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1906–07 Rangers F.C. season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| club | Rangers | |
| season | 1906–07 | |
| manager | William Wilton | |
| chairman | James Henderson | |
| stdtitle | Ground | |
| stadium | Ibrox Park | |
| league | Scottish League Division One | |
| league result | 3rd | |
| P34 W19 D7 L8 F69 A33 Pts45 | ||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | cup1 result = Quarter-finals |
| season topscorer | ||
| Jimmy Speirs (14) | ||
| league topscorer | ||
| Jimmy Speirs (13) | ||
| prevseason | 1905–06 | |
| nextseason | 1907–08 |
P34 W19 D7 L8 F69 A33 Pts45 Jimmy Speirs (14) Jimmy Speirs (13)
The 1906–07 season was the 33rd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 37 competitive matches during the 1906–07 season. The side finished third in the league, ten points behind champions Celtic, after winning 19 of the 34 matches.
The Scottish Cup campaign was ended at the hands of the league champions after a 3–0 home defeat. Rangers had beaten Falkirk and Galston en route to the quarter-finals.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish League Division One
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1906 | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | 13,000 | Smith, Spiers |
| 25 August 1906 | Port Glasgow | A | 2–0 | 8,000 | Mainds, Kyle |
| 1 September 1906 | Aberdeen | H | 6–2 | 10,000 | Stark (2), Kyle, Smith, Rankine, Spiers |
| 22 September 1906 | Dundee | A | 0–2 | 14,600 | |
| 24 September 1906 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 10,000 | McFie |
| 29 September 1906 | Partick Thistle | H | 1–2 | 12,000 | Hamilton |
| 13 October 1906 | Kilmarnock | A | 5–1 | 7,000 | Spiers (2), Smith, Kyle, Rankine |
| 20 October 1906 | Greenock Morton | H | 2–0 | 9,000 | Kivlichan, Spiers |
| 27 October 1906 | Celtic | A | 1–2 | 30,000 | Kyle |
| 3 November 1906 | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | 12,000 | Kyle (pen) |
| 10 November 1906 | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | 16,000 | Kyle (pen), Law |
| 17 November 1906 | Queen's Park | H | 3–2 | 14,000 | Dickie, Kyle, Cunningham |
| 24 November 1906 | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Kyle, McFie, Smith | |
| 1 December 1906 | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | 13,000 | Spiers, Kyle |
| 8 December 1906 | Clyde | A | 5–1 | Spiers, Kyle, A.Smith (2), Dickie | |
| 15 December 1906 | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
| 22 December 1906 | Aberdeen | A | 3–0 | 7,000 | Kyle (2), A.Smith |
| 29 December 1906 | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
| 1 January 1907 | Celtic | H | 2–1 | 50,000 | Dickie, Kivlichan |
| 2 January 1907 | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | 7,000 | Campbell (2) |
| 5 January 1907 | Greenock Morton | A | 1–2 | 5,000 | Spiers |
| 12 January 1907 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 7,000 | Spiers |
| 19 January 1907 | Airdrieonians | A | 3–2 | 8,000 | Cunningham, Spiers, Campbell (pen) |
| 2 February 1907 | Third Lanark | H | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 9 February 1907 | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–0 | 6,000 | Spiers, Cunningham, Campbell |
| 23 February 1907 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| 2 March 1907 | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
| 16 March 1907 | Falkirk | A | 1–2 | 7,000 | Kivlichan |
| 23 March 1907 | Clyde | H | 4–0 | 7,000 | Campbell (3), Stark |
| 30 March 1907 | Port Glasgow | H | 5–0 | 5,000 | Campbell (3), Kyle, Livingstone |
| 1 April 1907 | Dundee | H | 2–2 | 12,000 | Campbell (2, 1 pen) |
| 6 April 1907 | Queen's Park | A | 2–1 | 18,000 | Livingstone, Campbell |
| 13 April 1907 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | 9,000 | A.Smith |
| 20 April 1907 | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | 2,500 | Livingstone (2), Spiers |
Scottish Cup
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 1907 | R1 | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | 16,000 | Campbell (pen), McFie |
| 16 February 1907 | R2 | Galston | A | 4–0 | 4,000 | Livingstone (2), Dickie, Spiers |
| 9 March 1907 | QF | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 60,000 |
Appearances
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCO Alex Newbigging | GK | 37 | 0 |
| SCO Robert Campbell | DF | 29 | 13 |
| SCO James Jackson | DF | 16 | 0 |
| SCO Colin Mainds | MF | 13 | 1 |
| SCO Josiah Gray | DF | 23 | 0 |
| SCO John May | DF | 19 | 0 |
| SCO Johnny Rankine | MF | 7 | 2 |
| SCO Finlay Speedie | FW | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Jimmy Speirs | FW | 25 | 14 |
| SCO Archie Kyle | FW | 28 | 13 |
| SCO Alex Smith | FW | 28 | 8 |
| SCO James Galt | MF | 22 | 0 |
| SCO John McFie | FW | 14 | 3 |
| SCO James Stark | DF | 25 | 3 |
| SCO Willie Kivlichan | MF | 11 | 3 |
| SCO Robert Smyth McColl | FW | 1 | 0 |
| SCO David Taylor | DF | 9 | 0 |
| SCO Billy Henry | DF | 22 | 0 |
| SCO James R. Hamilton | FW | 2 | 1 |
| SCO Thomas Ruddiman | MF | 3 | 0 |
| Ireland Alex Craig | DF | 12 | 0 |
| SCO Albert Cunningham | MF | 10 | 3 |
| SCO James Menzies | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO John Dickie | MF | 23 | 4 |
| SCO George Law | DF | 6 | 1 |
| SCO John Macdonald | MF | 5 | 0 |
| SCO George Livingstone | MF | 13 | 6 |
| SCO William McFarlane | MF | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Jimmy Gordon | DF | 1 | 0 |
References
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