1939–40 Rangers F.C. season

June 2025 November 2021 Rangers 1939–40 Bill Struth James Bowie Ground Ibrox Park Scottish League Division One 1st (cancelled)P5 W4 D1 L0 F14 A3 Pts9 Emergency League Western Division 1stP30 W22 D4 L4 F72 A36 Pts48 Emergency War Cup Winners Willie Thornton (5) Willie Thornton (5) 1938–39 1940–41 The 1939–40 season was the 66th season of competitive football by Rangers, although with the outbreak of the Second World War, the competitive season was abandoned. Overview With the outbreak of the War on 3 September 1939, the season was suspended after five rounds of games played in the Scottish League Division One. The league was not officially competed for until season 1946–47 but there were unofficial regional leagues played during these years. This saw the club play what was known as wartime football. Rangers played a total of five official competitive matches during the 1939–40 season. Results All results are written with Rangers' score first. Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 1939St MirrenH5–135,000Venters (2, 1 pen.), Thornton, Woodburn, Fiddes 19 August 1939Ayr UnitedA4–020,000Thornton (2), Waddell, Venters 22 August 1939St MirrenA0–025,000 26 August 1939ArbroathH3–115,000Waddell, Thornton, VentersRangers v Arbroath 26 August 1939 https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-arbroath-26-august-1939/ The Rangers Archives 8 June 2025 2 September 1939Third LanarkA2–130,000Thornton, Gilmour Emergency Western League 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League#Westerrn Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 21 October 1939MotherwellA1-0 28 October 1939Third LanarkH6-0 11 November 1939St MirrenH4-0 18 November 1939AirdrieoniansA1-0 25 November 1939DumbartonH2-1 2 December 1939KilmarnockH4-1 9 December 1939ClydeA1-0 16 December 1939Albion RoversH2-1 23 December 1939Hamilton AcademicalA0-2 30 December 1939MortonA0-3 1 January 1940CelticH1-1 6 January 1940Queen's ParkH4-0 13 January 1940Queen of the SouthA2-1 20 January 1940MotherwellH1-2 10 February 1940St MirrenA6-4 17 February 1940AirdrieoniansH3-1 16 March 1940Albion RoversA3-3 25 March 1940Partick ThistleH2-2 30 March 1940 MortonH1-0 6 April 1940 CelticA2-1 17 April 1940 Ayr UnitedH3-1 20 April 1940 Queen's ParkA3-2 22 April 1940 Third LanarkA1-0 24 April 1940 DumbartonA3-2 27 April 1940 Queen of the SouthH5-1 8 May 1940 ClydeH3-1 15 May 1940 KilmarnockA1-3 18 May 1940 Hamilton AcademicalH2-2 25 May 1940 Partck ThistleA3-1 Emergency War Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 24 February 1940R1 L1Alloa AthleticA4–17,000 2 March 1940R1 L2Alloa AthleticH2–28,000 9 March 1940R2 L1FalkirkA0–016,000 11 March 1940R2 L2FalkirkH3–246,000 23 March 1940QFSt MirrenH3–160,000 13 April 1940SFMotherwellN4–150,000 4 May 1940FDundee UnitedN1–075,000Smith Play off final between West and East Divisions DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 1 June 1940POFalkirkH2–1 Official appearances (declared void along with fixtures) PlayerPositionAppearancesGoalsSCO Jerry DawsonGK50SCO Dougie GrayDF50SCO Bobby BoltDF50SCO William WaddellMF52SCO Scot SymonMF50SCO Willie ThorntonFW55SCO Alex VentersFW54SCO Jock Shaw DF40SCO Willie WoodburnDF41SCO Chris McNee MF40SCO Jim FiddesMF31SCO Thomas GilmourMF11SCO David KinnearMF10SCO Jimmy SimpsonDF10SCO Ralph CowanDF10SCO Ian McPhersonMF10 See also 1939–40 in Scottish football References Category:Rangers F.C. seasons Rangers Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons