Glasgow Rangers Tours, 1928 and 1930
Glasgow Rangers – 1928
Rangers players who made the trip in 1928 were:
Alex “Sandy” Archibald, John Buchanan, Tommy Craig, Andy Cunningham, Jimmy Fleming, Dougie Gray, W. Hair, R. Hamilton, Tommy Hamilton, J. Marshall, W. McCandless, Bob McPhail, Davie Meiklejohn, Alan Morton, Tommy Muirhead, Jimmy Simpson.
May 30 Eastern Pennsylvania 2: Rangers 8 in Philadelphia. Pa.
June 2 Brooklyn Wanderers 0: Rangers 4 in Brooklyn, New York
June 3 Fall River Marksmen 0: Rangers 0 in Fall River, Massachusetts
June 9 Western Pennsylvania 0: Rangers 9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 10 Detroit All-Stars 1: Rangers 1 in Detroit, Michigan
June 13 Toronto Ulster United 0: Rangers 7 in Toronto, Ontario
June 16 Montreal All-Stars 1: Rangers 5 in Montreal, Quebec
June 18 Boston Wonder Workers 2: Rangers 2 in Boston, Massachusetts
June 20 Illinois All-Stars 1: Rangers 4 in Chicago, Illinois
June 23 American Soccer League 0: Rangers 6 in Brooklyn, New York
May 30, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania 2 (Rudolph, Lindsay)
Rangers 8 (Fleming 3, McPhail 3, Morton, Archibald)
HT: Att: 4000 Ref: Jimmy Walder
Eastern Pennsylvania: Green – Buchter, Cy Davis – Chesney, Jimmy Mills, McCurdy – Dunn, Lindsay,
Andy Strachan, Davies, Rudolph.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – Buchanan, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Cunningham,
Fleming, McPhail, Morton.
June 2, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Wanderers 0
Rangers 4 (Fleming 4)
HT: 1–0 Att: 15 000 Ref: Tom Cunningham (New York)
Brooklyn: Steve Smith – George Moorhosue, Dave McMillan – David Robertson, John Brown, Michael Mitchell-
Billy Adair, Leslie Lyell, Janos Nehadoma, Bobby Curtis, Davie Brown.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – Buchanan, Meilkejohn, Craig – Archibald, Cunningham, Fleming,
McPhail, Morton.
June 3, 1928, at Mark’s Stadium in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River Marksmen 0
Rangers 0
HT: 0–0 Att: 15 500 Ref: Charles Creighton, (New York)
Fall River: Jimmy Douglas – Charlie McGill, Bob McAuley – Bill McPherson, Dinny Doyle, Hugh Coyle –
Johnny Harvey, Johnny Ballantyne, Bobby Blair, Jimmy Kelly, Tec White.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – Buchanan, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Cunningham,
Fleming, Muirhead, Morton.
June 9, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania 0
Rangers 9 (McPhail 3, Marshall 3, Morton 2, Fleming)
HT: Att: 3000 Ref:
Western Pennsylvania: Henderson – Vallani, Brown (McClay) – Todd (Stark), Zetel, Stensel – Thompson,
Moran, Patterson (McCoskey), Dunlop, Haist.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – McCandless, R. Hamilton – Muirhead, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Marshall, Fleming,
McPhail, Morton.
June 10, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit 1 (Currie)
Rangers 1 (Hair)
HT: Att: 14 000 Ref:
Detroit: Sprott – Somerville, Ross – Rainley, Harris, Matthews – Bacon, Gerrit Visser, Lavery, Carson, Currie.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – McCandless, R. Hamilton – Buchan, Simpson, Craig – Hair, Cunningham, Fleming,
McPhail, Morton.
June 13, 1928, at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Ulster United 0
Rangers 7 (McPhail 4, Fleming 2, Cunningham)
HT: Att: Ref:
Ulster: Fraser – Dave Eadie, Walter Rankin – Grant, Fred Williams, Joe Clulow – Roy Faulkner, Jimmy Hagan,
George Graham, Jimmy Galloway, Jimmy Moir.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, McCandless – Muirhead, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Cunningham, Fleming,
McPhail, Morton.
June 16, 1928, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal All-Stars 1 (Duguid)
Rangers 5 (Cunningham 2, Archibald, Marshall, McPhail)
HT: 0–3 Att: Ref: Horace S. Lyons
Montreal: Henry Noseworthy – Malcolm Moon, Husband – Naismith, Peter Miller, Keir – Bill Westwater, Poul Nielson,
Jock Duguid, Cook, Jimmy Baillie.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, McCandless – Buchanan, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Cunningham, Marshall,
McPhail, Muirhead.
June 18, 1928, in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Wonder Workers 2 (J. Ballantyne 2)
Rangers 2 (Marshall, Cunningham)
HT: 1–1 Att: 8000 Ref: Rose
Boston: Jack Davidson – Bill Gibson, John McArthur – Werner Nilsen, Dave Priestley, Bobby Ballantyne – Alex McNab,
Billy Gonsalves, Barney Battles, Johnny Ballantyne, Dave McEachran.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, McCandless – Buchanan, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Cunningham, McPhail, Muirhead, Marshall.
