| Club: | Rangers |
| Season: | 1939–40 |
| Manager: | Bill Struth |
| Chairman: | James Bowie |
| Stdtitle: | Ground |
| Stadium: | Ibrox Park |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 1st (cancelled) P5 W4 D1 L0 F14 A3 Pts9 |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st P30 W22 D4 L4 F72 A36 Pts48 |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| Season Topscorer: | Willie Thornton (5) |
| League Topscorer: | Willie Thornton (5) |
| Prevseason: | 1938–39 |
| Nextseason: | 1940–41 |
The 1939–40 season was the 66th season of competitive football by Rangers, although with the outbreak of the Second World War, the competitive season was abandoned.
With the outbreak of the War on 3 September 1939, the season was suspended after five rounds of games played in the Scottish League Division One. The league was not officially competed for until season 1946–47 but there were unofficial regional leagues played during these years. This saw the club play what was known as wartime football.
Rangers played a total of five official competitive matches during the 1939–40 season.
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1939 | St Mirren | H | 5–1 | 35,000 | Venters (2, 1 pen.), Thornton, Woodburn, Fiddes | |
| 19 August 1939 | Ayr United | A | 4–0 | 20,000 | Thornton (2), Waddell, Venters | |
| 22 August 1939 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 25,000 | ||
| 26 August 1939 | Arbroath | H | 3–1 | 15,000 | Waddell, Thornton, Venters | |
| 2 September 1939 | Third Lanark | A | 2–1 | 30,000 | Thornton, Gilmour |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 1939 | Motherwell | A | 1-0 | |||
| 28 October 1939 | Third Lanark | H | 6-0 | |||
| Ayr United | A | 2-0 | ||||
| 11 November 1939 | St Mirren | H | 4-0 | |||
| 18 November 1939 | Airdrieonians | A | 1-0 | |||
| 25 November 1939 | Dumbarton | H | 2-1 | |||
| 2 December 1939 | Kilmarnock | H | 4-1 | |||
| 9 December 1939 | Clyde | A | 1-0 | |||
| 16 December 1939 | Albion Rovers | H | 2-1 | |||
| 23 December 1939 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0-2 | |||
| 30 December 1939 | Morton | A | 0-3 | |||
| 1 January 1940 | Celtic | H | 1-1 | |||
| 6 January 1940 | Queen's Park | H | 4-0 | |||
| 13 January 1940 | Queen of the South | A | 2-1 | |||
| 20 January 1940 | Motherwell | H | 1-2 | |||
| 10 February 1940 | St Mirren | A | 6-4 | |||
| 17 February 1940 | Airdrieonians | H | 3-1 | |||
| 16 March 1940 | Albion Rovers | A | 3-3 | |||
| 25 March 1940 | Partick Thistle | H | 2-2 | |||
| 30 March 1940 | Morton | H | 1-0 | |||
| 6 April 1940 | Celtic | A | 2-1 | |||
| 17 April 1940 | Ayr United | H | 3-1 | |||
| 20 April 1940 | Queen's Park | A | 3-2 | |||
| 22 April 1940 | Third Lanark | A | 1-0 | |||
| 24 April 1940 | Dumbarton | A | 3-2 | |||
| 27 April 1940 | Queen of the South | H | 5-1 | |||
| 8 May 1940 | Clyde | H | 3-1 | |||
| 15 May 1940 | Kilmarnock | A | 1-3 | |||
| 18 May 1940 | Hamilton Academical | H | 2-2 | |||
| 25 May 1940 | Partck Thistle | A | 3-1 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 February 1940 | R1 L1 | Alloa Athletic | A | 4–1 | 7,000 | ||
| 2 March 1940 | R1 L2 | Alloa Athletic | H | 2–2 | 8,000 | ||
| 9 March 1940 | R2 L1 | Falkirk | A | 0–0 | 16,000 | ||
| 11 March 1940 | R2 L2 | Falkirk | H | 3–2 | 46,000 | ||
| 23 March 1940 | QF | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | 60,000 | ||
| 13 April 1940 | SF | Motherwell | N | 4–1 | 50,000 | ||
| 4 May 1940 | F | Dundee United | N | 1–0 | 75,000 | Smith |
(declared void along with fixtures)
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Dawson | GK | 5 | 0 | |
| Dougie Gray | DF | 5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bolt | DF | 5 | 0 | |
| William Waddell | MF | 5 | 2 | |
| Scot Symon | MF | 5 | 0 | |
| Willie Thornton | FW | 5 | 5 | |
| Alex Venters | FW | 5 | 4 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | ||
| Willie Woodburn | DF | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | 4 | 0 | ||
| Jim Fiddes | MF | 3 | 1 | |
| Thomas Gilmour | MF | 1 | 1 | |
| David Kinnear | MF | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Simpson | DF | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Cowan | DF | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian McPherson | MF | 1 | 0 |