The 1946–47 season was the 67th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1946–47 season. This was the first official season played since the end of the Second World War. The club played in the Scottish League Division A and won the championship (25th title) with 46 points. They scored 76 goals during the campaign and conceded only 26 in the 30 matches. Willie Thornton finished top scorer with 19 goals.
Rangers were successful in the newly inaugurated League Cup.They won all six matches in their Section before overcoming Dundee United from Division B in a 2 leg Quarter-Final. Hibernian were beaten 3–1 in the Semi-Final in front of a crowd of 125,154. Rangers defeated Aberdeen 4–0 in the Final at Hampden Park with Jimmy Duncanson netting a brace.
The Scottish Cup campaign ended at the Second Round stage. The club were knocked out in a replay by Hibernian at Easter Road.
Jock Shaw, Willie Waddell and Willie Thornton represented Scotland against England in a match in aid of the Burnden Park Disaster victims.
Transfers 6 August 1946: Charlie Johnstone to Queen of the South. John Galloway to Chelsea.
1 May 1947: Dougie Gray and Jimmy Smith were given free transfers.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division A DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersA4-230,000Duncanson (2), Thornton, WaddellH1-250,000Young (pen)H3-225,000Cox, Gillick, WaddellA5-0Thornton (3), Duncanson, WaddellH8-122,000Thornton (3), Caskie (3), Gillick, DuncansonH2-020,000Duncanson (2)A0-135,000A3-228,000Duncanson (2), ParlaneH4-015,000Duncanson (3), GillickA2-336,000Gillick, DuncansonH2-140,000Thornton, CoxA6-015,000Thornton (3), McNee, Gillick, DuncansonA4-227,000McNee, McColl, Duncanson, ThorntonH2-110,000Thornton, GillickA3-044,532Duncanson, McNee, ThorntonH2-135,000Thornton, Young (pen)A1-141,378DuncansonH2-115,000Duncanson, Gillick A1-135,000GillickH1-185,000GillickA2-032,325Gillick (2)A0-118,000H4-018,000Waddell, Thornton, Young (pen), GillickH1-060,000WaddellA0-040,000A2-011,000Young (pen), ArnisonA1-018,000ThorntonH5-015,000Williamson (4), RutherfordH1-212,000ThorntonH4-18,000Williamson (2), Parlane, Duncanson
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR1ClydeH2–174,606Duncanson, ThorntonR2HibernianH0–095,000R2 RHibernianA0–248,816
League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersSRSt MirrenH4–020,000Arnison (2), Cox, SteadSRQueen's ParkA4–230,000Duncanson (2), Gillick, ThorntonSRMortonH3–050,000Duncanson, Caskie, ThorntonSRSt MirrenA4–020,000Gillick (2), Thornton (2)SRQueen's ParkH1–020,000ArnisonSRMortonA2–018,000Young (pen.), ThorntonQFDundee UnitedH2–140,000Waddell, CaskieQFDundee UnitedA1–118,000DuncansonSFHibernianN3–1125,154Gillick, Thornton, WaddellFAberdeenN4–082,684Duncanson (2), Gillick, Williamson
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Bobby BrownGK420 Sammy CoxDF183 Jock ShawDF410 Charlie WatkinsMF90 George YoungDF405 Scot SymonMF120 William WaddellMF327 Torrance GillickMF3717 Willie ThorntonFW3425 Jimmy DuncansonFW3825 Jimmy CaskieMF225 David GrayDF110 Billy WilliamsonFW97 Billy ArnisonFW104 Angus SteadFW41 Jimmy ParlaneFW62 Willie WoodburnDF290 Ian McCollDF291 Willie RaeMF270 Chris McNeeMF103 Eddie RutherfordMF71 John LindsayDF20 John ShawGK10
See also 1946–47 in Scottish football 1946–47 Scottish Cup 1946–47 Scottish League Cup
References
References 1. David Docherty, The Rangers Companion,