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

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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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season, as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1916 Dundee H 3–0 12,000 C.Duncan (2), S.Duncan
26 August 1916 Heart of Midlothian A 3–1 10,500 Cairns, S.Duncan, Archibald
2 September 1916 Dumbarton H 6–0 10,000 C.Duncan (3), Logan, Cairns, S.Duncan (pen.)
16 September 1916 Kilmarnock H 3–0 10,000 S.Duncan (2, 1 pen.), C.Duncan
30 September 1916 St Mirren H 1–0 12,000 Cairns
7 October 1916 Ayr United A 3–1 6,000 Paterson (2), S.Duncan
14 October 1916 Motherwell H 2–1 5,000 Cairns (2)
21 October 1916 Third Lanark A 1–1 30,000 Paterson
28 October 1916 Celtic A 0–0 40,000
4 November 1916 Greenock Morton H 0–1 30,000
11 November 1916 Hibernian A 0–0 10,000
18 November 1916 Clyde H 1–0 8,000 S.Duncan
25 November 1916 Raith Rovers A 4–1 5,000 Archibald (2), Riddell, Bennett
2 December 1916 Falkirk H 3–1 7,000 S.Duncan (2), Cairns
9 December 1916 Airdrieonians A 0–2 8,000
16 December 1916 Hibernian H 5–1 10,000 Martin (2), Manderson, C.Duncan, Dornan (o.g.)
23 December 1916 Motherwell A 1–2 8,000 Blair (pen.)
30 December 1916 Airdrieonians H 3–0 12,000 C Duncan (2), Lawson
1 January 1917 Celtic H 0–0 50,000
2 January 1917 Partick Thistle A 1–0 12,000 Martin
6 January 1917 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 12,000 Martin
13 January 1917 Clyde A 1–0 15,000 Riddell
20 January 1917 Partick Thistle H 3–0 C.Duncan (2), Riddell
27 January 1917 Hamilton Academical H 2–1 8,000 Blair (pen.), Pursell
3 February 1917 Aberdeen A 1–3 6,000 C.Duncan
10 February 1917 Ayr United H 1–0 12,000 Manderson
17 February 1917 Dumbarton A 3–0 5,000 Bell, Cairns, Croot
24 February 1917 St Mirren A 1–1 12,000 Cairns
3 March 1917 Aberdeen H 1–0 8,000 Gordon
10 March 1917 Greenock Morton A 0–1 7,000
17 March 1917 Falkirk A 2–0 5,000 Cairns (2)
24 March 1917 Raith Rovers H 4–3 5,000 Livingston (3), Cairns
31 March 1917 Kilmarnock A 1–4 5,000 Cairns
7 April 1917 Third Lanark H 0–2 15,000
9 April 1917 Queen's Park A 4–1 10,000 C.Duncan (2), Gray, Rutherford
21 April 1917 Hamilton Academical A 1–3 7,000 C.Duncan
21 April 1917 Queen's Park H 1–0 7,000 Harris
28 April 1917 Dundee A 1–2 9,000 Blair (pen.)

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances[1] Goals
  Herbert Lock GK 18 0
  Bert Manderson DF 41 2
  Jimmy Blair DF 37 3
  James Logan DF 14 1
  Harold McKenna MF 26 0
  Scott Duncan MF 30 9
  Dick Bell MF 15 1
  Charlie Duncan FW 26 15
  Tommy Cairns FW 27 14
  Bobby Archibald FW 14 3
  James Riddell DF 25 3
  Hector Lawson MF 26 1
  George Philip FW 2 0
  Bill Paterson FW 5 3
  John Hempsey GK 22 0
  George Law DF 4 0
  Alec Bennett MF 7 1
  James Bowie MF 21 0
  James Martin MF 22 4
  William Hamilton GK 1 0
  Joe Hendry MF 6 0
  Jimmy Gordon DF 7 1
  Fred Crook MF 9 1
  Andrew Livingstone FW 5 3
  Fred Gray MF 2 1
  Walter Rutherford FW 1 1
  John Anderson MF 2 0
  Neil Harris FW 1 1
  John Dick MF 1 0
  Sandy Archibald[a] FW 1 0
  Alex Lindsay[a] FW 1 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup; one-match loan from Raith Rovers.[2]

See also

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References

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