The 1917–18 season was the 44th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1917–18 season. They finished top of the Scottish League after winning 25 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 56 points (one more than second placed 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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 18 August 1917KilmarnockA1–010,000McDermid 29 August 1917Third LanarkH4–218,000Cunningham (3, 1 pen), Cairns 1 September 1917Partick ThistleA0–220,000 15 September 1917HibernianH3–010,000Bowie, Cairns, Gordon (o.g.) 24 September 1917Queen's ParkH3–012,000Muirhead (2), Lawson 29 September 1917 DumbartonA4–28,000Cairns (2), Muirhead (2) 13 October 1917MortonA1–110,000Brown 20 October 1917CelticH1–245,000Bowie 27 October 1917St MirrenA0–010,00 3 November 1917Ayr UnitedH0–08,000 10 November 1917Heart of MidlothianA3–012,000Gordon (2), Archibald 17 November 1917AirdrieoniansH4–012,000Brown (3), Cairns 24 November 1917Queen's ParkA3–212,000Gordon (pen.), Archibald, Brown 1 December 1917DumbartonH2–17,000Cairns (2) 8 December 1917Hamilton AcademicalA2–19,000Reid (2) 15 December 1917FalkirkH4–18,000Brown (2), Archibald, Bowie 22 December 1917Third LanarkA1–012,000Muirhead 29 December 1917St MirrenH2–012,000Bowie, Cairns 1 January 1918CelticA0–055,000 2 January 1918Partick ThistleH1–018,000Blair (pen.) 5 January 1918ClydebankA1–114,700Archibald 12 January 1918Heart of MidlothianH2–08,000Gordon (2) 26 January 1918Ayr UnitedA2–05,000Cairns, McDermid 2 February 1918MortonH4–225,000Gordon (4) 9 February 1918HibernianA1–08,000McDermid 16 February 1918ClydeA3–08,000Brown (2), Cairns 23 February 1918MotherwellA0–012,000 2 March 1918KilmarnockH3–020,000Archibald (2), McCulloch 9 March 1918FalkirkA0–28,000 16 March 1918Hamilton AcademicalH4–210,000McDermid, Hart, Archibald, Martin 23 March 1918AirdrieoniansA2–110,000Hart, Cairns 30 March 1918ClydebankH1–010,000Cunningham 6 April 1918MotherwellH2–125,000Gordon (2) 13 April 1918ClydeH2–110,000Archibald, Bowie
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Sandy ArchibaldMF348 Tommy CairnsFW3411 James BowieMF335 Arthur DixonDF320 Bert MandersonDF290 Bob McDermidMF284 James BlairDF271 John HempseyGK250 Peter PursellDF240 James Martin MF181 Jimmy GordonDF1611 George McQueenDF120 Harold McKennaMF120 David BrownFW119 Tommy MuirheadMF75 Herbert LockGK70 Hector LawsonMF51 Andy CunninghamMF44 James YoungMF40 Joseph HartFW32 James RiddellDF20 Thomas ShingletonGK20 John McCulloch FW21 Dick BellMF10 Willie Reid FW12 John DickDF10
See also 1917–18 in Scottish football Navy and Army War Fund Shield
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