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1897–98 Rangers F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Rangers
season	1897–98
mgrtitle	Match Secretary
manager	William Wilton
chrtitle	President
chairman	John Robertson Gow
stdtitle	Ground
stadium	Ibrox Park
league	Scottish League Division One
league result	2nd
cup1	Scottish Cup	cup1 result = Winners
season topscorer
Robert Hamilton (26)
league topscorer
Robert Hamilton (18)
prevseason	1896–97
nextseason	1898–99

Robert Hamilton (26) Robert Hamilton (18)

The 1897–98 season was the 24th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 25 competitive matches during the 1897–98 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One with a record of 13 wins from 18 matches.

The club won the Scottish Cup that season. A 2–0 victory of Kilmarnock on 26 March 1898 saw them win the trophy for the second time in two seasons.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
4 September 1897	St Bernard's	A	4–2	7,000	Hamilton (2), J.Miller, Hyslop
11 September 1897	Hibernian	H	1–0	15,000	Hamilton
20 September 1897	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	13,000	Hamilton, A.Smith
25 September 1897	Third Lanark	A	3–0	15,000	Hyslop (pen), A.Smith, Hyslop
27 September 1897	Celtic	H	0–4	30,000
2 October 1897	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–0	15,000	Hamilton (2)
9 October 1897	Partick Thistle	A	5–1	8,000	Mitchell, Gibson, Neil, Hamilton, Hyslop
16 October 1897	Clyde	A	8–1	6,000	A.Smith (3), J.Miller (2), Hamilton, Hyslop, J.McPherson
23 October 1897	Clyde	H	7–0	3,000	Hyslop (3, 1 pen), McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller, A.Smith
6 November 1897	St Mirren	A	5–1		Turnbull (2), Low, McPherson, Hamilton
4 December 1897	St Mirren	H	9–0	5,000	Hamilton (4), McPherson (3), Neil, J.Miller
11 December 1897	Hibernian	A	5–0	9,000	Hamilton (3), Hyslop, A.Smith
25 December 1897	Dundee	H	5–0	6,000	J.Miller (4), A.Smith
3 January 1898	Partick Thistle	H	7–1	4,000	A.Smith (2), McPherson (2), J.Miller, Hyslop, Johnstone
12 February 1898	Dundee	A	1–2	11,000	A.Smith
19 March 1898	St Bernard's	H	8–1	5,000	Hyslop (3), McPherson (2), A.Smith, Neil, Turnbull
9 April 1898	Third Lanark	H	0–0	3,000
11 April 1898	Celtic	A	0–0	15,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 January 1898	R1	Polton Vale	H	8–0	3,000	J.Miller (2), J.McPherson (2), A.Smith, Hamilton,
Goudie, Neil
22 January 1898	R2	Cartvale	H	12–0		Hamilton (4), A.Smith (2), Neil (pen), Mitchell, Kerr,
N.Gibson, J.Miller, Coulrough (og)
5 February 1898	QF	Queen's Park	A	3–1	20,000	J.McPherson, Hamilton, J.Miller
19 February 1898	SF	Third Lanark	H	1–1	20,000	A.Smith
26 February 1898	SF Rpl	Third Lanark	A	2–2	16,000	Hamilton, A.Smith
12 March 1898	SF 2Rpl	Third Lanark	A	2–0	12,000	J.McPherson, N.Gibson (pen)
26 March 1898	F	Kilmarnock	N	2–0	14,000	A.Smith, Hamilton

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
SCO Matthew Dickie	GK	24	0
SCO Nicol Smith	DF	16	0
SCO Jock Drummond	DF	21	0
SCO Andrew McCreadie	DF	4	0
SCO Robert Neil	DF	19	5
SCO David Mitchell	MF	17	2
SCO Tommy Low	MF	14	2
SCO Jimmy Millar	FW	22	14
SCO Robert Hamilton	FW	22	16
SCO Tommy Hyslop	FW	15	12
SCO Alex Smith	MF	24	18
SCO Neilly Gibson	MF	21	3
SCO John McPherson	MF	19	14
SCO Robert Glen	DF	5	0
SCO Peter Turnbull	FW	5	3
SCO David Crawford	DF	10	0
SCO Jimmy Oswald	FW	5	0
SCO Jamieson	MF	1	0
SCO Murray	DF	3	0
SCO Yuille	GK	1	0
SCO Turner	MF	1	0
SCO Neil Kerr	MF	3	1
SCO Scott	DF	2	0
SCO Goudie	MF	1	1

League table

Notes

References

[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1898/1898010118.htm League–Division I. {{! Celtic V. Rangers. {{! A Disappointment. {{! Game Abandoned.] The Scottish Referee. 3 January 1898. Via London Hearts Supporters Club

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