The 1914–15 season was the 41st season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1914–15 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One after winning 23 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 50 points (15 behind league winners Celtic).
The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.
Results All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1914Hamilton AcademicalH1–020,000Reid 22 August 1914AberdeenA2–015,000Reid, Paterson 29 August 1914KilmarnockH2–115,000Reid, Bennett 5 September 1914FalkirkA3–110,000Reid, Cairns, Bennett 12 September 1914DundeeA1–115,000Reid 19 September 1914Heart of MidlothianH1–241,000Bowie 28 September 1914HibernianH4–214,000Bowie, Reid, Carins, Paterson 3 October 1914Greenock MortonH0–216,000 10 October 1914Raith RoversA2–17,000Gordon, Bennett 17 October 1914Ayr UnitedA0–213,000 24 October 1914Raith RoversH1–214,000Cairns 31 October 1914CelticA1–235,000Reid 7 November 1914Queen's ParkH4–120,000Reid (2), Gordon (2) 14 November 1914DumbartonA1–110,000Reid 21 November 1914AirdrieoniansA2–18,000Duncan, Reid 28 November 1914Third LanarkH3–06,000Reid (2), Gordon 5 December 1914St MirrenH5–08,000Logan, Cairns, Reid, Bowie, Paterson 12 December 1914KilmarnockA1–05,000Cairns 19 December 1914MotherwellH5–06,000Gordon (2), Bowie, Reid, Paterson 26 December 1914Third LanarkA1–16,000Reid 1 January 1915CelticH2–150,000Bowie, Reid 2 January 1915Partick ThistleA1–318,000Duncan 4 January 1915AirdrieoniansH0–512,000 9 January 1915ClydeH1–28,000Cairns 16 January 1915Greenock MortonA1–010,000Reid 23 January 1915DumbartonH1–08,000Cairns 30 January 1915HibernianA2–18,000Anderson, Gordon (pen.) 6 February 1915FalkirkH3–08,000Cairns (2), Reid 13 February 1915Ayr UnitedH1–310,000Reid 20 February 1915Heart of MidlothianA4–323,500Reid (3), Cairns 27 February 1915MotherwellA4–28,000Reid (2), Cairns (2) 6 March 1915DundeeH2–112,000Cairns, Paterson 13 March 1915ClydeA2–112,000Cairns, Paterson 27 March 1915AberdeenH1–110,000Hendry 3 April 1915Hamilton AcademicalA3–46,000Bowie, Cairns, Paterson 5 April 1915Partick ThistleH0–112,000 10 April 1915St MirrenA2–012,000Reid (2) 24 April 1915Queen's ParkA4–010,000Cunningham (2), Reid, Gordon
Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesPlayer Stats for Season Season 1914/1915, FitbaStatsGoals Willie ReidFW4029 Alex CraigDF400 Tommy CairnsFW3818 James BowieMF376 Peter PursellDF330 Jimmy GordonDF338 Jimmy PatersonMF337 Herbert LockGK270 Thomas Kelso DF230 James Logan DF211 Scott DuncanMF212 Alec BennettFW183 Joe HendryMF201 Harry MuirDF170 Robert BrownDF150 John HempseyGK140 Alec SmithFW80 Andy CunninghamFW53 John AndersonMF31 Jim ThomsonFW30 George BairdMF10 Bert MandersonDF10
See also 1914–15 in Scottish football Navy and Army War Fund Shield
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