Rangers 1939–40 football season
The 1939–40 season was the 66th season of competitive football by Rangers , although with the outbreak of the Second World War , the competitive season was abandoned.
Overview
With the outbreak of the War on 3 September 1939, the season was suspended after five rounds of games played in the Scottish League Division One . The league was not officially competed for until season 1946–47 but there were unofficial regional leagues played during these years. This saw the club play what was known as wartime football.
Rangers played a total of five official competitive matches during the 1939–40 season.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 1939
St Mirren
H
5–1
35,000
Venters (2, 1 pen. ), Thornton, Woodburn, Fiddes
19 August 1939
Ayr United
A
4–0
20,000
Thornton (2), Waddell, Venters
22 August 1939
St Mirren
A
0–0
25,000
26 August 1939
Arbroath
H
3–1
15,000
Waddell, Thornton, Venters
2 September 1939
Third Lanark
A
2–1
30,000
Thornton, Gilmour
Emergency Western League
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
21 October 1939
Motherwell
A
1-0
28 October 1939
Third Lanark
H
6-0
11 November 1939
St Mirren
H
4-0
18 November 1939
Airdrieonians
A
1-0
25 November 1939
Dumbarton
H
2-1
2 December 1939
Kilmarnock
H
4-1
9 December 1939
Clyde
A
1-0
16 December 1939
Albion Rovers
H
2-1
23 December 1939
Hamilton Academical
A
0-2
30 December 1939
Morton
A
0-3
1 January 1940
Celtic
H
1-1
6 January 1940
Queen's Park
H
4-0
13 January 1940
Queen of the South
A
2-1
20 January 1940
Motherwell
H
1-2
10 February 1940
St Mirren
A
6-4
17 February 1940
Airdrieonians
H
3-1
16 March 1940
Albion Rovers
A
3-3
25 March 1940
Partick Thistle
H
2-2
30 March 1940
Morton
H
1-0
6 April 1940
Celtic
A
2-1
17 April 1940
Ayr United
H
3-1
20 April 1940
Queen's Park
A
3-2
22 April 1940
Third Lanark
A
1-0
24 April 1940
Dumbarton
A
3-2
27 April 1940
Queen of the South
H
5-1
8 May 1940
Clyde
H
3-1
15 May 1940
Kilmarnock
A
1-3
18 May 1940
Hamilton Academical
H
2-2
25 May 1940
Partck Thistle
A
3-1
Emergency War Cup
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
24 February 1940
R1 L1
Alloa Athletic
A
4–1
7,000
2 March 1940
R1 L2
Alloa Athletic
H
2–2
8,000
9 March 1940
R2 L1
Falkirk
A
0–0
16,000
11 March 1940
R2 L2
Falkirk
H
3–2
46,000
23 March 1940
QF
St Mirren
H
3–1
60,000
13 April 1940
SF
Motherwell
N
4–1
50,000
4 May 1940
F
Dundee United
N
1–0
75,000
Smith
Play off final between West and East Divisions
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1 June 1940
PO
Falkirk
H
2–1
Official appearances
(declared void along with fixtures)
See also
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Related to national team Club seasons
Division One Division Two Western Division Eastern Division