The 1947–48 season was the 68th season of competitive
football
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by
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1947–48 season. This was the second official season played since the end of the
Second World War. The club played in the
Scottish League Division A and finished Runners up to
Hibernian, with 46 points.
The club were knocked out the
League Cup by
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
1–0 at the Semi-Final stage.
The
Scottish Cup campaign ended in success as the club beat
Morton 1–0 in a replay in front of a crowd of 129,176 (a record for a midweek match). Williamson scored the winner in extra time.
Benfica were beaten 3–0 in a prestigious friendly match in Portugal.
Transfers
18 December 1947:
Willie Dougal to Preston North End.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division A
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Appearances
See also
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1947–48 in Scottish football
The 1947–48 season was the 75th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 51st season of the Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly ...
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1947–48 Scottish Cup
The 1947–48 Scottish Cup was the 63rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Greenock Morton in the replayed final.[1947–48 Scottish League Cup
The 1947–48 Scottish League Cup was the second staging of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by East Fife, who defeated Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the C ...]
References
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Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...