Manager: Bill Struth
Home: Ibrox Stadium
Scottish Regional Western Division Winners: Rangers
Emergency War Cup Winners: Rangers
Match Results
Round | Competition | Date | Venue | Outcome | Opponents | For | Agt | Crowd | ||
Division 1 | Aug | 12 | Sat | H | W | St Mirren | 5 | 1 | 35,000 | |
Division 1 | 19 | Sat | a | W | Ayr Utd | 4 | 0 | 20,000 | ||
Division 1 | 22 | Tue | a | D | St Mirren | 0 | 0 | 25,000 | ||
Division 1 | 26 | Sat | H | W | Arbroath | 3 | 1 | 15,000 | ||
Division 1 | Sep | 2 | Sat | a | W | Third Lanark | 2 | 1 | 30,000 | |
Western Division | Oct | 21 | Sat | a | W | Motherwell | 1 | 0 | 8,000 | |
Western Division | 28 | Sat | H | W | Third Lanark | 6 | 0 | 15,000 | ||
Western Division | Nov | 4 | Sat | a | W | Ayr Utd | 2 | 0 | 8,000 | |
Western Division | 11 | Sat | H | W | St Mirren | 4 | 0 | 6,000 | ||
Western Division | 18 | Sat | a | W | Airdrie | 1 | 0 | 9,000 | ||
Western Division | 25 | Sat | H | W | Dumbarton | 2 | 1 | 8,000 | ||
Western Division | Dec | 2 | Sat | H | W | Kilmarnock | 4 | 1 | 5,500 | |
Western Division | 9 | Sat | a | W | Clyde | 1 | 0 | 15,000 | ||
Western Division | 16 | Sat | H | W | Albion Rovers | 2 | 1 | 13,000 | ||
Western Division | 23 | Sat | a | L | Hamilton Acas | 0 | 2 | 12,000 | ||
Western Division | 30 | Sat | a | L | Morton | 0 | 3 | 8,000 | ||
Western Division | Jan | 1 | Mon | H | D | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 40,000 | |
Western Division | 6 | Sat | H | W | Queen's Park | 4 | 0 | |||
Western Division | 13 | Sat | a | W | Queen of the South | 2 | 1 | 8,200 | ||
Western Division | 20 | Sat | H | L | Motherwell | 1 | 2 | 3,000 | ||
Western Division | Feb | 10 | Sat | a | W | St Mirren | 6 | 4 | 11,000 | |
Western Division | 17 | Sat | H | W | Airdrie | 3 | 1 | 10,000 | ||
1st | Emergency War Cup | 24 | Sat | a | W | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 1 | 7,000 | |
1st | Emergency War Cup | Mar | 2 | Sat | H | D | Alloa Athletic | 2 | 2 | 8,000 |
2nd | Emergency War Cup | 9 | Sat | a | D | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 16,000 | |
Replay | Emergency War Cup | 13 | Wed | H | W | Falkirk | 3 | 2 | 50,000 | |
Western Division | 16 | Sat | a | D | Albion Rovers | 3 | 3 | 10,000 | ||
Quarter | Emergency War Cup | 23 | Sat | H | W | St Mirren | 3 | 1 | 60,000 | |
Western Division | 25 | Mon | H | D | Partick Thistle | 2 | 2 | 12,000 | ||
Western Division | 30 | Sat | H | W | Morton | 1 | 0 | 20,000 | ||
Western Division | Apr | 6 | Sat | a | W | Celtic | 2 | 1 | 30,000 | |
Semi | Emergency War Cup | 13 | Sat | n | W | Motherwell | 4 | 1 | 57,000 | |
Western Division | 17 | Wed | H | W | Ayr Utd | 3 | 1 | |||
Western Division | 20 | Sat | a | W | Queen's Park | 3 | 2 | 20,000 | ||
Western Division | 22 | Mon | a | W | Third Lanark | 1 | 0 | |||
Western Division | 24 | Wed | a | W | Dumbarton | 3 | 2 | |||
Western Division | 27 | Sat | H | W | Queen of the South | 5 | 1 | |||
Final | Emergency War Cup | May | 4 | Sat | n | W | Dundee Utd | 1 | 0 | 90,000 |
Western Division | 8 | Wed | H | W | Clyde | 3 | 1 | 2,000 | ||
Western Division | 15 | Wed | a | L | Kilmarnock | 1 | 3 | |||
Western Division | 18 | Sat | H | D | Hamilton Acas | 2 | 2 | |||
Western Division | 25 | Sat | a | W | Partick Thistle | 3 | 1 | 6,000 | ||
WD v ED - Play off Match | Jun | 1 | Sat | H | W | Falkirk | 2 | 1 | 15,000 |
Trivia
World War II started on 3rd September 1939 after the Germans invaded Poland two days earlier.
New Year's Day Old Firm game was a ticket-only match as officials tried to stop big crowds attending.
As the War wore on there was limits on attendances - because of nearby Govan Shipyards.
The final match of the season was a play-off between the Regional League winners. This was rather ironic bearing in mind Rangers and Falkirk were leading in Division 1 before that was suspended!
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