1939–40 Rangers F.C. season

The 1939–40 season was the 66th season of competitive football by Rangers, although with the outbreak of the Second World War, the competitive season was abandoned.

Rangers
1939–40 season
ChairmanJames Bowie
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st (cancelled)
P5 W4 D1 L0 F14 A3 Pts9
Emergency League Western DivisionWinners
Emergency War Cup1st
P30 W22 D4 L4 F72 A36 Pts48
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Thornton (5)
All:
Willie Thornton (5)

Overview

With the outbreak of the War on 3 September 1939, the season was suspended after five rounds of games played in the Scottish League Division One. The league was not officially competed for until season 1946–47 but there were unofficial regional leagues played during these years. This saw the club play what was known as wartime football.

Rangers played a total of five official competitive matches during the 1939–40 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 1939St MirrenH5–135,000Venters (2, 1 pen.), Thornton, Woodburn, Fiddes
19 August 1939Ayr UnitedA4–020,000Thornton (2), Waddell, Venters
22 August 1939St MirrenA0–025,000
26 August 1939ArbroathH3–115,000Waddell, Thornton, Venters
2 September 1939Third LanarkA2–130,000Thornton, Gilmour

Emergency Western League
Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League § Westerrn Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 October 1939MotherwellA1-0
28 October 1939Third LanarkH6-0
11 November 1939St MirrenH4-0
18 November 1939AirdrieoniansA1-0
25 November 1939DumbartonH2-1
2 December 1939KilmarnockH4-1
9 December 1939ClydeA1-0
16 December 1939Albion RoversH2-1
23 December 1939Hamilton AcademicalA0-2
30 December 1939MortonA0-3
1 January 1940CelticH1-1
6 January 1940Queen's ParkH4-0
13 January 1940Queen of the SouthA2-1
20 January 1940MotherwellH1-2
10 February 1940St MirrenA6-4
17 February 1940AirdrieoniansH3-1
16 March 1940Albion RoversA3-3
25 March 1940Partick ThistleH2-2
30 March 1940MortonH1-0
6 April 1940CelticA2-1
17 April 1940Ayr UnitedH3-1
20 April 1940Queen's ParkA3-2
22 April 1940Third LanarkA1-0
24 April 1940DumbartonA3-2
27 April 1940Queen of the SouthH5-1
8 May 1940ClydeH3-1
15 May 1940KilmarnockA1-3
18 May 1940Hamilton AcademicalH2-2
25 May 1940Partck ThistleA3-1

Emergency War Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 February 1940R1 L1Alloa AthleticA4–17,000
2 March 1940R1 L2Alloa AthleticH2–28,000
9 March 1940R2 L1FalkirkA0–016,000
11 March 1940R2 L2FalkirkH3–246,000
23 March 1940QFSt MirrenH3–160,000
13 April 1940SFMotherwellN4–150,000
4 May 1940FDundee UnitedN1–075,000Smith

Play off final between West and East Divisions
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
1 June 1940POFalkirkH2–1

Official appearances

(declared void along with fixtures)

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Jerry Dawson GK 50
Scotland Dougie Gray DF 50
Scotland Bobby Bolt DF 50
Scotland William Waddell MF 52
Scotland Scot Symon MF 50
Scotland Willie Thornton FW 55
Scotland Alex Venters FW 54
Scotland Jock Shaw DF 40
Scotland Willie Woodburn DF 41
Scotland Chris McNee MF 40
Scotland Jim Fiddes MF 31
Scotland Thomas Gilmour MF 11
Scotland David Kinnear MF 10
Scotland Jimmy Simpson DF 10
Scotland Ralph Cowan DF 10
Scotland Ian McPherson MF 10

See also
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