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1939–40 Rangers F.C. season

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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)

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.

Overview

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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

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1939 St Mirren H 5–1 35,000 Venters (2, 1 pen.), Thornton, Woodburn, Fiddes
19 August 1939 Ayr United A 4–0 20,000 Thornton (2), Waddell, Venters
22 August 1939 St Mirren A 0–0 25,000
26 August 1939 Arbroath H 3–1 15,000 Waddell, Thornton, Venters
2 September 1939 Third Lanark A 2–1 30,000 Thornton, Gilmour

Emergency Western League

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Main article: 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League § Westerrn Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 October 1939 Motherwell A 1-0
28 October 1939 Third Lanark H 6-0
11 November 1939 St Mirren H 4-0
18 November 1939 Airdrieonians A 1-0
25 November 1939 Dumbarton H 2-1
2 December 1939 Kilmarnock H 4-1
9 December 1939 Clyde A 1-0
16 December 1939 Albion Rovers H 2-1
23 December 1939 Hamilton Academical A 0-2
30 December 1939 Morton A 0-3
1 January 1940 Celtic H 1-1
6 January 1940 Queen's Park H 4-0
13 January 1940 Queen of the South A 2-1
20 January 1940 Motherwell H 1-2
10 February 1940 St Mirren A 6-4
17 February 1940 Airdrieonians H 3-1
16 March 1940 Albion Rovers A 3-3
25 March 1940 Partick Thistle H 2-2
30 March 1940 Morton H 1-0
6 April 1940 Celtic A 2-1
17 April 1940 Ayr United H 3-1
20 April 1940 Queen's Park A 3-2
22 April 1940 Third Lanark A 1-0
24 April 1940 Dumbarton A 3-2
27 April 1940 Queen of the South H 5-1
8 May 1940 Clyde H 3-1
15 May 1940 Kilmarnock A 1-3
18 May 1940 Hamilton Academical H 2-2
25 May 1940 Partck Thistle A 3-1

Emergency War Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 February 1940 R1 L1 Alloa Athletic A 4–1 7,000
2 March 1940 R1 L2 Alloa Athletic H 2–2 8,000
9 March 1940 R2 L1 Falkirk A 0–0 16,000
11 March 1940 R2 L2 Falkirk H 3–2 46,000
23 March 1940 QF St Mirren H 3–1 60,000
13 April 1940 SF Motherwell N 4–1 50,000
4 May 1940 F Dundee United N 1–0 75,000 Smith

Play off final between West and East Divisions

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 June 1940 PO Falkirk H 2–1

Official appearances

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(declared void along with fixtures)

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Jerry Dawson GK 5 0
Scotland Dougie Gray DF 5 0
Scotland Bobby Bolt DF 5 0
Scotland William Waddell MF 5 2
Scotland Scot Symon MF 5 0
Scotland Willie Thornton FW 5 5
Scotland Alex Venters FW 5 4
Scotland Jock Shaw DF 4 0
Scotland Willie Woodburn DF 4 1
Scotland Chris McNee MF 4 0
Scotland Jim Fiddes MF 3 1
Scotland Thomas Gilmour MF 1 1
Scotland David Kinnear MF 1 0
Scotland Jimmy Simpson DF 1 0
Scotland Ralph Cowan DF 1 0
Scotland Ian McPherson MF 1 0

See also

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