1924–25 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1924–25 season
Chairman Joseph Buchanan
Manager Bill Struth
Ground Ibrox Park
Scottish League Division One 1st
P38 W25 D10 L3 F76 A26
Scottish Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Geordie Henderson (27)
All:
Geordie Henderson (32)
← 1923–24 1925–26 →

The 1924–25 season is the 35th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 43 competitive matches during the 1924–25 season. The team finished top of the league, three points ahead of second placed Airdrieonians, after winning twenty-five of the 38 league games and recording an unbeaten home record.

The side was knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage that season. After overcoming East Fife, Montrose, Arbroath and Kilmarnock, a 5-0 defeat to Celtic ended the campaign.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 Aug 1924 Raith RoversA3–015,000Henderson (3)
20 Aug 1924 St JohnstoneH3–130,000Morton (2), Henderson
23 Aug 1924 AberdeenA1–023,000Meiklejohn
26 Aug 1924 Queen's ParkA3–130,000Cunningham (2), Archibald
30 Aug 1924 KilmarnockH1–118,000Henderson
13 Sep 1924 Ayr UnitedA4–020,000McCandless (pen), Archibald, Cairns, Morton
15 Sep 1924 Heart of MidlothianA2–122,000Henderson, Morton
27 Sep 1924 AirdrieoniansA0–127,000
29 Sep 1924 Heart of MidlothianH4–112,000Cairns (2), Meiklejohn, Archibald
11 Oct 1924 CowdenbeathA2–220,000Cunningham (2)
18 Oct 1924 FalkirkH3–110,000Henderson (2), Archibald
25 Oct 1924 CelticA1–040,000Morton
01 Nov 1924 Partick ThistleH4–025,000Craig, Cunningham, Henderson, Chalmers
08 Nov 1924 Third LanarkA1–123,000Craig
15 Nov 1924 HibernianH3–030,000Meiklejohn, Cunningham (pen), Henderson
22 Nov 1924 St JohnstoneA3–110,000Henderson (2), Morton
29 Nov 1924 St MirrenH3–126,000Cairns (2), Archibald
06 Dec 1924 DundeeA0–020,000
13 Dec 1924 Hamilton AcademicalH2–010,000Henderson (2)
20 Dec 1924 St MirrenA4–120,000Henderson (3), Archibald
27 Dec 1924 MotherwellH1–015,000Henderson
01 Jan 1925 CelticH4–134,000Henderson (2), Cunningham, McCandless (pen)
03 Jan 1925 Greenock MortonH2–017,000Cairns, Morton
05 Jan 1925 Partick ThistleA1–025,000Henderson
10 Jan 1925 MortonA1–110,000Morton
17 Jan 1925 Queen's ParkH1–120,000Cairns
31 Jan 1925 Hamilton AcademicalA0–115,000
10 Feb 1925 DundeeH2–05,000McCandless (pen), Chalmers
18 Feb 1925 FalkirkA1–112,000Henderson
25 Feb 1925 AirdrieoniansH1–140,000Archibald
11 Mar 1925 HibernianA1–423,000Dick
25 Mar 1925 Raith RoversA4–010,000Henderson (3), Archibald
28 Mar 1925 KilmarnockA0–012,000
01 Apr 1925 CowdenbeathH1–05,000McCandless (pen)
07 Apr 1925 AberdeenH2–08,000Cairns (2)
11 Apr 1925 Third LanarkH5–212,000Henderson (2), Cairns (2), Archibald
18 Apr 1925 MotherwellA1–17,000Archibald
25 Apr 1925 Ayr UnitedH1–010,000McCandless

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 Jan 1925 R1East FifeA3–110,000Archibald (2), Henderson
07 Feb 1925 R2MontroseA2–04,000Chalmers (2)
21 Feb 1925 R3ArbroathH5–34,000Cairns, Henderson (3), Cunningham
07 Mar 1925 QFKilmarnockA2–131,502Henderson, Cunningham
21 Mar 1925 SFCelticN0–5101,714

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland William Robb GK 430
Ireland Bert Manderson DF 390
Ireland Billy McCandless DF 375
Scotland David Meiklejohn DF 403
England Arthur Dixon DF 410
Scotland Tully Craig MF 222
Scotland Sandy Archibald MF 4312
Scotland Andy Cunnnigham MF 369
Scotland Geordie Henderson FW 4232
Scotland Tommy Cairns FW 3612
Scotland Alan Morton MF 418
Scotland Thomas Reid DF 30
Scotland Andrew Kirkwood DF 50
Scotland John Jamieson DF 70
Scotland William Chalmers FW 144
Scotland John McGregor MF 10
Scotland Robert Ireland DF 60
Scotland Archie Morton MF 10
Scotland Tommy Muirhead MF 150
Scotland Alexander Dick FW 11

See also

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