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1901–02 Rangers F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Rangers
season	1901–02
manager	William Wilton
chairman	James Henderson
stdtitle	Ground
stadium	Ibrox Park
league	Scottish League Division One
league result	1st
P18 W13 D2 L3 F43 A29 Pts28
cup1	Scottish Cup	cup1 result = Semi-finals
season topscorer
Robert Hamilton (11)
league topscorer
Robert Hamilton (9)
prevseason	1900–01
nextseason	1902–03

P18 W13 D2 L3 F43 A29 Pts28 Robert Hamilton (11) Robert Hamilton (9)

The 1901–02 season was the 28th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1901–02 season. The club successfully defended the league championship, finishing two points ahead of Celtic. In 18 league matches, the team registered 13 wins.

Their Scottish Cup campaign came to an end in the semi-final at the hands of Hibernian after a 2–0 home defeat.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish League Division One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 August 1901	Kilmarnock	A	2–4	6,000	Hamilton, McDougal
24 August 1901	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–1	17,000	Speedie, Hamilton
31 August 1901	Dundee	A	3–0	12,000	McDougal (2), Speedie
7 September 1901	Kilmarnock	H	3–2	16,000	Campbell, A.Smith, Gibson
16 September 1901	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–0		Neil, Hamilton
21 September 1901	St. Mirren	A	5–1	10,000	Campbell (2), A.Smith, Wilkie, Jackson (og)
23 September 1901	Hibernian	H	0–2	10,000
28 September 1901	Third Lanark	A	2–2	16,000	A.Smith, Hamilton
5 October 1901	Celtic	H	3–2	30,000	Neil, Speedie, Quinn (og)
19 October 1901	Hibernian	A	3–2	12,000	Wilkie, Hamilton (pen), Neil
2 November 1901	Queen's Park	H	2–1	12,000	McPherson, Hamilton
9 November 1901	Grenock Morton	A	3–2	7,000	McPherson (2), Wilkie
16 November 1901	Third Lanark	H	1–4	5,000	Robertson
7 December 1901	Greenock Morton	H	2–1	3,000	A.Smith, Hamilton
1 January 1902	Celtic	A	4–2	40,000	N.Smith, Campbell, Robertson, Hamilton
4 January 1902	Queen's Park	A	1–0	20,000	Robertson
18 January 1902	St. Mirren	H	3–2	12,000	Speedie (2), Cameron (og)
29 January 1902	Dundee	H	3–1	13,000	Hamilton, A.Smith, Speedie

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 January 1902	R1	Johnstone	H	6–1	2,000	Howie (og), Speedie, A.Smith, Hamilton, Robertson,
Graham
25 January 1902	R2	Caledonian	H	5–1	5,000	A.Smith (2), Wilkie, Campbell, Hamilton
22 February 1902	QF	Kilmarnock	H	2–0	10,000	Speedie, A.Smith
22 March 1902	SF	Hibernian	H	0–2	40,000

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
SCO Alex Smith	FW	22	9
SCO Robert Neil	DF	17	3
SCO Robert Hamilton	FW	20	11
SCO Finlay Speedie	FW	20	8
SCO James Stark	DF	19	0
SCO Matthew Dickie	GK	19	0
SCO Nicol Smith	DF	19	1
SCO Jack Wilkie	MF	16	4
SCO Neilly Gibson	MF	17	1
SCO Jock Drummond	DF	15	0
SCO John Campbell	MF	15	5
SCO John Tait Robertson	DF	12	4
SCO David Crawford	DF	9	0
SCO John McPherson	MF	6	3
SCO Lee McDougall	FW	4	3
SCO James Graham	MF	4	1
SCO Noble McPherson	GK	2	0
SCO Hugh Morton	MF	3	0
SCO David Goudie	MF	1	0
SCO George Young	DF	1	0
SCO James R. Hamilton	FW	1	0

References

(22 March 1902). "Scottish Cup". Leicester Mercury.

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