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1948–49 Rangers F.C. season

Field	Value
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	League Cup	cup2 result = Winners
season topscorer
Willie Thornton (34)
league topscorer
Willie Thornton (23)
prevseason	1947–48
nextseason	1949–50

P30 W20 D6 L4 F63 A32 Pts46 Willie Thornton (34) Willie Thornton (23) The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive football by Rangers

Overview

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.

Transfers

16 August 1948: Billy Arnison to Luton Town.

21 September 1948: Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division A

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

Scottish Cup

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

League Cup

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

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
SCO Bobby Brown	GK	44	0
SCO George Young	DF	42	6
SCO Jock Shaw	DF	41	0
SCO Ian McColl	DF	41	1
SCO Willie Woodburn	DF	42	0
SCO Sammy Cox	DF	43	3
SCO William Waddell	MF	33	7
SCO Willie Findlay	FW	16	6
SCO Willie Thornton	FW	43	34
SCO Jimmy Duncanson	FW	37	15
SCO Jimmy Caskie	MF	2	0
SCO Eddie Rutherford	MF	35	4
SCO Torrance Gillick	MF	12	5
SCO John Lindsay	DF	6	0
SCO Jimmy Frame	MF	1	0
SCO Dave Marshall	FW	6	1
SCO Billy Williamson	FW	11	4
SCO Willie Rae	MF	4	0
SCO Willie Paton	MF	24	12
SCO Willie Walmsley	MF	1	0

References

(1 January 2016). "Rangers History #5: Blue Steel". Rangers FC.

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