The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football by Rangers
Overview Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1948–49 season becoming the first club to win The Treble.
Rangers won the league by a single point over second placed Dundee, winning 20 of the 30 matches.
The Scottish Cup was won thanks to a 4–1 win over Clyde with goals from Billy Williamson, Jimmy Duncanson and a brace from George Young.
The club won the League Cup with a 2–0 win over Raith Rovers.
Transfers 16 August 1948: Billy Arnison to Luton Town.
21 September 1948: Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division A DateRoundVenueResultAttendanceScorers 14 Aug 1948MotherwellA1–135,000Thornton 18 Aug 1948FalkirkH4–340,000Gillick (2), Thornton, Findlay 21 Aug 1948CelticA1–050,000Findlay 28 Aug 1948DundeeH1–155,000Findlay 1 Sep 1948Partick ThistleA1–140,000Thornton 4 Sep 1948Third LanarkH2–135,000Williamson, Duncanson 23 Oct 1948HeartsA0–242,000 6 Nov 1948HibernianH2–450,000Thornton, Gillick 13 Nov 1948St MirrenA2–040,000Gillick, Waddell 27 Nov 1948East FifeA2–120,737Thornton, Duncanson 4 Dec 1948ClydeA3–125,000Thornton (2), Paton 11 Dec 1948MortonH4–125,000Thornton (2), Findlay, Rutherford 18 Dec 1948Queen of the SouthA2–020,200Thornton, Rutherford 25 Dec 1948FalkirkA2–221,000Paton, Waddell 1 Jan 1949CelticH4–095,000Thornton, Duncanson (3) 3 Jan 1949DundeeA1–339,000Marshall 8 Jan 1949MotherwellH2–055,000Paton, Thornton 15 Jan 1949Third LanarkA1–235,000Thornton 29 Jan 1949Partick ThistleH2–255,000Thornton, Cox 12 Feb 1949AberdeenA2–042,000Thornton, Paton 19 Feb 1949HibernianA1–050,000Paton 26 Feb 1949St MirrenH2–140,000Thornton, Duncanson 19 Mar 1949ClydeH4–150,000Paton (2), Thornton, Duncanson 2 Apr 1949Queen of the SouthH3–028,000Thornton (2), Duncanson 5 Apr 1949HeartsH2–145,000Cox, Paton 13 Apr 1949East FifeH3–135,000Young (2, 2 pen), Paton 16 Apr 1949AberdeenH1–145,000Duncanson 18 Apr 1949Albion RoversH3–116,000Williamson, Waddell, Young (pen) 25 Apr 1949MortonA1–040,000Thornton 30 Apr 1949Albion RoversA4–115,000Thornton (3), Duncanson
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 22 Jan 1949 R1Elgin CityH6–129,000Thornton (2), Duncanson (2), Cox, Rutherford 5 Feb 1949R2MotherwellA3–031,000Young (pen), Paton, Thornton 5 Mar 1949QFPartick ThistleH4–065,000Thornton (2), Duncanson, Paton 26 Mar 1949SFEast FifeN3–0104,958Thornton (3) 23 Apr 1949FClydeN4–1120,162Young (2, 2 pen), Williamson, Duncanson
League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 Sep 1948SRClydeH1–150,000Findlay 18 Sep 1948SRHibernianA0–047,000 25 Sep 1948SRCelticA1–365,000Findlay 2 Oct 1948SRClydeA3–127,000Waddell (3, 2 pen) 9 Oct 1948SRHibernianH1–076,466Thornton 16 Oct 1948SRCelticH2–1105,000Williamson, Waddell 30 Oct 1948QFSt MirrenH1–050,000Thornton 20 Nov 1948SFDundeeN4–150,996Rutherford, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton 12 Mar 1949FRaith RoversN2–057,450Gillick, Paton
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals Bobby BrownGK440 George YoungDF426 Jock ShawDF410 Ian McCollDF411 Willie WoodburnDF420 Sammy CoxDF433 William WaddellMF337 Willie FindlayFW166 Willie ThorntonFW4334 Jimmy DuncansonFW3715 Jimmy CaskieMF20 Eddie RutherfordMF354 Torrance GillickMF125 John LindsayDF60 Jimmy FrameMF10 Dave MarshallFW61 Billy WilliamsonFW114 Willie RaeMF40 Willie PatonMF2412 Willie WalmsleyMF10
See also 1948–49 in Scottish football 1948–49 Scottish Cup 1948–49 Scottish League Cup
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