1942–43 Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:	Rangers
Season:	1942–43
Manager:	Bill Struth
Chairman:	James Bowie
Stdtitle:	Ground
Stadium:	Ibrox Park
League:	Southern League
League Result:	1st P30 W22 D6 L2 F89 A23 Pts50
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2 Result:	Runners-up
Season Topscorer:	Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson (25)
League Topscorer:	Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson (18)
Prevseason:	1941–42
Nextseason:	1943–44

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

Results

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
8 August 1942	St Mirren	A	1–0
15 August 1942	Airdrieonians	H	4–1
Falkirk	A	5–0
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

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result
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)

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result
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