1924–25 Rangers F.C. season

The 1924–25 season is the 51st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1924–25 season
ChairmanJoseph Buchanan
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P38 W25 D10 L3 F76 A26 Pts60
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Geordie Henderson (27)

All:
Geordie Henderson (32)

Overview

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Rangers played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1924–25 season. The team finished top of the league, three points ahead of second placed Airdrieonians, after winning twenty-five of the 38 league games and recording an unbeaten home record.

The side was knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage that season. After overcoming East Fife, Montrose, Arbroath and Kilmarnock, a 5–0 defeat to Celtic ended the campaign.

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
16 Aug 1924 Raith Rovers A 3–0 15,000 Henderson (3)
20 Aug 1924 St Johnstone H 3–1 30,000 Morton (2), Henderson
23 Aug 1924 Aberdeen A 1–0 23,000 Meiklejohn
26 Aug 1924 Queen's Park A 3–1 30,000 Cunningham (2), Archibald
30 Aug 1924 Kilmarnock H 1–1 18,000 Henderson
13 Sep 1924 Ayr United A 4–0 20,000 McCandless (pen), Archibald, Cairns, Morton
15 Sep 1924 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 22,000 Henderson, Morton
27 Sep 1924 Airdrieonians A 0–1 27,000
29 Sep 1924 Heart of Midlothian H 4–1 12,000 Cairns (2), Meiklejohn, Archibald
11 Oct 1924 Cowdenbeath A 2–2 20,000 Cunningham (2)
18 Oct 1924 Falkirk H 3–1 10,000 Henderson (2), Archibald
25 Oct 1924 Celtic A 1–0 40,000 Morton
01 Nov 1924 Partick Thistle H 4–0 25,000 Craig, Cunningham, Henderson, Chalmers
08 Nov 1924 Third Lanark A 1–1 23,000 Craig
15 Nov 1924 Hibernian H 3–0 30,000 Meiklejohn, Cunningham (pen), Henderson
22 Nov 1924 St Johnstone A 3–1 10,000 Henderson (2), Morton
29 Nov 1924 St Mirren H 3–1 26,000 Cairns (2), Archibald
06 Dec 1924 Dundee A 0–0 20,000
13 Dec 1924 Hamilton Academical H 2–0 10,000 Henderson (2)
20 Dec 1924 St Mirren A 4–1 20,000 Henderson (3), Archibald
27 Dec 1924 Motherwell H 1–0 15,000 Henderson
01 Jan 1925 Celtic H 4–1 34,000 Henderson (2), Cunningham, McCandless (pen)
03 Jan 1925 Greenock Morton H 2–0 17,000 Cairns, Morton
05 Jan 1925 Partick Thistle A 1–0 25,000 Henderson
10 Jan 1925 Morton A 1–1 10,000 Morton
17 Jan 1925 Queen's Park H 1–1 20,000 Cairns
31 Jan 1925 Hamilton Academical A 0–1 15,000
10 Feb 1925 Dundee H 2–0 5,000 McCandless (pen), Chalmers
18 Feb 1925 Falkirk A 1–1 12,000 Henderson
25 Feb 1925 Airdrieonians H 1–1 40,000 Archibald
11 Mar 1925 Hibernian A 1–4 23,000 Dick
25 Mar 1925 Raith Rovers A 4–0 10,000 Henderson (3), Archibald
28 Mar 1925 Kilmarnock A 0–0 12,000
01 Apr 1925 Cowdenbeath H 1–0 5,000 McCandless (pen)
07 Apr 1925 Aberdeen H 2–0 8,000 Cairns (2)
11 Apr 1925 Third Lanark H 5–2 12,000 Henderson (2), Cairns (2), Archibald
18 Apr 1925 Motherwell A 1–1 7,000 Archibald
25 Apr 1925 Ayr United H 1–0 10,000 McCandless

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 Jan 1925 R1 East Fife A 3–1 10,000 Archibald (2), Henderson
07 Feb 1925 R2 Montrose A 2–0 4,000 Chalmers (2)
21 Feb 1925 R3 Arbroath H 5–3 4,000 Cairns, Henderson (3), Cunningham
07 Mar 1925 QF Kilmarnock A 2–1 31,502 Henderson, Cunningham
21 Mar 1925 SF Celtic N 0–5 101,714

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
  William Robb GK 43 0
  Bert Manderson DF 39 0
  Billy McCandless DF 37 5
  David Meiklejohn DF 40 3
  Arthur Dixon DF 41 0
  Tully Craig MF 22 2
  Sandy Archibald MF 43 12
  Andy Cunningham MF 36 9
  Geordie Henderson FW 42 32
  Tommy Cairns FW 36 12
  Alan Morton MF 41 8
  Thomas Reid DF 3 0
  Andrew Kirkwood DF 5 0
  John Jamieson DF 7 0
  Billy Chalmers FW 14 4
  John McGregor MF 1 0
  Robert Ireland DF 6 0
  Archie Morton MF 1 0
  Tommy Muirhead MF 15 0
  Alexander Dick FW 1 1

See also

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