| Club: | Rangers |
| Season: | 1948–49 |
| Manager: | Bill Struth |
| Chairman: | John Wilson |
| Stdtitle: | Ground |
| Stadium: | Ibrox Park |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 1st P30 W20 D6 L4 F63 A32 Pts46 |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| Season Topscorer: | Willie Thornton (34) |
| League Topscorer: | Willie Thornton (23) |
| Prevseason: | 1947–48 |
| Nextseason: | 1949–50 |
The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1948–49 season becoming the first club to win The Treble.
Rangers won the league by a single point over second placed Dundee, winning 20 of the 30 matches.
The Scottish Cup was won thanks to a 4–1 win over Clyde with goals from Billy Williamson, Jimmy Duncanson and a brace from George Young.
The club won the League Cup with a 2–0 win over Raith Rovers.[1]
16 August 1948:Billy Arnison to Luton Town.
21 September 1948:Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
| Date | Round | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1948 | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | 35,000 | Thornton | |
| 18 Aug 1948 | Falkirk | H | 4–3 | 40,000 | Gillick (2), Thornton, Findlay | |
| 21 Aug 1948 | Celtic | A | 1–0 | 50,000 | Findlay | |
| 28 Aug 1948 | Dundee | H | 1–1 | 55,000 | Findlay | |
| 1 Sep 1948 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 40,000 | Thornton | |
| 4 Sep 1948 | Third Lanark | H | 2–1 | 35,000 | Williamson, Duncanson | |
| 23 Oct 1948 | Hearts | A | 0–2 | 42,000 | ||
| 6 Nov 1948 | Hibernian | H | 2–4 | 50,000 | Thornton, Gillick | |
| 13 Nov 1948 | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | 40,000 | Gillick, Waddell | |
| 27 Nov 1948 | East Fife | A | 2–1 | 20,737 | Thornton, Duncanson | |
| 4 Dec 1948 | Clyde | A | 3–1 | 25,000 | Thornton (2), Paton | |
| 11 Dec 1948 | Morton | H | 4–1 | 25,000 | Thornton (2), Findlay, Rutherford | |
| 18 Dec 1948 | Queen of the South | A | 2–0 | 20,200 | Thornton, Rutherford | |
| 25 Dec 1948 | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | 21,000 | Paton, Waddell | |
| 1 Jan 1949 | Celtic | H | 4–0 | 95,000 | Thornton, Duncanson (3) | |
| 3 Jan 1949 | Dundee | A | 1–3 | 39,000 | Marshall | |
| 8 Jan 1949 | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | 55,000 | Paton, Thornton | |
| 15 Jan 1949 | Third Lanark | A | 1–2 | 35,000 | Thornton | |
| 29 Jan 1949 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–2 | 55,000 | Thornton, Cox | |
| 12 Feb 1949 | Aberdeen | A | 2–0 | 42,000 | Thornton, Paton | |
| 19 Feb 1949 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 50,000 | Paton | |
| 26 Feb 1949 | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | 40,000 | Thornton, Duncanson | |
| 19 Mar 1949 | Clyde | H | 4–1 | 50,000 | Paton (2), Thornton, Duncanson | |
| 2 Apr 1949 | Queen of the South | H | 3–0 | 28,000 | Thornton (2), Duncanson | |
| 5 Apr 1949 | Hearts | H | 2–1 | 45,000 | Cox, Paton | |
| 13 Apr 1949 | East Fife | H | 3–1 | 35,000 | Young (2, 2 pen), Paton | |
| 16 Apr 1949 | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | 45,000 | Duncanson | |
| 18 Apr 1949 | Albion Rovers | H | 3–1 | 16,000 | Williamson, Waddell, Young (pen) | |
| 25 Apr 1949 | Morton | A | 1–0 | 40,000 | Thornton | |
| 30 Apr 1949 | Albion Rovers | A | 4–1 | 15,000 | Thornton (3), Duncanson |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1949 | R1 | Elgin City | H | 6–1 | 29,000 | Thornton (2), Duncanson (2), Cox, Rutherford | |
| 5 Feb 1949 | R2 | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | 31,000 | Young (pen), Paton, Thornton | |
| 5 Mar 1949 | QF | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | 65,000 | Thornton (2), Duncanson, Paton | |
| 26 Mar 1949 | SF | East Fife | N | 3–0 | 104,958 | Thornton (3) | |
| 23 Apr 1949 | F | Clyde | N | 4–1 | 120,162 | Young (2, 2 pen), Williamson, Duncanson |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1948 | SR | Clyde | H | 1–1 | 50,000 | Findlay | |
| 18 Sep 1948 | SR | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 47,000 | ||
| 25 Sep 1948 | SR | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 65,000 | Findlay | |
| 2 Oct 1948 | SR | Clyde | A | 3–1 | 27,000 | Waddell (3, 2 pen) | |
| 9 Oct 1948 | SR | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 76,466 | Thornton | |
| 16 Oct 1948 | SR | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 105,000 | Williamson, Waddell | |
| 30 Oct 1948 | QF | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | 50,000 | Thornton | |
| 20 Nov 1948 | SF | Dundee | N | 4–1 | 50,996 | Rutherford, McColl, Duncanson, Thornton | |
| 12 Mar 1949 | F | Raith Rovers | N | 2–0 | 57,450 | Gillick, Paton |
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | GK | 44 | 0 | |
| George Young | DF | 42 | 6 | |
| Jock Shaw | DF | 41 | 0 | |
| Ian McColl | DF | 41 | 1 | |
| Willie Woodburn | DF | 42 | 0 | |
| Sammy Cox | DF | 43 | 3 | |
| William Waddell | MF | 33 | 7 | |
| Willie Findlay | FW | 16 | 6 | |
| Willie Thornton | FW | 43 | 34 | |
| Jimmy Duncanson | FW | 37 | 15 | |
| Jimmy Caskie | MF | 2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Rutherford | MF | 35 | 4 | |
| Torrance Gillick | MF | 12 | 5 | |
| John Lindsay | DF | 6 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Frame | MF | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Marshall | FW | 6 | 1 | |
| Billy Williamson | FW | 11 | 4 | |
| Willie Rae | MF | 4 | 0 | |
| Willie Paton | MF | 24 | 12 | |
| Willie Walmsley | MF | 1 | 0 |