On This Day (June 8th)

[Sam English]

1911 - Denmark 1 Rangers 1 (Chapman) - Friendly (Played In Copenhagen) (9,000)
1913 - Denmark 1 Rangers 1 (Reid) - Friendly (Played In Copenhagen) (15,000)
1946 - Rangers 2 (Thornton 2) Third Lanark 0 - Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup Final (Played At Hampden Park) (51,287)
1975 - Australia 1 Rangers 2 (Parlane 2) - Friendly (Played In Sydney) (32,000)
1977 - Rangers signed a six figure cheque for the first time since Colin Stein's transfer from Hibs in 1968 as Clydebank starlet Davie Cooper was snapped up for £100,000. The 21 year-old Scotland Under-21 winger,had turned down offers from several English clubs in favour of carving out a career at Ibrox

 

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1946 - Rangers 2 (Thornton 2) Third Lanark 0 - Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup Final (Played At Hampden Park) (51,287)

This was a canter for Rangers.
Thornton scored in the 5th and 8th minute.
The first came from an inswinging cross from the left foot of Waddell, to the head of Thornton who placed the ball with ease beyond the keeper.
The second from a cross from Right Half Charlie Watkins, and once again Thornton in almost the exact same position, headed into the net with calm deliberate precision.
Thereafter, for the remaining eighty odd minutes, Rangers showboated, with back heels and flicks, with no need to add to the score.
Thornton did have to leave the field for 15 mins in the second half, due to a facial injury, but returned to play on the Right wing, with Waddell going to Centre Forward.

Brown, Gray, Shaw, Watkins, Young, Cox, Waddell, Gillick, Thornton, Duncanson, Caskie

This was Rangers 25th Glasgow Charity Cup Success.

 

[Ticketybloo]

1977. Davie Cooper. God bless him.