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1905–06 Rangers F.C. season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| club | Rangers | |
| season | 1905–06 | |
| manager | William Wilton | |
| chairman | James Henderson | |
| stdtitle | Ground | |
| stadium | Ibrox Park | |
| league | Scottish League Division One | |
| league result | 4th | |
| P30 W15 D7 L8 F58 A48 Pts37 | ||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | cup1 result = Quarter-finals |
| season topscorer | ||
| Robert Hamilton (10) | ||
| league topscorer | ||
| Robert Hamilton (9) | ||
| prevseason | 1904–05 | |
| nextseason | 1906–07 |
P30 W15 D7 L8 F58 A48 Pts37 Robert Hamilton (10) Robert Hamilton (9)
The 1905–06 season was the 32nd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 33 competitive matches during the 1905–06 season. The side finished fourth in the league, twelve points behind champions Celtic, despite only collecting one win from the final six matches.
The Scottish Cup campaign began at Arthurlie then Aberdeen before the side were knocked out away to Port Glasgow Athletic.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1905 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–2 | 10,000 | Hamilton (2), McColl (pen) |
| 26 August 1905 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 8,000 | McMillan |
| 2 September 1905 | Airdrieonians | A | 1–5 | 12,000 | Hamilton |
| 11 September 1905 | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | 6,000 | Hamilton, Low |
| 16 September 1905 | St. Mirren | H | 1–0 | 15,000 | Stark |
| 25 September 1905 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–5 | 18,000 | |
| 7 October 1905 | Port Glasgow | A | 4–1 | 3,000 | Kyle, Stark, Hamilton, Shaw |
| 14 October 1905 | Dundee | H | 1–1 | 9,500 | Shaw |
| 21 October 1905 | Celtic | H | 3–2 | 30,000 | Kyle, Shaw, May |
| 28 October 1905 | Falkirk | A | 6–1 | 6,000 | Ruddiman (3), May, Kyle (pen), Shaw |
| 4 November 1905 | Queen's Park | A | 2–1 | 13,000 | Hawthorne (og), Spiers |
| 11 November 1905 | Third Lanark | H | 2–4 | 10,000 | Kyle (2) |
| 18 November 1905 | Motherwell | A | 3–3 | 5,000 | Kyle (3) |
| 25 November 1905 | Greenock Morton | H | 1–2 | 4,000 | Hamilton |
| 2 December 1905 | Queen's Park | H | 3–1 | 7,000 | Kivlichan, Smith (2) |
| 9 December 1905 | Greenock Morton | A | 3–0 | 5,000 | Speirs, May, Hamilton |
| 16 December 1905 | Aberdeen | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Rankine |
| 23 December 1905 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 6,000 | McColl, Smith |
| 30 December 1905 | Airdrieonians | H | 1–3 | 8,000 | Speirs |
| 1 January 1906 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 40,000 | |
| 2 January 1906 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | 10,000 | McColl |
| 6 January 1906 | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | 6,000 | Hamilton, Dalrymple, McColl |
| 13 January 1906 | St. Mirren | A | 2–3 | 7,000 | Smith, McColl |
| 20 January 1906 | Port Glasgow | H | 4–0 | 8,000 | Dalrymple (3), McColl |
| 3 February 1906 | Third Lanark | A | 0–3 | 13,000 | |
| 17 February 1906 | Dundee | A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Kivlichan |
| 3 March 1906 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 7,000 | Hamilton |
| 17 March 1906 | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | 8,000 | Speirs |
| 24 March 1906 | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | 7,000 | Stark, Kivlichan, McFie |
| 7 April 1906 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | 6,000 | Speirs (2) |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 1906 | R1 | Arthurlie | A | 7–1 | 6,000 | Speirs (3), Dalrymple (2), McColl, May |
| 10 February 1906 | R2 | Aberdeen | A | 3–2 | 14,000 | Dalrymple (2), Hamilton |
| 10 March 1906 | QF | Port Glasgow | A | 0–1 | 11,000 |
Appearances
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCO Tom Sinclair | GK | 33 | 0 |
| SCO Alex Fraser | DF | 2 | 0 |
| SCO Adam Gourlay | DF | 6 | 0 |
| SCO Josiah Gray | DF | 29 | 0 |
| SCO James Stark | DF | 31 | 3 |
| SCO John May | DF | 24 | 4 |
| SCO Robert Dalrymple | MF | 15 | 8 |
| SCO Archie Kyle | FW | 24 | 8 |
| SCO Robert Hamilton | FW | 23 | 10 |
| SCO Robert Smyth McColl | FW | 15 | 7 |
| SCO Alex Smith | FW | 27 | 3 |
| SCO Jimmy Croal | DF | 3 | 0 |
| SCO Andrew Cochrane | DF | 10 | 0 |
| SCO David McMillan | DF | 9 | 1 |
| SCO Danny Steel | MF | 2 | 0 |
| Ireland Alex Craig | DF | 28 | 0 |
| SCO Tommy Low | MF | 2 | 1 |
| SCO Jimmy Speirs | FW | 21 | 9 |
| SCO Jock Walker | DF | 14 | 0 |
| SCO John McFie | FW | 4 | 1 |
| SCO Hugh C. Shaw | MF | 6 | 3 |
| SCO Thomas Ruddiman | FW | 4 | 3 |
| SCO Willie Kivlichan | MF | 9 | 4 |
| SCO Johnny Rankine | MF | 8 | 1 |
| SCO Robert Campbell | DF | 9 | 0 |
| SCO Thomas Miller | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO James Craig | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Finlay Speedie | FW | 2 | 0 |
| SCO Constantine McGhee | DF | 1 | 0 |
- Source: Fitbastats
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