The 1923–24 season was the 50th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1923–24 season. The team finished top of the league, nine points ahead of second placed Airdrieonians, after winning twenty-five of the 38 league games.
The side was knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round that season. After overcoming Lochgelly United and St Mirren, a 2–1 defeat to Hibernian ended the campaign.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 1923 MotherwellA3–022,000Cunningham (2), Morton 21 August 1923 FalkirkH2–218,000Cunningham (pen), Morton 25 August 1923 St MirrenH5–020,000Cairns (2), Muirhead, Cunningham, Henderson 8 September 1923 MortonA1–015,000Cunningham 17 September 1923 HeartsA0–024,000 22 September 1923 AberdeenH2–020,000Cunningham (pen), Henderson 24 September 1923 ClydeH2–112,000Cairns, Craig 6 October 1923 DundeeA4–122,000Henderson (3), Archibald 13 October 1923 Ayr UnitedH5–015,000Meiklejohn (2), Henderson (2), Craig 20 October 1923 HibernianA3–122,000Meiklejohn, Henderson, Morton 27 October 1923 CelticH0–038,000 3 November 1923 Partick ThistleA6–035,000Morton (3), Cunningham, Henderson, Cairns 10 November 1923 Third LanarkH2–015,000Meiklejohn, Muirhead 17 November 1923 FalkirkA1–016,000Cunningham (pen) 24 November 1923 AirdrieoniansH0–020,000 1 December 1923 ClydebankA2–110,000Cunningham, Cairns 8 December 1923 Queen's ParkH1–115,000Meiklejohn 15 December 1923 Raith RoversA1–020,000Henderson 22 December 1923 HamiltonH4–010,000Henderson (3), Archibald 29 December 1923 St MirrenA0–012,000 1 January 1924 CelticA2–260,000Cairns, Archibald 2 January 1924 Partick ThistleH1–030,000Cunningham 5 January 1924 Ayr UnitedA1–214,000Cairns 12 January 1924 DundeeH1–110,000Craig 19 January 1924 HamiltonA3–212,000Craig (2), Cairns 2 February 1924 MotherwellH3–020,000Craig (2), Cunningham 12 February 1924 Queen's ParkA2–010,000Henderson (2) 19 February 1924 KilmarnockH2–010,000Henderson (2) 26 February 1924 ClydebankH3–06,000Craig (3) 5 March 1924 KilmarnockA1–110,000Archibald 11 March 1924 HeartsH1–06,000Henderson 19 March 1924 AberdeenA0–116,000 22 March 1924 Third LanarkA3–110,000Cunningham, Henderson, Cairns 29 March 1924 Raith RoversH0–110,000 5 April 1924 HibernianH2–112,000Meiklejohn (pen), Cunningham 12 April 1924 MortonH2–18,000Craig, Cairns 18 April 1924 ClydeA1–310,000Craig 26 April 1924 AirdrieoniansA0–08,000
Scottish Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers26 January 1924R1Lochgelly UnitedH4-16,000Henderson (3), Craig9 February 1924R2St MirrenA1-040,291Henderson23 February 1924R3HibernianH1-254,000Meiklejohn
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals William RobbGK410 Bert MandersonDF340 Billy McCandlessDF360 David MeiklejohnDF387 Arthur DixonDF400 Tommy MuirheadMF302 Sandy ArchibaldMF374 Andy CunninghamMF3113 Geordie HendersonFW3323 Tommy CairnsFW3410 Alan MortonMF376 Alexander JohnstoneDF120 Thomas ReidDF110 Tully CraigMF2013 James WallsMF10 Hector LawsonMF20 John NicholsonMF30 Carl HansenFW20 Alexander KirkwoodDF30 Murdoch McDonaldFW10 John JamiesonDF10 John McGregorMF20 James KilpatrickMF20
See also 1923–24 in Scottish football 1923–24 Scottish Cup
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