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1903–04 Rangers F.C. season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| club | Rangers | |
| season | 1903–04 | |
| manager | William Wilton | |
| chairman | James Henderson | |
| stdtitle | Ground | |
| stadium | Ibrox Park | |
| league | Scottish League Division One | |
| league result | 3rd | |
| P26 W16 D6 L4 F80 A33 Pts38 | ||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | cup1 result = Runners-up |
| season topscorer | ||
| Robert Hamilton (31) | ||
| league topscorer | ||
| Robert Hamilton (28) | ||
| prevseason | 1902–03 | |
| nextseason | 1904–05 |
P26 W16 D6 L4 F80 A33 Pts38 Robert Hamilton (31) Robert Hamilton (28) The 1903–04 season was the 30th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 31 competitive matches during the 1903–04 season. The club finished fourth in Scottish League Division One, five points behind champions Third Lanark. Rangers was equal on points with third placed Celtic and a point behind second placed Hearts.
The Scottish Cup campaign ended in a 3–2 cup final defeat to the club's Old Firm rivals. A Finlay Speedie brace was not enough to win them the cup.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1903 | Third Lanark | H | 4–3 | 7,000 | Hamilton (3), Smith |
| 22 August 1903 | Airdrieonians | A | 3–1 | 10,000 | Stark, Speedie, Hamilton |
| 29 August 1903 | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | 10,000 | Hamilton, Walker |
| 5 September 1903 | Motherwell | A | 5–2 | 6,000 | Hamilton (4), Speedie |
| 19 September 1903 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 5–1 | 9,000 | Hamilton (3), Walker (2) |
| 26 September 1903 | Queen's Park | H | 5–0 | 14,000 | Hamilton (2), Robertson (pen), Walker, Mackie |
| 28 September 1903 | Partick Thistle | A | 4–1 | 8,000 | Speedie, Robertson (pen), Walker, Smith |
| 10 October 1903 | Third Lanark | H | 0–1 | 25,000 | |
| 17 October 1903 | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 25,000 | |
| 24 October 1903 | Greenock Morton | A | 3–1 | 4,000 | Speedie, Walker, Robertson |
| 31 October 1903 | Dundee | H | 6–1 | 10,300 | Walker (2), Hamilton (2), Mackie, Jeffrey (og) |
| 7 November 1903 | Queen's Park | A | 3–2 | 16,000 | Speedie, Hamilton, Drummond |
| 14 November 1903 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 8,000 | Hamilton |
| 21 November 1903 | Dundee | A | 1–3 | 14,400 | Smith |
| 28 November 1903 | Greenock Morton | A | 5–0 | 3,000 | Hamilton (2), Walker (2), Speedie |
| 5 December 1903 | Kilmarnock | A | 2–2 | 3,000 | Smith, Unknown |
| 12 December 1903 | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | 3,000 | Mackie (2), Hamilton |
| 19 December 1903 | Port Glasgow | A | 1–1 | 4,000 | Mackie |
| 26 December 1903 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 6,000 | Hamilton, Robertson |
| 1 January 1904 | Celtic | A | 2–2 | 30,000 | Speedie, Mackie |
| 2 January 1904 | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | 6,000 | Walker, Hamilton |
| 9 January 1904 | St Mirren | A | 4–5 | Mackie (2), Hamilton (2) | |
| 16 January 1904 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 4,000 | Mackie Hamilton, Donaghy |
| 30 January 1904 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | 12,000 | Mackie |
| 13 February 1904 | Port Glasgow | H | 8–1 | 3,500 | Speedie (3), Hamilton (2), Smith, Campbell, Gibson |
| 16 March 1904 | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | 6,000 | Mackie (2), Donaghy, Chalk, Stark |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January 1904 | R1 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 30,000 | Walker (2), Hamilton |
| 6 February 1904 | R2 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 17,000 | Mackie, Walker |
| 20 February 1904 | QF | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | 17,000 | Hamilton |
| 5 March 1904 | SF | Greenock Morton | H | 3–0 | 10,000 | Walker (2), Hamilton |
| 16 April 1904 | F | Celtic | N | 2–3 | 50,000 | Speedie (2) |
Appearances
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCO Matthew Dickie | GK | 15 | 0 |
| SCO Nicol Smith | DF | 27 | 1 |
| SCO Alex Fraser | DF | 18 | 0 |
| SCO Neilly Gibson | MF | 17 | 1 |
| SCO James Stark | DF | 27 | 2 |
| SCO John Walker | FW | 26 | 16 |
| SCO Alec Mackie | FW | 28 | 13 |
| SCO Robert Hamilton | FW | 28 | 31 |
| SCO Finlay Speedie | FW | 28 | 12 |
| SCO Alec Smith | FW | 21 | 4 |
| SCO George Henderson | DF | 23 | 0 |
| SCO Jock Drummond | DF | 15 | 0 |
| SCO Angus McDonald | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Jimmy Hartley | MF | 4 | 0 |
| SCO Duncan Campbell | DF | 4 | 1 |
| SCO Harry Dinsmore | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO John Watson | GK | 16 | 0 |
| SCO Robert Neil | DF | 5 | 0 |
| SCO Josiah Gray | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Charles Chalk | MF | 4 | 1 |
| SCO Thomas Paton | MF | 2 | 0 |
| SCO Charles Donaghy | FW | 6 | 2 |
| SCO Jock Finlay | FW | 1 | 0 |
References
References
- (16 April 1904). "Scottish Cup – Final". Birmingham Evening Mail.
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