The 1948–49 season was the 69th season of competitive
football
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Rangers
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Overview
Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1948–49 season becoming the first club to win The Treble.
Rangers won the league by a single point over second placed
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16 August 1948:
Billy Arnison to Luton Town.
21 September 1948:
Charlie Watkins to Luton Town.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division A
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Appearances
See also
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1948–49 in Scottish football
The 1948–49 season was the 76th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 52nd season of the Scottish Football League. Rangers became the first team to win the Scottish domestic treble. At the end of the season, Scottish Division C was ...
1948–49 Scottish League Cup
The 1948–49 Scottish League Cup was the third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Raith Rovers in the Final. First round Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Gr ...
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 ...