The 1918–19 season was the 45th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1918–19 season. They finished second in the Scottish Football League after winning 26 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 58 points (one less than first-placed 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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 Football League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 17 August 1918 FalkirkH1–030,000McLean (pen.) 24 August 1918 Heart of MidlothianA4–114,500McLean (3), Cairns 31 August 1918 St MirrenH2–012,000Aitken, McLean 7 September 1918 Hamilton AcademicalA3–012,000McLean (2), Manderson 14 September 1918 Partick ThistleH2–025,000McLean (2) 28 September 1918 Ayr UnitedH6–210,000Bowie (3), Hart (2), Cairns 30 September 1918 Queen's ParkA2–025,000Hart, Cairns 12 October 1918 DumbartonH3–012,000McLean (2), Aitken 19 October 1918 CelticA3–036,000Cairns, Bowie, McDermid 26 October 1918 MotherwellH0–022,000 2 November 1918 Third LanarkA2–125,000Bowie, McLean 9 November 1918 ClydeH3–020,000Cairns (2), McLean 16 November 1918 AirdrieoniansA0–07,000 23 November 1918 MortonA0–110,000 7 December 1918 HibernianH5–112,000Bowie (3), McLean, Cairns 14 December 1918 ClydebankA5–020,000McLean (3), Cairns, Lawson 21 December 1918 KilmarnockH8–015,000McLean (4), Bowie (2), Cairns, Lawson 28 December 1918 MotherwellA1–020,000Bowie 1 January 1919 CelticH1–165,000Bowie 2 January 1919 Partick ThistleA0–130,000 4 January 1919 AirdrieoniansH2–118,000Blair (2, 2 pens) 11 January 1919 KilmarnockA0–110,000 18 January 1919 Queen's ParkH4–020,000Cairns (2), McDermid (2) 25 January 1919 HibernianA2–112,000Archibald, Gordon 1 February 1919 DumbartonA2–010,000Cairns, McLean 8 February 1919 MortonH1–040,000McLean 15 February 1919 St MirrenA2–215,000Cairns, Manderson 22 February 1919 ClydebankH3–014,000Brown (3) 1 March 1919 Heart of MidlothianH3–235,000Brown, Archibald, Cunningham 8 March 1919 Hamilton AcademicalH3–015,000Archibald, Brown, Dixon 22 March 1919 Ayr UnitedA1–112,000Blair (pen.) 12 April 1919 FalkirkA4–012,000Gordon (2), McLean, Bowie 21 April 1919 Third LanarkH4–015,000McLean (2), Dixon, Gordon 10 May 1919 ClydeA4–035,000McLean (3), Bowie

Appearances PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals John HempseyGK290 Bert MandersonDF302 Jimmy Blair DF293 Peter PursellDF230 Arthur DixonDF342 James WallsMF340 William AitkenMF212 James BowieMF2614 David McLeanFW2429 Tommy CairnsFW2811 Bob McDermidMF71 Andy CunnnighamMF154 Jimmy GordonDF165 Sandy ArchibaldMF153 George McQueen DF70 Joseph HartFW33 Hector LawsonMF92 James RiddellDF40 David BrownFW95 Herbert LockGK40 Scott DuncanMF10 Joe DonnachieMF50 John MillerGK10

See also 1919 Victory Cup 1918–19 in Scottish football

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