1915–16 Rangers F.C. season

The 1915–16 season was the 42nd season of competitive football played 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The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1915	Dumbarton	A	3–1	6,000	Reid (2), Cunningham
28 August 1915	Third Lanark	H	4–0	16,000	Cunningham (2), Reid (2)
4 September 1915	Kilmarnock	A	3–0	8,000	Reid, Cunningham, Cairns
18 September 1915	Ayr United	H	5–2	16,000	Reid (2), Duncan, Cairns, Cunningham
2 October 1915	Airdrieonians	A	1–0	7,000	Cunningham
16 October 1915	Hearts	H	0–4	15,000
23 October 1915	Raith Rovers	A	3–1	3,000	Reid (2), Hendry
30 October 1915	Celtic	H	3–0	45,000	Duncan, Reid, Paterson
6 November 1915	Queen's Park	A	6–0	14,000	Cairns (2), Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Fleming, Duncan
13 November 1915	Hamilton	H	3–0	15,000	Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Duncan
20 November 1915	Falkirk	A	1–2	3,000	Cairns
27 November 1915	Hibernian	H	4–2	7,000	Cunningham (3), Paterson
4 December 1915	Morton	A	0–2	10,000
11 December 1915	St Mirren	H	4–0	6,000	Gordon (2), Cunningham (2)
18 December 1915	Clyde	A	2–0	12,000	Reid, Cairns
25 December 1915	Falkirk	H	1–0	10,000	Paterson
1 January 1916	Celtic	A	2–2	8,000	Cunningham, Duncan
3 January 1916	Partick Thistle	H	0–1	5,000
8 January 1916	Motherwell	H	4–1	6,000	Reid (3), Cairns
15 January 1916	Dundee	A	0–2	6,000
22 January 1916	Kilmarnock	H	3–1	50,000	Bennett (2), Gordon
29 January 1916	Motherwell	A	2–2	18,000	Cairns, Reid
5 February 1916	Morton	H	1–0	25,000	Cairns
12 February 1916	Hearts	A	2–1	17,500	Gordon (2, 1 pen.)
19 February 1916	Aberdeen	H	4–0	15,000	Cunningham (2, 1 pen.), Reid, Cairns
26 February 1916	Ayr United	A	0–1	7,000
4 March 1916	Airdrieonians	H	3–0	12,000	Gordon, Duncan, Reid
11 March 1916	Hibernian	A	3–2	5,000	Paterson (2), Reid
18 March 1916	Third Lanark	A	1–0	22,000	Branscombe
1 April 1916	Hamilton	A	1–0	10,000	Sneddon
8 April 1916	Raith Rovers	H	3–0	10,000	Gordon (2), Paterson
10 April 1916	Dundee	H	3–2	5,000	Lister, Cairns, Branscombe
15 April 1916	Partick Thistle	A	2–5	30,000	Cairns (2)
17 April 1916	St Mirren	A	1–1	4,000	Paterson
20 April 1916	Dumbarton	H	2–2	3,000	Duncan, Branscombe
22 April 1916	Clyde	H	2–2	5,000	Duncan, Branscombe
24 April 1916	Queen's Park	H	6–0	6,000	Reid (3), Duncan (2), Branscombe
29 April 1916	Aberdeen	A	0–0	6,000

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Template:Fbaicon Herbert Lock	GK	19	0
Template:Fbaicon Tommy Cairns	FW	38	15
Template:Fbaicon Bert Manderson	DF	35	0
Template:Fbaicon Harry Muir	DF	33	0
Template:Fbaicon Jimmy Gordon	DF	35	8
Template:Fbaicon Peter Pursell	DF	23	0
Template:Fbaicon James Bowie	MF	28	0
Template:Fbaicon Scott Duncan	MF	36	10
Template:Fbaicon Andy Cunningham	FW	23	19
Template:Fbaicon Willie Reid	FW	28	26
Template:Fbaicon Tommy Cairns	FW	34	12
Template:Fbaicon Jimmy Paterson	MF	34	10
Template:Fbaicon John Hempsey	GK	22	0
Template:Fbaicon Alex Craig	DF	6	0
Template:Fbaicon James Logan	DF	27	0
Template:Fbaicon Joe Hendry	MF	20	1
Template:Fbaicon John Fleming	MF	4	1
Template:Fbaicon Alec Bennett	FW	18	2
Template:Fbaicon Robert Parker	FW	1	0
Template:Fbaicon Frank Branscombe	MF	7	5
Template:Fbaicon John Sneddon	MF	5	1
Template:Fbaicon Jimmy Lister	FW	5	1
Template:Fbaicon James McCrae	MF	3	0
Template:Fbaicon John Fleming	MF	4	1
Template:Fbaicon Jimmy GourlayTemplate:Efn	FW	1	0
Template:Fbaicon William Bone	DF	2	0
Template:Fbaicon John Ballantyne	MF	1	0
Template:Fbaicon John Brander	MF	3	0
Template:Fbaicon David Taylor	DF	1	0
Template:Fbaicon Jackie WrightTemplate:Efn	DF	1	0
Template:Fbaicon Stan SeymourTemplate:Efn	FW	1	0

See also

• 1915–16 in Scottish football