1915–16 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1915-16 season
Chairman	John Ure Primrose
Manager	William Wilton
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League	2nd P38 W25 D6 L7 F87 A39 Pts56
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Reid (21) All: Willie Reid (26)
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The 1915–16 season was the 42nd season of competitive football played by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1915–16 season. They finished second in the Scottish League after winning 25 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 56 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1915	Dumbarton	A	3–1	6,000	Reid (2), Cunningham
28 August 1915	Third Lanark	H	4–0	16,000	Cunningham (2), Reid (2)
4 September 1915	Kilmarnock	A	3–0	8,000	Reid, Cunningham, Cairns
18 September 1915	Ayr United	H	5–2	16,000	Reid (2), Duncan, Cairns, Cunningham
2 October 1915	Airdrieonians	A	1–0	7,000	Cunningham
16 October 1915	Hearts	H	0–4	15,000
23 October 1915	Raith Rovers	A	3–1	3,000	Reid (2), Hendry
30 October 1915	Celtic	H	3–0	45,000	Duncan, Reid, Paterson
6 November 1915	Queen's Park	A	6–0	14,000	Cairns (2), Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Fleming, Duncan
13 November 1915	Hamilton	H	3–0	15,000	Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Duncan
20 November 1915	Falkirk	A	1–2	3,000	Cairns
27 November 1915	Hibernian	H	4–2	7,000	Cunningham (3), Paterson
4 December 1915	Morton	A	0–2	10,000
11 December 1915	St Mirren	H	4–0	6,000	Gordon (2), Cunningham (2)
18 December 1915	Clyde	A	2–0	12,000	Reid, Cairns
25 December 1915	Falkirk	H	1–0	10,000	Paterson
1 January 1916	Celtic	A	2–2	8,000	Cunningham, Duncan
3 January 1916	Partick Thistle	H	0–1	5,000
8 January 1916	Motherwell	H	4–1	6,000	Reid (3), Cairns
15 January 1916	Dundee	A	0–2	6,000
22 January 1916	Kilmarnock	H	3–1	50,000	Bennett (2), Gordon
29 January 1916	Motherwell	A	2–2	18,000	Cairns, Reid
5 February 1916	Morton	H	1–0	25,000	Cairns
12 February 1916	Hearts	A	2–1	17,500	Gordon (2, 1 pen.)
19 February 1916	Aberdeen	H	4–0	15,000	Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Reid, Cairns
26 February 1916	Ayr United	A	0–1	7,000
4 March 1916	Airdrieonians	H	3–0	12,000	Gordon, Duncan, Reid
11 March 1916	Hibernian	A	3–2	5,000	Paterson (2), Reid
18 March 1916	Third Lanark	A	1–0	22,000	Branscombe
1 April 1916	Hamilton	A	1–0	10,000	Sneddon
8 April 1916	Raith Rovers	H	3–0	10,000	Gordon (2), Paterson
10 April 1916	Dundee	H	3–2	5,000	Lister, Cairns, Branscombe
15 April 1916	Partick Thistle	A	2–5	30,000	Cairns (2)
17 April 1916	St Mirren	A	1–1	4,000	Paterson
20 April 1916	Dumbarton	H	2–2	3,000	Duncan, Branscombe
22 April 1916	Clyde	H	2–2	5,000	Duncan, Branscombe
24 April 1916	Queen's Park	H	6–0	6,000	Reid (3), Duncan (2), Branscombe
29 April 1916	Aberdeen	A	0–0	6,000

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances [1]	Goals
Herbert Lock	GK	19	0
Tommy Cairns	FW	38	15
Bert Manderson	DF	35	0
Harry Muir	DF	33	0
Jimmy Gordon	DF	35	8
Peter Pursell	DF	23	0
James Bowie	MF	28	0
Scott Duncan	MF	36	10
Andy Cunningham	FW	23	19
Willie Reid	FW	28	26
Tommy Cairns	FW	34	12
Jimmy Paterson	MF	34	10
John Hempsey	GK	22	0
Alex Craig	DF	6	0
James Logan	DF	27	0
Joe Hendry	MF	20	1
John Fleming	MF	4	1
Alec Bennett	FW	18	2
Robert Parker	FW	1	0
Frank Branscombe	MF	7	5
John Sneddon	MF	5	1
Jimmy Lister	FW	5	1
James McCrae	MF	3	0
John Fleming	MF	4	1
Jimmy Gourlay [lower-alpha 1]	FW	1	0
William Bone	DF	2	0
John Ballantyne	MF	1	0
John Brander	MF	3	0
David Taylor	DF	1	0
Jackie Wright [lower-alpha 1]	DF	1	0
Stan Seymour [lower-alpha 1]	FW	1	0

1. Appearance in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup; one-match loan from Morton. ^[2]

See also

• 1915–16 in Scottish football

References

1. Player Stats for Season | Season 1915/1916, FitbaStats
2. Football, The Scotsman, 8 May 1916, via London Hearts Supporters Club