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1895–96 Rangers F.C. season

FieldValue
clubRangers
season1895–96
mgrtitleMatch Secretary
managerWilliam Wilton
stdtitleGround
stadiumIbrox Park
chrtitlePresident
chairmanDugald MacKenzie
leagueScottish League Division One
league result2nd
cup1Scottish Cupcup1 result = Quarter-finals
season topscorer
Alex Smith (16)
league topscorer
Alex Smith (13)
prevseason1894–95
nextseason1896–97

Alex Smith (16) Alex Smith (13)

The 1895–96 season was the 22nd season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1895–96 season. They finished second in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 11 wins from 18 matches.

The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup after being knocked out in the quarter-final stage by Hibernian by 3–2. The club had beaten Dumbarton and St Mirren during the competition.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1895DumbartonA5–3Miller (2), Barker (2), A.Smith
24 August 1895Third LanarkH0–4
31 August 1895Heart of MidlothianA2–1Oswald, Untraced
7 September 1895CelticH2–416,000Stewart, A.Smith
14 September 1895St. Bernard'sA4–3McPherson, Miller, A.Smith, Untraced
5 October 1895St MirrenA7–1A.Smith (4), McPherson, Oswald, McCreadie
12 October 1895St. Bernard'sH2–04,000A.Smith, McPherson
26 October 1895HibernianA1–18,000Barker
9 November 1895ClydeH4–44,000Oswald (2), McPherson, Mitchell
23 November 1895HibernianH4–06,000Oswald (2), Barker, McPherson
30 November 1895DundeeA3–13,000Marshall, Barker, Oswald
7 December 1895Heart of MidlothianH7–2Oswald (3), N.Gibson, Barker, McPherson, Untraced
14 December 1895CelticA2–625,000A Smith, McCreadie
21 December 1895Third LanarkA3–25,000A.Smith, McCreadie, Boyd
4 January 1896DumbartonH3–12,000Oswald, McCreadie, Miller (o.g.)
8 February 1896ClydeA2–2Stewart, A.Smith
22 February 1896St MirrenH3–33,000A.Smith (2), Miller
29 February 1896DundeeH3–13,000McCreadie (2), McPherson

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 January 1896R1DumbartonA1–1Stewart
25 January 1896R1 RDumbartonH3–16,000A.Smith (2), Oswald
1 February 1896R2St MirrenH5–04,500Oswald (3), McPherson, McCreadie
15 February 1896QFHibernianH2–318,000A.Smith, McCreadie

Appearances

PlayerPositionAppearancesGoals
SCO Mungo MurdochGK10
SCO Nicol SmithDF210
SCO Jock DrummondDF180
SCO Robert MarshallDF161
SCO Alex MathieDF10
SCO Neilly GibsonMF211
SCO McIntyreMF30
SCO Thomas MillerMF84
SCO John BarkerMF126
SCO David BoydMF41
SCO Alex SmithFW2116
SCO William WilsonGK30
SCO Jimmy OswaldFW2115
SCO John McPhersonMF208
SCO George RussellDF20
SCO StewartMF113
SCO John McLeodGK50
SCO David CrawfordDF40
SCO David MitchellMF161
SCO Robert BurnsDF60
SCO Hugh McCreadieMF148
SCO John BellGK70
SCO MuirMF10
SCO James YuilleGK10
SCO James McAllanGK10

League table

References

References

  1. "Story of the Rangers - Sports publications - National Library of Scotland".
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