1951–52 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers

1950–51 season
Chairman	John Wilson
Manager	Bill Struth
Ground	Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One	2nd P30 W16 D9 L5 F61 A31 Pts41
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Runners-up
St Mungo Cup	Round 1
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Simpson (18) All: Willie Thornton (27)
Home colours Away colours

The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1951–52 season.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 September 1951	Partick Thistle	H	4–1	45,000
22 September 1951	Celtic	H	1–1	86,000
29 September 1951	Dundee	A	0–1	31,000
10 October 1951	East Fife	H	1–1	20,000
20 October 1951	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0	35,000
3 November 1951	Hibernian	A	1–1	55,000
10 November 1951	St Mirren	H	5–1	18,500
17 November 1951	Raith Rovers	A	1–3	21,000
24 November 1951	Stirling Albion	H	3–0	20,000
1 December 1951	Third Lanark	H	1–1	17,000
8 December 1951	Morton	A	1–0	14,000
15 December 1951	Motherwell	H	3–0	40,000
22 December 1951	Partick Thistle	A	3–1	35,000
29 December 1951	Queen of the South	H	3–2	30,000
1 January 1952	Celtic	A	4–1	45,000
2 January 1952	Dundee	H	1–2	35,000
5 January 1952	East Fife	A	1–2	18,000
12 January 1952	Airdrieonians	H	1–0	35,000
19 January 1952	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	47,684
26 January 1952	St Mirren	A	5–0	32,000
2 February 1952	Aberdeen	H	3–2	35,000
13 February 1952	Hibernian	H	2–2	45,000
16 February 1952	Airdrieonians	A	1–0	24,000
27 February 1952	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	20,000
1 March 1952	Stirling Albion	A	5–1	14,000
15 March 1952	Morton	H	1–0	35,000
22 March 1952	Motherwell	A	1–2	22,000
29 March 1952	Queen of the South	A	2–2	12,000
16 April 1952	Third Lanark	A	1–1	15,000
19 April 1952	Aberdeen	A	1–1	20,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 February 1952	R2	Elgin City	H	6–1	36,324
23 February 1952	R3	Arbroath	A	2–0	13,510
8 March 1952	R4	Motherwell	H	1–1	95,000
12 March 1952	SF	Motherwell	A	1–2	116,475

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1951	SR	East Fife	A	0–0	18,500
15 August 1951	SR	Aberdeen	H	2–1	60,000
18 August 1951	SR	Queen of the South	A	3–0	19,000
25 August 1951	SR	East Fife	H	4–1	28,000
29 August 1951	SR	Aberdeen	A	1–2	28,000
1 September 1951	SR	Queen of the South	H	5–2	40,000
15 September 1951	QF L1	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–1	20,000
19 September 1951	QF L2	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–1	45,000
13 October 1951	SF	Celtic	N	3–0	82,050
27 October 1951	F	Dundee	N	2–3	91,217

St Mungo Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 July 1951	SF	Aberdeen	A	1–2	30,000	Findlay

See also

• 1951–52 in Scottish football
• 1951–52 Scottish Cup
• 1951–52 Scottish League Cup