1948–49 Rangers F.C. season
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1948–49 season | |
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Chairman | John Wilson |
Manager | Bill Struth |
Ground | Ibrox Park |
Scottish League Division One | 1st P30 W20 D6 L4 F63 A32 Pts46 |
Scottish Cup | Winners |
League Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Willie Thornton (23) All: Willie Thornton (34) |
The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
[edit]Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1948–49 season becoming the first club to win The Treble.
Rangers won the league by a single point over second placed Dundee, winning 20 of the 30 matches.
The Scottish Cup was won thanks to a 4–1 win over Clyde with goals from Billy Williamson, Jimmy Duncanson and a brace from George Young.
The club won the League Cup with a 2–0 win over Raith Rovers.[1]
Transfers
[edit]16 August 1948: Billy Arnison to Luton Town.
21 September 1948: Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.
Results
[edit]All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division A
[edit]Date | Round | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 Aug 1948 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 35,000 | Thornton |
18 Aug 1948 | Falkirk | H | 4–3 | 40,000 | Gillick (2), Thornton, Findlay |
21 Aug 1948 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 50,000 | Findlay |
28 Aug 1948 | Dundee | H | 1–1 | 55,000 | Findlay |
1 Sep 1948 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 40,000 | Thornton |
4 Sep 1948 | Third Lanark | H | 2–1 | 35,000 | Williamson, Duncanson |
23 Oct 1948 | Hearts | A | 0–2 | 42,000 | |
6 Nov 1948 | Hibernian | H | 2–4 | 50,000 | Thornton, Gillick |
13 Nov 1948 | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | 40,000 | Gillick, Waddell |
27 Nov 1948 | East Fife | A | 2–1 | 20,737 | Thornton, Duncanson |
4 Dec 1948 | Clyde | A | 3–1 | 25,000 | Thornton (2), Paton |
11 Dec 1948 | Morton | H | 4–1 | 25,000 | Thornton (2), Findlay, Rutherford |
18 Dec 1948 | Queen of the South | A | 2–0 | 20,200 | Thornton, Rutherford |
25 Dec 1948 | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | 21,000 | Paton, Waddell |
1 Jan 1949 | Celtic | H | 4–0 | 95,000 | Thornton, Duncanson (3) |
3 Jan 1949 | Dundee | A | 1–3 | 39,000 | Marshall |
8 Jan 1949 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 55,000 | Paton, Thornton |
15 Jan 1949 | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | 35,000 | Thornton |
29 Jan 1949 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | 55,000 | Thornton, Cox |
12 Feb 1949 | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | 42,000 | Thornton, Paton |
19 Feb 1949 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 50,000 | Paton |
26 Feb 1949 | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | 40,000 | Thornton, Duncanson |
19 Mar 1949 | Clyde | H | 4–1 | 50,000 | Paton (2), Thornton, Duncanson |
2 Apr 1949 | Queen of the South | H | 3–0 | 28,000 | Thornton (2), Duncanson |
5 Apr 1949 | Hearts | H | 2–1 | 45,000 | Cox, Paton |
13 Apr 1949 | East Fife | H | 3–1 | 35,000 | Young (2, 2 pen), Paton |
16 Apr 1949 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 45,000 | Duncanson |
18 Apr 1949 | Albion Rovers | H | 3–1 | 16,000 | Williamson, Waddell, Young (pen) |
25 Apr 1949 | Morton | A | 1–0 | 40,000 | Thornton |
30 Apr 1949 | Albion Rovers | A | 4–1 | 15,000 | Thornton (3), Duncanson |
Scottish Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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22 Jan 1949 | R1 | Elgin City | H | 6–1 | 29,000 | Thornton (2), Duncanson (2), Cox, Rutherford |
5 Feb 1949 | R2 | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | 31,000 | Young (pen), Paton, Thornton |
5 Mar 1949 | QF | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | 65,000 | Thornton (2), Duncanson, Paton |
26 Mar 1949 | SF | East Fife | N | 3–0 | 104,958 | Thornton (3) |
23 Apr 1949 | F | Clyde | N | 4–1 | 120,162 | Young (2, 2 pen), Williamson, Duncanson |
League Cup
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 Sep 1948 | SR | Clyde | H | 1–1 | 50,000 | Findlay |
18 Sep 1948 | SR | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 47,000 | |
25 Sep 1948 | SR | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 65,000 | Findlay |
2 Oct 1948 | SR | Clyde | A | 3–1 | 27,000 | Waddell (3, 2 pen) |
9 Oct 1948 | SR | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 76,466 | Thornton |
16 Oct 1948 | SR | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 105,000 | Williamson, Waddell |
30 Oct 1948 | QF | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | 50,000 | Thornton |
20 Nov 1948 | SF | Dundee | N | 4–1 | 50,996 | Rutherford, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton |
12 Mar 1949 | F | Raith Rovers | N | 2–0 | 57,450 | Gillick, Paton |
Appearances
[edit]Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 44 | 0 |
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DF | 42 | 6 |
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DF | 41 | 0 |
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DF | 41 | 1 |
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DF | 42 | 0 |
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DF | 43 | 3 |
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MF | 33 | 7 |
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FW | 16 | 6 |
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FW | 43 | 34 |
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FW | 37 | 15 |
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MF | 2 | 0 |
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MF | 35 | 4 |
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MF | 12 | 5 |
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DF | 6 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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FW | 6 | 1 |
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FW | 11 | 4 |
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MF | 4 | 0 |
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MF | 24 | 12 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rangers History #5: Blue Steel". Rangers FC. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2020.