Club: | Rangers |
Season: | 1922–23 |
Manager: | Bill Struth |
Chairman: | John Ure Primrose |
Stdtitle: | Ground |
Stadium: | Ibrox Park |
League: | Scottish League Division One |
League Result: | 1st P38 W23 D9 L6 F67 A29 Pts55 |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Second Round |
Season Topscorer: | Geordie Henderson (24) |
League Topscorer: | Geordie Henderson (23) |
Prevseason: | 1921–22 |
Nextseason: | 1923–24 |
The 1922–23 season is the 49th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Rangers played a total of 40 competitive matches during the 1922–23 season. The team finished top of the league, five points ahead of second placed Airdrieonians, after winning twenty-three of the 38 league games and recording an unbeaten home record.
The side was knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the second round that season. After overcoming Clyde, a shock 2-0 defeat to Ayr United ended the campaign.
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 Aug 1922 | Alloa Athletic | H | 2–0 | 30,000 | Cunningham, JR Smith | |
19 Aug 1922 | Third Lanark | H | 5–1 | 30,000 | Hansen (2), Cunningham, Cairns, Morton | |
26 Aug 1922 | Motherwell | A | 4–0 | 16,000 | Cunningham (2), JR Smith, Cairns | |
09 Sep 1922 | Falkrik | A | 0–2 | 18,000 | ||
18 Sep 1922 | Hearts | A | 0–0 | 20,000 | ||
23 Sep 1922 | Morton | H | 0–0 | 30,000 | ||
25 Sep 1922 | Clyde | A | 2–1 | 31,000 | Muirhead, Cairns | |
07 Oct 1922 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | 22,000 | Cunningham, Henderson | |
14 Oct 1922 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 26,294 | ||
21 Oct 1922 | Albion Rovers | H | 2–2 | 18,000 | Dixon, Henderson | |
28 Oct 1922 | Celtic | A | 3–1 | 55,000 | Cunningham (2), Henderson | |
04 Nov 1922 | Partick Thistle | H | 4–1 | 30,000 | Henderson (2), Muirhead, Cunningham | |
11 Nov 1922 | Hamilton | A | 3–0 | 10,000 | Henderson (2), Cairns | |
18 Nov 1922 | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | 18,000 | Johnston | |
25 Nov 1922 | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | 30,000 | ||
02 Dec 1922 | Airdrieonians | H | 4–1 | 30,000 | Henderson (3), Archibald | |
09 Dec 1922 | Dundee | H | 4–1 | 35,000 | Henderson (2), Muirhead, Archibald | |
16 Dec 1922 | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Henderson | |
23 Dec 1922 | Alloa Athletic | A | 2–0 | 8,000 | Henderson, Morton | |
30 Dec 1922 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 22,000 | Cunningham | |
01 Jan 1923 | Celtic | H | 2–0 | 50,000 | Hansen, Archibald | |
02 Jan 1923 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | 36,000 | Archibald | |
06 Jan 1923 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 35,000 | Meiklejohn, Cairns | |
20 Jan 1923 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | 16,000 | Henderson, Cairns | |
03 Feb 1923 | Hamilton | H | 3–0 | 13,000 | Hansen (2), Cunningham | |
06 Feb 1923 | Third Lanark | A | 2–2 | 10,000 | Muirhead, Hansen | |
10 Feb 1923 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | 12,000 | ||
24 Feb 1923 | Morton | A | 1–1 | 16,000 | Dixon | |
03 Mar 1923 | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 15,000 | Henderson (2) | |
10 Mar 1923 | Raith Rovers | A | 0–2 | 10,000 | ||
14 Mar 1923 | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | 8,000 | Henderson (2) | |
24 Mar 1923 | Dundee | A | 2–1 | 20,000 | Henderson, Cairns | |
27 Mar 1923 | Falkrik | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | Cunningham (pen), Henderson | |
31 Mar 1923 | Albion Rovers | A | 1–2 | 10,000 | Cairns | |
02 Apr 1923 | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | 10,000 | Morton | |
07 Apr 1923 | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 16,000 | ||
21 Apr 1923 | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | 16,000 | Henderson | |
28 Apr 1923 | Hearts | H | 3–0 | 8,000 | Cairns (2), Henderson |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Jan 1923 | R1 | Clyde | A | 4-0 | 40,000 | Cunningham (2), Henderson, Morton | |
27 Jan 1923 | R2 | Ayr United | A | 0-2 | 16,000 |
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
William Robb | GK | 40 | 0 | |
Bert Manderson | DF | 29 | 0 | |
Billy McCandless | DF | 24 | 0 | |
David Meiklejohn | DF | 36 | 1 | |
Arthur Dixon | DF | 36 | 2 | |
Tommy Muirhead | MF | 33 | 4 | |
Sandy Archibald | MF | 36 | 4 | |
Andy Cunningham | MF | 37 | 13 | |
Jack Smith | FW | 3 | 2 | |
Tommy Cairns | FW | 38 | 10 | |
Alan Morton | MF | 37 | 4 | |
Carl Hansen | FW | 10 | 6 | |
Geordie Henderson | FW | 30 | 24 | |
John Nicholson | MF | 10 | 0 | |
Alexander Johnstone | MF | 9 | 1 | |
Hector Lawson | MF | 3 | 0 | |
Thomas Reid | DF | 14 | 0 | |
John Jamieson | DF | 13 | 0 | |
James Walls | MF | 1 | 0 | |
James Kilpatrick | MF | 1 | 0 |