June 20, 1928, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois
Illinois All-Stars 1 (Cuthbert)
Rangers 4 (McPhail 2, Cunningham, Marshall)
HT: 1–2 Att: Ref: Jack Johnston
Illinois: Julius Hjulian – King, Gardiner – Coutts, Quinn, Bob Thompson – Willie McLean, Matus, Kratochvil,
Clem Cuthbert, Cerveney.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, McCandless – Buchanan, Meiklejohn, Muirhead – Archibald, Cunningham, Marshall,
McPhail, Simpson.
June 23, 1928, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
American Soccer League 0
Rangers 6 (Archibald, Cunningham 2, Buchanan, Marshall, McPhail)
HT: 0–1 Att: 10 000 Ref: T. Dempsey
ASL: Steve Smith – Tommy McMillan, Dave McMillan – John Brown, Jimmy Montgomerie, Bobby Ballantyne –
Sam Chedgzoy, Archie Stark, Davie Brown, Johnny Ballantyne, Dave McEachran.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – McCandless, R. Hamilton – Muirhead, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Marshall, Fleming,
McPhail, Morton.
Glasgow Rangers – 1930
Rangers players who made the trip in 1930 were:
Alex “Sandy” Archibald, G. Brown, John Buchanan, Tommy Craig, Jimmy Fleming, Dougie Gray, Tommy Hamilton,
J. Marshall, Robert McDonald, Bob McPhail, Davie Meiklejohn, Alan Morton, Tommy Muirhead, W.G. Nicholson,
Jimmy Simpson, J. Smith.
May 21 Toronto Ulster United 3: Rangers 4 in Toronto, Ontario----(A new window opens.)
May 24 Hamilton Thistles 0: Rangers 3 in Hamilton, Ontario
May 25 New York Nationals 4: Rangers 5 in New York, N.Y.
May 30 Fall River Marksmen 2: Rangers 3 in New Bedford, Massachusetts
May 31 Montreal Carsteel 2: Rangers 5 in Montreal, Quebec
June 3 Winnipeg Fort Rouge 2: Rangers 4 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 5 Edmonton All-Stars 0: Rangers 5 in Edmonton, Alberta
June 7 Vancouver St. Andrews 1: Rangers 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia
June 9 Victoria West 1: Rangers 8 in Victoria, British Columbia
June 11 Calgary United 1: Rangers 8 in Calgary, Alberta
June 15 Chicago Sparta 1: Rangers 4 in Chicago, Illinois
June 18 Detroit All-Stars 1: Rangers 3 in Detroit, Michigan
June 20 Cleveland Bruells 1: Rangers 3 in Cleveland, Ohio
June 22 Fall River Marksmen 1: Rangers 6 in New York, N.Y.
May 21, 1930, at Ulster Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Ulster United 3 (Mathieson, Graham, Moir)
Rangers 4 (Fleming 2, Morton, o.g.)
HT: 1–1 Att: 9000 Ref: W. Wilson
Ulster: Bobby Kirk – Dave Eadie, Dick Pryor – Billy Stewart, Matt Wilson, Jimmy Hagan – John Paxton, Allan Mathieson, George Graham, Jimmy Galloway, Jimmy Moir.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – McDonald, Simpson, Craig – Archibald, Brown, Fleming, Muirhead, Morton.
May 24, 1930, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Thistles 0
Rangers 3 (Nicholson, Fleming 2)
HT: 0–3 Att: 8000 Ref: A. McCulloch
Hamilton: Jimmy Wallace – Bobby Lodge, Billy Dunlop – George Munroe, Jock Crawford, Marshall – Jimmy Tennant, Charlie McMillan, Jennings, Tommy McKean, Red McDonald.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – Bob McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Brown, Fleming, Muirhead, Nicholson.
(Bob McDonald of Rangers and Red McDonald of Hamilton were brothers. They captained their respective teams on this day. Hamilton’s Jimmy Tennant later played in Scotland for St. Johnstone.)
May 25, 1930, at the Polo Grounds in New York, N.Y.
New York Nationals 4 (Nelson, Eisenhoffer, Carlson 2)
Rangers 5 (McPhail 2, Smith 2, Morton)
HT: 3–1 Att: 20 000 Ref: Charles E. Creighton
Nationals: Jimmy Douglas – Jimmy Warden, Alec Donald – Harry Chatton, Johnny Slaven, James Martyn – Jimmy Gallagher, Herbert Carlson, Johnny Nelson, Josef Eisenhoffer, Bart McGhee,
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R,. Hamilton – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Marshall, Smith, McPhail, Morton.
May 30, 1930, at Battery Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Fall River Marksmen 2 (Gonsalves, Nilsen)
Rangers 3 (Brown, Meiklejohn, Smith)
HT: 0–3 Att: 8000 Ref:
Marksmen: Johnny Reder – Charlie McGill, Bob McAuley – Bill McPherson, Dave Priestley, Bobby Ballantyne – Alex McNab, Billy Gonsalves, Werner Nilsen, Jimmy McAuley, Tec White.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Brown, Smith, Marshall, Nicholson.
