The 1915–16 season was the 42nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview Rangers played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 1915–16 season. They finished second in the Scottish League after winning 25 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 56 points (11 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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 21 August 1915DumbartonA3–16,000Reid (2), Cunningham 28 August 1915Third LanarkH4–016,000Cunningham (2), Reid (2) 4 September 1915KilmarnockA3–08,000Reid, Cunningham, Cairns 18 September 1915Ayr UnitedH5–216,000Reid (2), Duncan, Cairns, Cunningham 2 October 1915AirdrieoniansA1–07,000Cunningham 16 October 1915HeartsH0–415,000 23 October 1915Raith RoversA3–13,000Reid (2), Hendry 30 October 1915CelticH3–045,000Duncan, Reid, Paterson 6 November 1915Queen's ParkA6–014,000Cairns (2), Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Fleming, Duncan 13 November 1915HamiltonH3–015,000Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Duncan 20 November 1915FalkirkA1–23,000Cairns 27 November 1915HibernianH4–27,000Cunningham (3), Paterson 4 December 1915MortonA0–210,000 11 December 1915St MirrenH4–06,000Gordon (2), Cunningham (2) 18 December 1915ClydeA2–012,000Reid, Cairns 25 December 1915FalkirkH1–010,000Paterson 1 January 1916CelticA2–28,000Cunningham, Duncan 3 January 1916Partick ThistleH0–15,000 8 January 1916MotherwellH4–16,000Reid (3), Cairns 15 January 1916DundeeA0–26,000 22 January 1916KilmarnockH3–150,000Bennett (2), Gordon 29 January 1916MotherwellA2–218,000Cairns, Reid 5 February 1916MortonH1–025,000Cairns 12 February 1916HeartsA2–117,500Gordon (2, 1 pen.) 19 February 1916AberdeenH4–015,000Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Reid, Cairns 26 February 1916Ayr UnitedA0–17,000 4 March 1916AirdrieoniansH3–012,000Gordon, Duncan, Reid 11 March 1916HibernianA3–25,000Paterson (2), Reid 18 March 1916Third LanarkA1–022,000Branscombe 1 April 1916HamiltonA1–010,000Sneddon 8 April 1916Raith RoversH3–010,000Gordon (2), Paterson 10 April 1916DundeeH3–25,000Lister, Cairns, Branscombe 15 April 1916Partick ThistleA2–530,000Cairns (2) 17 April 1916St MirrenA1–14,000Paterson 20 April 1916DumbartonH2–23,000Duncan, Branscombe 22 April 1916ClydeH2–25,000Duncan, Branscombe 24 April 1916Queen's ParkH6–06,000Reid (3), Duncan (2), Branscombe 29 April 1916AberdeenA0–06,000

Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesPlayer Stats for Season Season 1915/1916, FitbaStatsGoals Herbert LockGK190 Tommy CairnsFW3815 Bert MandersonDF350 Harry MuirDF330 Jimmy GordonDF358 Peter PursellDF230 James BowieMF280 Scott DuncanMF3610 Andy CunninghamFW2319 Willie ReidFW2826 Tommy CairnsFW3412 Jimmy PatersonMF3410 John HempseyGK220 Alex CraigDF60 James Logan DF270 Joe HendryMF201 John FlemingMF41 Alec BennettFW182 Robert ParkerFW10 Frank BranscombeMF75 John SneddonMF51 Jimmy ListerFW51 James McCraeMF30 John FlemingMF41 Jimmy GourlayFW10 William BoneDF20 John BallantyneMF10 John BranderMF30 David TaylorDF10 Jackie WrightDF10 Stan SeymourFW10

See also 1915–16 in Scottish football

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