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1920–21 Rangers F.C. season

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Rangers
1920–21 season
ChairmanJohn Ure Primrose
ManagerBill Struth
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish League Division One1st
P42 W35 D6 L1 F91 A24 Pts76
Scottish CupRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Cunningham (24)

All:
Andy Cunningham (27)

The 1920–21 season was the 50th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

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Rangers played a total of 48 competitive matches during the 1920–21 season. The side was dominant, claiming victory thirty-five of the 42 league games, winning the league. They only suffered one league loss, which was a 2-0 defeat to Celtic on New Year's Day.

The side also reached the final of the Scottish Cup that season, beating the likes of Alloa Athletic and Dumbarton before a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Partick Thistle.

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 Aug 1920 Airdrieonians H 4–1 12,000 Cunningham (2), Archibald, Cairns
21 Aug 1920 Motherwell H 2–1 45,000 Walls, Cunningham
24 Aug 1920 Aberdeen H 2–1 20,000 Cunningham, Cairns
28 Aug 1920 Kilmarnock A 2–1 15,000 Archibald, Cunningham
01 Sep 1920 Motherwell A 2–0 25,000 Muirhead, Cunningham
07 Sep 1920 Albion Rovers H 2–1 12,000 Archibald, Cunningham
11 Sep 1920 Greenock Morton H 2–0 41,000 Cunningham (2)
20 Sep 1920 Heart of Midlothian A 4–0 30,000 Cunningham (2), Cairns, Bowie
25 Sep 1920 Aberdeen A 1–1 21,800 Cunningham
27 Sep 1920 Hibernian H 1–0 20,000 Cairns
02 Oct 1920 St. Mirren H 2–0 20,000 Archibald, Cunningham
09 Oct 1920 Dumbarton A 5–2 10,000 Cunningham (2), Meiklejohn, Cairns, Morton
16 Oct 1920 Partick Thistle H 3–0 30,000 Archibald (2), Cunningham
23 Oct 1920 Celtic A 2–1 65,269 Cairns, Morton
30 Oct 1920 Third Lanark H 2–1 25,000 Cunningham, Morton
06 Nov 1920 Dundee H 5–0 43,000 Henderson (4), Archibald
13 Nov 1920 Clydebank A 4–2 22,000 Henderson (4)
20 Nov 1920 Hamilton Academical H 4–0 25,000 Henderson (2), Cunningham, Bowie
27 Nov 1920 Albion Rovers A 2–1 22,000 Cairns, Muirhead
04 Dec 1920 Queen's Park H 3–1 30,000 Muirhead (2), Meiklejohn
11 Dec 1920 Falkirk H 2–0 25,000 Henderson, Cunningham
18 Dec 1920 Ayr United A 1–1 13,000 Cunningham
25 Dec 1920 Clyde A 3–1 36,000 Walls, Cunningham, Henderson
01 Jan 1921 Celtic H 0–2 69,260
03 Jan 1921 Partick Thistle A 2–0 42,000 Archibald, Cairns
08 Jan 1921 Kilmarnock H 2–0 15,000 Henderson (2)
15 Jan 1921 Hamilton Academical A 1–0 20,000 Morton
22 Jan 1921 Dumbarton H 2–0 15,000 Cunningham, Cairns
29 Jan 1921 Airdrieonians A 3–0 17,000 Archibald, Henderson, Morton
09 Feb 1921 Raith Rovers H 1–0 15,000 Archibald
12 Feb 1921 Dundee A 2–1 23,000 Henderson, Cairns
02 Mar 1921 Falkirk A 2–0 9,000 Cairns, Cunningham
09 Mar 1921 Ayr United H 7–2 8,000 Henderson (4), Archibald, Cunningham, Cairns
19 Mar 1921 Clydebank H 1–0 15,000 Archibald
28 Mar 1921 Queen's Park A 1–1 18,000 Dixon
02 Apr 1921 Greenock Morton A 0–0 15,000
09 Apr 1921 Hibernian A 1–1 18,000 Archibald
19 Apr 1921 Clyde H 3–1 10,000 Meiklejohn, Archibald, Henderson
21 Apr 1921 St. Mirren A 1–0 10,000 Meiklejohn
23 Apr 1921 Third Lanark A 1–0 30,000 Morton
27 Apr 1921 Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,000
30 Apr 1921 Raith Rovers A 1–0 15,000 Dixon

Scottish Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
05 Feb 1921 R2 Greenock Morton H 2–0 67,000 Morton, Henderson
19 Feb 1921 R3 Alloa Athletic H 0–0 60,000
26 Feb 1921 R3 R Alloa Athletic H 4–1 55,000 Cairns (2), Cunningham, Archibald
05 Mar 1921 QF Dumbarton A 3–0 6,000 Bowie, Cunningham, Henderson
26 Mar 1921 SF Albion Rovers N 4–1 65,000 Cairns (2), Cunningham, Archibald
16 Apr 1921 F Partick Thistle N 0–1 28,294

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland William Robb GK 48 0
Ireland Bert Manderson DF 47 0
Scotland James Smith DF 9 0
Scotland James Bowie MF 29 3
England Arthur Dixon DF 47 2
Scotland James Walls MF 23 2
Scotland Sandy Archibald MF 44 16
Scotland Tommy Muirhead MF 19 4
Scotland Andy Cunningham MF 46 27
Scotland Tommy Cairns FW 44 16
Scotland Alan Morton MF 45 7
Scotland David Meiklejohn DF 41 4
Scotland Harold McKenna DF 4 0
Scotland James Low MF 3 0
Scotland George McQueen DF 4 0
Scotland Thomas Reid DF 3 0
Ireland Billy McCandless DF 32 0
Scotland Geordie Henderson FW 29 23
Scotland Tommy McDonald MF 2 0
Scotland James Morton DF 2 0
Scotland Alexander Johnstone MF 3 0
Scotland Hector Lawson MF 2 0
Scotland Bob McDermid FW 2 0

See also

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