1945–46 Rangers F.C. season

The 1945–46 season was the 7th and final year of wartime football by Rangers.

Rangers

1945–46 season
Chairman	James Bowie
Manager	Bill Struth
Ground	Ibrox Park
Southern League Division One	1st P30 W22 D4 L4 F85 A41 Pts48
Victory Cup	Winners
Southern League Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson (18) All: Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson (25)
Home colours Away colours

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Southern League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1945	Motherwell	A	0-3
16 August 1945	Partick Thistle	H	4-2
18 August 1945	Hibernian	A	1-2
1 September 1945	Kilmarnock	A	7-0
8 September 1945	Celtic	H	5-3
15 September 1945	Third Lanark	A	5-1
22 September 1945	Falkirk	H	1-0
29 September 1945	St Mirren	A	2-2
13 October 1945	Aberdeen	H	3-1	65,000
20 October 1945	Queen's Park	A	2-0
27 October 1945	Morton	A	2-2
3 November 1945	Hamilton Academical	A	5-1
10 November 1945	Queen of the South	A	4-2
17 November 1945	Heart of Midlothian	H	1-1	16,000
24 November 1945	Motherwell	A	2-1
1 December 1945	Hibernian	H	3-2
8 December 1945	Partick Thistle	A	5-1
15 December 1945	Kilmarnock	H	5-1
22 December 1945	Third Lanark	H	1-0
25 December 1945	Clyde	H	4-1
29 December 1945	Falkirk	A	3-0
1 January 1946	Celtic	A	1-0
2 January 1946	St Mirren	H	3-1
5 January 1946	Clyde	A	1-0
12 January 1946	Aberdeen	A	1-4	30,000
19 January 1946	Queen's Park	H	2-1
26 January 1946	Morton	H	4-4
2 February 1946	Hamilton Academical	A	4-1
9 February 1946	Queen of the South	H	5-2
16 February 1946	Heart of Midlothian	A	0-2	36,177

Southern League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 February 1946	SR	Queen of the South	H	4–0
2 March 1946	SR	Motherwell	A	3–0
9 March 1946	SR	Morton	H	1–0
16 March 1946	SR	Queen of the South	A	2–0
23 March 1946	SR	Motherwell	H	4–2
30 March 1946	SR	Morton	A	1–1
6 April 1946	QF	Dundee	N	3–1
27 April 1946	SF	Heart of Midlothian	N	3–1	70,000
11 May 1946	F	Aberdeen	N	2–3	130,000

Victory Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20 April 1946	R1 L1	Stenhousemuir	A	4–1
22 April 1946	R1 L2	Stenhousemuir	H	4–1
4 May 1946	R2	Airdrieonians	A	4–0
18 May 1946	QF	Falkirk	A	1–1
25 May 1946	QF	Falkirk	H	2–0
1 June 1946	SF	Celtic	N	0–0
5 June 1946	SF R	Celtic	N	2–0
15 June 1946[1]	F	Hibernian	N	3–1	100,000	Gillick, Duncanson(2)[2][3]

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
28 November 1945	Dynamo Moscow	H	2–2	90,000	Smith, Young (pen)[4][5]

See also

• 1945–46 in Scottish football
• 1945–46 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
• 1946 Victory Cup

References

1. "Victory Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
2. "Victory Cup (Hibs lineup)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
3. "Victory Cup (Rangers lineup)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. "The Caskie affair - a fresh look at the Rangers v Dynamo Moscow match of 1945". Scottish Sport History. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
5. Dynamos Draw With Rangers 1945, British Pathé (video footage)