1916–17 Rangers F.C. season

The 1916–17 season was the 43rd season of competitive football played by Rangers.

Rangers
1916–17 season
ChairmanJohn Ure Primrose
ManagerWilliam Wilton
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League3rd
P38 W24 D5 L9 F68 A32 Pts53
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charlie Duncan (15)

All:
Charlie Duncan (15)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1916–17 season. They finished third in the Scottish League after winning 24 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 53 points (11 behind league winners 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season, as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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
19 August 1916DundeeH3–012,000C.Duncan (2), S.Duncan
26 August 1916Heart of MidlothianA3–110,500Cairns, S.Duncan, Archibald
2 September 1916DumbartonH6–010,000C.Duncan (3), Logan, Cairns, S.Duncan (pen.)
16 September 1916KilmarnockH3–010,000S.Duncan (2, 1 pen.), C.Duncan
30 September 1916St MirrenH1–012,000Cairns
7 October 1916Ayr UnitedA3–16,000Paterson (2), S.Duncan
14 October 1916MotherwellH2–15,000Cairns (2)
21 October 1916Third LanarkA1–130,000Paterson
28 October 1916CelticA0–040,000
4 November 1916Greenock MortonH0–130,000
11 November 1916HibernianA0–010,000
18 November 1916ClydeH1–08,000S.Duncan
25 November 1916Raith RoversA4–15,000Archibald (2), Riddell, Bennett
2 December 1916FalkirkH3–17,000S.Duncan (2), Cairns
9 December 1916AirdrieoniansA0–28,000
16 December 1916HibernianH5–110,000Martin (2), Manderson, C.Duncan, Dornan (o.g.)
23 December 1916MotherwellA1–28,000Blair (pen.)
30 December 1916AirdrieoniansH3–012,000C Duncan (2), Lawson
1 January 1917CelticH0–050,000
2 January 1917Partick ThistleA1–012,000Martin
6 January 1917Heart of MidlothianH1–012,000Martin
13 January 1917ClydeA1–015,000Riddell
20 January 1917Partick ThistleH3–0C.Duncan (2), Riddell
27 January 1917Hamilton AcademicalH2–18,000Blair (pen.), Pursell
3 February 1917AberdeenA1–36,000C.Duncan
10 February 1917Ayr UnitedH1–012,000Manderson
17 February 1917DumbartonA3–05,000Bell, Cairns, Croot
24 February 1917St MirrenA1–112,000Cairns
3 March 1917AberdeenH1–08,000Gordon
10 March 1917Greenock MortonA0–17,000
17 March 1917FalkirkA2–05,000Cairns (2)
24 March 1917Raith RoversH4–35,000Livingston (3), Cairns
31 March 1917KilmarnockA1–45,000Cairns
7 April 1917Third LanarkH0–215,000
9 April 1917Queen's ParkA4–110,000C.Duncan (2), Gray, Rutherford
21 April 1917Hamilton AcademicalA1–37,000C.Duncan
21 April 1917Queen's ParkH1–07,000Harris
28 April 1917DundeeA1–29,000Blair (pen.)

Appearances

Player Position Appearances[1] Goals
England Herbert Lock GK 180
Ireland Bert Manderson DF 412
Scotland Jimmy Blair DF 373
Scotland James Logan DF 141
Scotland Harold McKenna MF 260
Scotland Scott Duncan MF 309
Scotland Dick Bell MF 151
Scotland Charlie Duncan FW 2615
Scotland Tommy Cairns FW 2714
Scotland Bobby Archibald FW 143
Scotland James Riddell DF 253
Scotland Hector Lawson MF 261
Scotland George Philip FW 20
Scotland Bill Paterson FW 53
Scotland John Hempsey GK 220
Scotland George Law DF 40
Scotland Alec Bennett MF 71
Scotland James Bowie MF 210
Scotland James Martin MF 224
Scotland William Hamilton GK 10
Scotland Joe Hendry MF 60
Scotland Jimmy Gordon DF 71
Scotland Fred Crook MF 91
Scotland Andrew Livingstone FW 53
Scotland Fred Gray MF 21
Scotland Walter Rutherford FW 11
Scotland John Anderson MF 20
Scotland Neil Harris FW 11
Scotland John Dick MF 10
Scotland Sandy Archibald[lower-alpha 1] FW 10
Scotland Alex Lindsay[lower-alpha 1] FW 10
  1. Appearance in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup; one-match loan from Raith Rovers.[2]

See also

References

  1. Player Stats for Season | Season 1916/1917, FitbaStats
  2. Football, The Scotsman, 14 May 1917, via London Hearts Supporters Club
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