1920–21 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers 1920–21 football season
The 1920–21 season was the 50th season of competitive football Rangers
Overview
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
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
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
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
See also
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Related to national team Club seasons
Division One Other teams
