Club: | Rangers |
Season: | 1923–24 |
Manager: | Bill Struth |
Chairman: | William Craig Joseph Buchanan (from November) |
Stdtitle: | Ground |
Stadium: | Ibrox Park |
League: | Scottish League Division One |
League Result: | 1st P38 W25 D9 L4 F72 A29 Pts59 |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
Season Topscorer: | Geordie Henderson (23) |
League Topscorer: | Geordie Henderson (19) |
Prevseason: | 1922–23 |
Nextseason: | 1924–25 |
The 1923–24 season is the 50th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Rangers played a total of 41 competitive matches during the 1923–24 season. The team finished top of the league, nine points ahead of second placed Airdrieonians, after winning twenty-five of the 38 league games.
The side was knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round that season. After overcoming Lochgelly United and St Mirren, a 2–1 defeat to Hibernian ended the campaign.
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 August 1923 | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | 22,000 | Cunningham (2), Morton | |
21 August 1923 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 18,000 | Cunningham (pen), Morton | |
25 August 1923 | St Mirren | H | 5–0 | 20,000 | Cairns (2), Muirhead, Cunningham, Henderson | |
8 September 1923 | Morton | A | 1–0 | 15,000 | Cunningham | |
17 September 1923 | Hearts | A | 0–0 | 24,000 | ||
22 September 1923 | Aberdeen | H | 2–0 | 20,000 | Cunningham (pen), Henderson | |
24 September 1923 | Clyde | H | 2–1 | 12,000 | Cairns, Craig | |
6 October 1923 | Dundee | A | 4–1 | 22,000 | Henderson (3), Archibald | |
13 October 1923 | Ayr United | H | 5–0 | 15,000 | Meiklejohn (2), Henderson (2), Craig | |
20 October 1923 | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | 22,000 | Meiklejohn, Henderson, Morton | |
27 October 1923 | Celtic | H | 0–0 | 38,000 | ||
3 November 1923 | Partick Thistle | A | 6–0 | 35,000 | Morton (3), Cunningham, Henderson, Cairns | |
10 November 1923 | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | 15,000 | Meiklejohn, Muirhead | |
17 November 1923 | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | 16,000 | Cunningham (pen) | |
24 November 1923 | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | ||
1 December 1923 | Clydebank | A | 2–1 | 10,000 | Cunningham, Cairns | |
8 December 1923 | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | 15,000 | Meiklejohn | |
15 December 1923 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | 20,000 | Henderson | |
22 December 1923 | Hamilton | H | 4–0 | 10,000 | Henderson (3), Archibald | |
29 December 1923 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | ||
1 January 1924 | Celtic | A | 2–2 | 60,000 | Cairns, Archibald | |
2 January 1924 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 30,000 | Cunningham | |
5 January 1924 | Ayr United | A | 1–2 | 14,000 | Cairns | |
12 January 1924 | Dundee | H | 1–1 | 10,000 | Craig | |
19 January 1924 | Hamilton | A | 3–2 | 12,000 | Craig (2), Cairns | |
2 February 1924 | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | 20,000 | Craig (2), Cunningham | |
12 February 1924 | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | 10,000 | Henderson (2) | |
19 February 1924 | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | 10,000 | Henderson (2) | |
26 February 1924 | Clydebank | H | 3–0 | 6,000 | Craig (3) | |
5 March 1924 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Archibald | |
11 March 1924 | Hearts | H | 1–0 | 6,000 | Henderson | |
19 March 1924 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 16,000 | ||
22 March 1924 | Third Lanark | A | 3–1 | 10,000 | Cunningham, Henderson, Cairns | |
29 March 1924 | Raith Rovers | H | 0–1 | 10,000 | ||
5 April 1924 | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | 12,000 | Meiklejohn (pen), Cunningham | |
12 April 1924 | Morton | H | 2–1 | 8,000 | Craig, Cairns | |
18 April 1924 | Clyde | A | 1–3 | 10,000 | Craig | |
26 April 1924 | Airdrieonians | A | 0–0 | 8,000 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 January 1924 | R1 | Lochgelly United | H | 4-1 | 6,000 | Henderson (3), Craig | |
9 February 1924 | R2 | St Mirren | A | 1-0 | 40,291 | Henderson | |
23 February 1924 | R3 | Hibernian | H | 1-2 | 54,000 | Meiklejohn |
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
William Robb | GK | 41 | 0 | |
Bert Manderson | DF | 34 | 0 | |
Billy McCandless | DF | 36 | 0 | |
David Meiklejohn | DF | 38 | 7 | |
Arthur Dixon | DF | 40 | 0 | |
Tommy Muirhead | MF | 30 | 2 | |
Sandy Archibald | MF | 37 | 4 | |
Andy Cunningham | MF | 31 | 13 | |
Geordie Henderson | FW | 33 | 23 | |
Tommy Cairns | FW | 34 | 10 | |
Alan Morton | MF | 37 | 6 | |
Alexander Johnstone | DF | 12 | 0 | |
Thomas Reid | DF | 11 | 0 | |
Tully Craig | MF | 20 | 13 | |
James Walls | MF | 1 | 0 | |
Hector Lawson | MF | 2 | 0 | |
John Nicholson | MF | 3 | 0 | |
Carl Hansen | FW | 2 | 0 | |
Alexander Kirkwood | DF | 3 | 0 | |
Murdoch McDonald | FW | 1 | 0 | |
John Jamieson | DF | 1 | 0 | |
John McGregor | MF | 2 | 0 | |
James Kilpatrick | MF | 2 | 0 |