May 31, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Carsteel 2 (Lorimer, McLaine)
Rangers 5 (Brown 2, Smith 2, McPhail)
HT: 1–3 Att: Ref: W.J. Cannon
Carsteel: Sharp – Bob Calder, Butler – Wallace, Bill Finlayson, Lorimer – Sam Chedgzoy, James Mellon, Ed McLaine, Bill McKean, Dave McEachran.
June 3, 1930, at Carruthers Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Fort Rouge 2 (Lang, McKay)
Rangers 4 (Archibald, Fleming 2, McPhail)
HT: 1–2 Att: 5000 Ref: “Red” Lloyd
Winnipeg: Albert Bogden – Penman, McQueen – Courafie, McIntosh, Monsen – Callaghan, McKay, Johnny Johnson, Lang, Smith.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, Buchanan – Brown, Meiklejohn, Muirhead – Archibald, J. Marshall, Fleming, McPhail, Morton.
June 5, 1930, at Renfrew Park in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton All-Stars 0
Rangers 5 (Marshall, Smith 3, Archibald)
HT: 0–3 Att: 4000 Ref: Bill Thompson
Edmonton: Wallis – Jack Savage, Teddy Geldert – Jimmy Winters, Joe Thompson, Lidgett – Jimmy Ross, Jock Davidson, Bill Findler, Freddie Hall, Tommy Minchen.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, Buchanan – Brown, Simpson, Craig – Archibald, Marshall, Smith, McPhail, Nicholson.
June 7, 1930, in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver St. Andrews 1 (Kulai)
Rangers 7 (Marshall 2, Morton, Muirhead, Fleming 2, Archibald)
HT: 1–3 Att: 7000 Ref:
St. Andrews: Harold Singleton – Ernie Edmunds, Andy Watson – Murray West, Les Rimmer, Knight – Ashten, David Turner, Dan Kulai, Surtees, George Stephen.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, Buchanan – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Marshall, Fleming, Muirhead, Morton.
June 9, 1930, at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria West 1 (Phillips)
Rangers 8 (McPhail, Smith 3, Nicholson, Marshall 2, Morton)
HT: 1–4 Att: 3000 Ref:
Victoria: Farquhar – Margeson, Frank Tupman – McBay, John Peden, Smith –
Phillips, Peers, John Watt, Robinson, Mulcahy.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Buchanan, R. Hamilton – McDonald, Simpson, Brown – Morton, Marshall, Smith, McPhail, Nicholson.
June 11, 1930, at Hillhurst Park in Calgary, Alberta
Calgary United 1 (Blair)
Rangers 8 (Brown 2, Fleming 2, Archibald 4)
HT: 1–3 Att: 5000 Ref:
Calgary: Andy Stobie – George Stewart, Bobby Stephen – Jimmy Gibb, Alex Pate, Bernie Cartwright – A. Mathieson, T. Akenclose, Freddy Foster, S. Blair, George Marsden.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Brown, Fleming, Marshall, Nicholson.
June 15, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Sparta 1 (Kratochvil)
Rangers 4 (Morton, McPhail, Fleming, Marshall)
HT: 1–1 Att: 6000 Ref:
Sparta: Julius Hjulian – Frenci, Gardiner – Turck, Adams, Mruka – Jackson, Willie McLean, Kratochvil, Clem Cuthbert, Tomek
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, R. Hamilton – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Archibald, Marshall, Fleming, McPhail, Morton.
June 18, 1930, at Hamtramak Stadium in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit 1 (Sutherland)
Rangers 3 (McPhail, Nicholson, Brown)
HT: Att: 8000 Ref: H. Pithie
Detroit: Edwards – Diffell, Stewart – J. Neilson, Harris, Dougan – Svenson, Jackson, Sutherland, Smith, A. Neilson.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, Buchanan – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Simpson – Archibald, Brown, Fleming, McPhail. Nicholson.
June 20, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio (Floodlights)
Cleveland Bruells 1 (Robertson)
Rangers 3 (Smith 2, Nicholson)
HT: Att: Ref:
Bruells: Sprott – Fair, Darcy McElligott – Stanley Scott, Jimmy Montgomerie, Jimmy Russell (Robertson) – William Phillips, George Caraffi, Watson, McDade, Ralph Caraffi.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – R. Hamilton, Buchanan – McDonald, Simpson, Craig – Muirhead, Brown, Smith, McPhail, Nicholson.
June 22, 1930, at the Polo Grounds in New York
Fall River Marksmen 1 (Stark)
Rangers 6 (Smith 4, Fleming 2)
HT: 0–1 Att: 12 000 Ref: E.J. Donaghy
Marksmen: Bill Harper – Charlie McGill, Bob McAuley – Bill McPherson, Dave Priestley, Bobby Ballantyne – Alex McNab, Werner Nilsen, Archie Stark, Ted White, Jerry Best.
Rangers: T. Hamilton – Gray, Buchanan – McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig – Fleming, Brown, Smith, McPhail, Morton (Nicholson).