1942–43 Rangers F.C. season

The 1942–43 season was the 4th year of wartime football by the Rangers.

Rangers

1942–43 season
Chairman	James Bowie
Manager	Bill Struth
Ground	Ibrox Park
Southern League	1st P30 W22 D6 L2 F89 A23 Pts50
Southern League Cup	Winners
Summer Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson (18) All: Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson (25)

Results

All results are written below, with Rangers' score first.

Southern League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1942	St Mirren	A	1-0
15 August 1942	Airdrieonians	H	4-1
29 August 1942	Third Lanark	H	4-2
12 September 1942	Hibernian	H	1-1
19 September 1942	Albion Rovers	H	3-0
26 September 1942	Dumbarton	A	2-1
3 October 1942	Queen's Park	A	0-1
17 October 1942	Morton	H	7-0
24 October 1942	Hamilton Academical	H	4-2
31 October 1942	Heart of Midlothian	A	3-0
7 November 1942	Motherwell	A	2-0
14 November 1942	Partick Thistle	H	4-1
21 November 1942	St Mirren	H	5-1
28 November 1942	Airdrieonians	A	7-1
5 December 1942	Falkirk	H	1-1
12 December 1942	Third Lanark	A	3-0
19 December 1942	Albion Rovers	A	4-0
26 December 1942	Hibernian	A	1-1
1 January 1943	Celtic	H	8-1
3 January 1943	Queen's Park	H	5-2
5 January 1943	Dumbarton	H	1-0
16 January 1943	Clyde	A	3-1
23 January 1943	Morton	A	1-1
30 January 1943	Hamilton Academical	A	3-0
6 February 1943	Heart of Midlothian	H	1-1
13 February 1943	Motherwell	H	2-1
20 February 1943	Partick Thistle	A	2-0
10 April 1943	Celtic	H	2-2
26 April 1943	Clyde	H	0-1

Southern League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 February 1943	SR	St Mirren	A	3–0
6 March 1943	SR	Celtic	H	3–0
13 March 1943	SR	Hibernian	A	2–0
20 March 1944	SR	St Mirren	H	5–1
27 March 1943	SR	Celtic	A	2–0
3 April 1943	SR	Hibernian	H	1–0
24 April 1943	SF	Hamilton Academical	N	3–0
8 May 1943	F	Falkirk	N	1–1 (11-3 corners)

Summer Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
29 May 1943	R1 L1	Heart of Midothian	H	3–0
5 June 1943	R1 L2	Heart of Midothian	A	2–1
12 June 1943	R2 L1	Celtic	A	4–0
19 June 1943	R2 L2	Celtic	H	4–1
26 June 1943	SF	Hibernian	N	3–1
10 July 1943	F	St Mirren	N	0–1

See also

• 1942–43 in Scottish football
• 1942–43 Southern League Cup (Scotland)