cup at the semi-final stage to East Fife. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League Division A DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 September 1949Partick ThistleH2-060,000Waddell, Findlay24 September 1949CelticH4-064,000Rutherford, Findlay, Waddell (pen), Williamson 15 October 1949FalkirkA2-020,000Williamson, Rutherford 22 October 1949HeartsH1-050,000Findlay 29 October 1949AberdeenA3-140,000Findlay, Thornton, Rutherford 5 November 1949HibernianA0-151,500 12 November 1949St MirrenH1-045,000Johnson 19 November 1949Raith RoversA3-124,800Williamson (2), Thornton 26 November 1949Stirling AlbionH2-145,000Thornton, Williamson 3 December 1949ClydeH5-425,000Thornton (2), Cox (2), Johnson 10 December 1949MotherwellA0-428,000 17 December 1949Queen of the SouthH1-018,000Thornton 24 December 1949Partick ThistleA3-135,000Johnson (2), Thornton 31 December 1949DundeeH2-235,000Thornton, Findlay 2 January 1950CelticA1-165,000McCulloch 3 January 1950Third LanarkH3-130,000Thornton (2), Johnson 7 January 1950East FifeA2-018,674Williamson, Rutherford 14 January 1950FalkirkH3-035,000Young (pen), Rutherford, Williamson 21 January 1950HeartsA1-049,000Findlay 4 February 1950AberdeenH2-250,000Young (2, 2 pen) 18 February 1950St MirrenA2-140,000Rutherford, Waddell 25 February 1950Raith RoversH2-035,000Williamson, Waddell 4 March 1950Stirling AlbionA2-025,000Williamson, Paton 18 March 1950MotherwellH2-038,000Findlay, Rutherford 25 March 1950Queen of the SouthA2-118,000Thornton, Williamson 8 April 1950East FifeH2-240,000Cox, Findlay 10 April 1950ClydeA2-125,000Rae, Cox 17 April 1950DundeeA1-032,000Duncanson 29 April 1950HibernianH0-0101,209 1 May 1950Third LanarkA2-232,800Williamson, Paton Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 28 January 1950 R1MotherwellA4–232,000Williamson, Paton, McCulloch, Findlay 11 February 1950R2CowdenbeathH8-024,000McCulloch (2), Williamson (2), Johnson (2), Paton, Rutherford 11 March 1950QFRaith RoversH1-143,080Findlay 15 March 1950QF RRaith RoversA1-128,500Williamson 27 March 1950QF 2RRaith RoversH2-063,000Findlay, Cox 1 April 1950SFQueen of the SouthN1-152,924Rutherford 5 April 1950SF RQueen of the SouthN3-058,975Williamson, Young (pen), Findlay 22 April 1950FEast FifeN3-0120,015Thornton (2), FindlayRangers v East Fife 22 April 1950 https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-east-fife-22-april-1950/ The Rangers Archives 8 June 2025 League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 13 August 1949 SRCelticA2–371,000Waddell (pen), Thornton 17 August 1949SRSt MirrenH5-150,000Waddell (2, 1 pen), Rutherford, Findlay, Thornton 20 August 1949SRAberdeenH4-250,000Findlay (2), Duncanson (2) 27 August 1949SRCelticH2-095,000Findlay, Waddell 30 August 1949SRSt MirrenA1-145,000Duncanson 3 September 1949SRAberdeenA1-143,000Findlay 17 September 1949QF L1CowdenbeathH2-346,670Williamson, Marshall 21 September 1949QF L2CowdenbeathA3-125,586Cox (2), Rutherford 8 October 1949SFEast FifeN1-274,507Marshall Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO Bobby BrownGK470SCO George YoungDF474SCO Jock ShawDF450SCO Ian McCollDF460SCO Willie WoodburnDF460SCO Sammy CoxDF477SCO William WaddellMF198SCO Willie FindlayFW3618SCO Billy WilliamsonFW3117SCO Jimmy DuncansonFW204South Africa 1928 Johnny HubbardMF20SCO Willie RaeMF121SCO Eddie RutherfordMF3511SCO Willie PatonMF104SCO Willie ThorntonFW2915SCO Torrance GillickMF30SCO Joe JohnsonFW227SCO Willie McCullochMF124SCO Dave MarshallFW32SCO Ian McIntyreMF20SCO John LindsayDF30 See also 1949–50 in Scottish football 1949–50 Scottish Cup 1949–50 Scottish League Cup References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons