1948–49 Rangers F.C. season

The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1948–49 season
ChairmanJohn Wilson
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P30 W20 D6 L4 F63 A32 Pts46
Scottish CupWinners
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willie Thornton (23)

All:
Willie Thornton (34)

Overview

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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.[1]

Transfers

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16 August 1948: Billy Arnison to Luton Town.

21 September 1948: Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

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Date Round Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 Aug 1948 Motherwell A 1–1 35,000 Thornton
18 Aug 1948 Falkirk H 4–3 40,000 Gillick (2), Thornton, Findlay
21 Aug 1948 Celtic A 1–0 50,000 Findlay
28 Aug 1948 Dundee H 1–1 55,000 Findlay
1 Sep 1948 Partick Thistle A 1–1 40,000 Thornton
4 Sep 1948 Third Lanark H 2–1 35,000 Williamson, Duncanson
23 Oct 1948 Hearts A 0–2 42,000
6 Nov 1948 Hibernian H 2–4 50,000 Thornton, Gillick
13 Nov 1948 St Mirren A 2–0 40,000 Gillick, Waddell
27 Nov 1948 East Fife A 2–1 20,737 Thornton, Duncanson
4 Dec 1948 Clyde A 3–1 25,000 Thornton (2), Paton
11 Dec 1948 Morton H 4–1 25,000 Thornton (2), Findlay, Rutherford
18 Dec 1948 Queen of the South A 2–0 20,200 Thornton, Rutherford
25 Dec 1948 Falkirk A 2–2 21,000 Paton, Waddell
1 Jan 1949 Celtic H 4–0 95,000 Thornton, Duncanson (3)
3 Jan 1949 Dundee A 1–3 39,000 Marshall
8 Jan 1949 Motherwell H 2–0 55,000 Paton, Thornton
15 Jan 1949 Third Lanark A 1–2 35,000 Thornton
29 Jan 1949 Partick Thistle H 2–2 55,000 Thornton, Cox
12 Feb 1949 Aberdeen A 2–0 42,000 Thornton, Paton
19 Feb 1949 Hibernian A 1–0 50,000 Paton
26 Feb 1949 St Mirren H 2–1 40,000 Thornton, Duncanson
19 Mar 1949 Clyde H 4–1 50,000 Paton (2), Thornton, Duncanson
2 Apr 1949 Queen of the South H 3–0 28,000 Thornton (2), Duncanson
5 Apr 1949 Hearts H 2–1 45,000 Cox, Paton
13 Apr 1949 East Fife H 3–1 35,000 Young (2, 2 pen), Paton
16 Apr 1949 Aberdeen H 1–1 45,000 Duncanson
18 Apr 1949 Albion Rovers H 3–1 16,000 Williamson, Waddell, Young (pen)
25 Apr 1949 Morton A 1–0 40,000 Thornton
30 Apr 1949 Albion Rovers A 4–1 15,000 Thornton (3), Duncanson

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 Jan 1949 R1 Elgin City H 6–1 29,000 Thornton (2), Duncanson (2), Cox, Rutherford
5 Feb 1949 R2 Motherwell A 3–0 31,000 Young (pen), Paton, Thornton
5 Mar 1949 QF Partick Thistle H 4–0 65,000 Thornton (2), Duncanson, Paton
26 Mar 1949 SF East Fife N 3–0 104,958 Thornton (3)
23 Apr 1949 F Clyde N 4–1 120,162 Young (2, 2 pen), Williamson, Duncanson

League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 Sep 1948 SR Clyde H 1–1 50,000 Findlay
18 Sep 1948 SR Hibernian A 0–0 47,000
25 Sep 1948 SR Celtic A 1–3 65,000 Findlay
2 Oct 1948 SR Clyde A 3–1 27,000 Waddell (3, 2 pen)
9 Oct 1948 SR Hibernian H 1–0 76,466 Thornton
16 Oct 1948 SR Celtic H 2–1 105,000 Williamson, Waddell
30 Oct 1948 QF St Mirren H 1–0 50,000 Thornton
20 Nov 1948 SF Dundee N 4–1 50,996 Rutherford, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton
12 Mar 1949 F Raith Rovers N 2–0 57,450 Gillick, Paton

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
  Bobby Brown GK 44 0
  George Young DF 42 6
  Jock Shaw DF 41 0
  Ian McColl DF 41 1
  Willie Woodburn DF 42 0
  Sammy Cox DF 43 3
  William Waddell MF 33 7
  Willie Findlay FW 16 6
  Willie Thornton FW 43 34
  Jimmy Duncanson FW 37 15
  Jimmy Caskie MF 2 0
  Eddie Rutherford MF 35 4
  Torrance Gillick MF 12 5
  John Lindsay DF 6 0
  Jimmy Frame MF 1 0
  Dave Marshall FW 6 1
  Billy Williamson FW 11 4
  Willie Rae MF 4 0
  Willie Paton MF 24 12
  Willie Walmsley MF 1 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rangers History #5: Blue Steel". Rangers FC. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2020.